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surance policy for retention in Office. y
be explained.
Prevent men from being employed to
do political work, he said. and half the
votes would be wiped out, when you
give up organized effort you Will ma
how easy it is to fail" said MIR. Lane.
He took n fling at civil service re-
form. Civil service reform | never
had any time for" he said.
His antipathy to such reform. he cx-
planned. was heightened by the discharge
of 1000 men in the Blankcnburg admin =
istration. men who then, realized, he
said. that "pcrmanency in office was
not secured by civil service. but by the
retention of their party in power.
Mr.. Kreider's Address
Mr.. Kreidcr's address follows, in
part: -,
."Tbe mon who drafted the civil
service act, as well as the members OF
the Legislature who enacted it, came
TO the conclusion that n bipartisan com E
mission of three members was better
than one member.
'"The civil service act provides that
not more than two of the said commits
siopers at any one time shall be adher-
cnts of the same political party. How :
ever, the Legislature never intended
that the Civil Service Commission
would be called on to pass on political
questions.
The provision that the commission
shall consist Of three members of OPP
posing political parties was merely a
convenient method of obtaining men
who are accustomed by training,
thought and conviction to look at ques-
tions from opposite points OF view.
Danger of Dishonesty
1T is proposed. under charter re
vision. TO create one member of the
commission, elected by two thirds of
the members of Councils. His term of
Office is to be the same as the term OF
Office of the councilmen, four years.
Would not the commissioner be subject
to the influence of this body of men
who have placed him in office, or make
him an autocrat in the conduct Of the
office?
THE charter revision bill permits
the Mayor to appoint the heads of the
having under their control
the supervision of the safety. health and
sanitation and public improvements of
the city, but yet it declares the Mayor
incompetent to appoint men to examine
applicants for positions in the city's
service.
The proposition of including the
county Offices under the jurisdiction of
the Civil Service Commission of the
city would place approximately $1,000
employees under its jurisdiction. anC
the many questions of equitable pro-
ccdurc in the matter of transfer, rein =
separations. promotions. etc.
would be more than could be handled
properly by a single commissioner.
The functions of the Civil Service
Commission in large political unit in =
clude many questions OF equitable pro-
cedure. In Il city the size Of Phila :
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NAVY THANKS K. OF c.
Department Grateful for Welfare
Work During War

Washington. April 1O.--lBy a. p
The navy's thanks for welfare work
during the war. with an expression of
hope that similar activities would con
finue in peace times. were conveyed
to the knights of Columbus headquar
tiers here today by Acting Secretary
Roosevelt
"The department, Mr.. Roosevelt
wrote. "desires to extend the gratitude
OF the officers and men of the United
States navy for all the many good
things the Knights of Columbus have
done for them during the war. The
efficiency of your organization has been
well matched by the constant desire of
the Individual worker to serve the mcr
Z TO the best of his ability.
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Lane Leads Attack
on ReDiSiOn Bills
Continued from Page One

Continued from Page One
tutc representation by senatorial dis d.
tricts.
"Unlcss every ward is represented by
one or more councilmcn, as is the case
at present, you deny to certain of these
wards the privilege Of electing direct
representative for their immediate com
munity, thus making it possible for a
condition to grow up similar to that
which now exists in monarchical muni
cipalities.
I'm such municipalities the concen-
tration of expenditures occurs, in demo q
cratic ones the distribution of expcndi e
lures.
''The first enables the construction
of splendid strasscs and bouIevards. but
the latter reaches every locality.
Fosters Slums
I'm beautiful Paris they have a rag
pickers' district.
I'VE have no such spot.
Observe how our system works in
Philadelphia.
''In our sectional councils, the high
est expression of democratic govern
ment. when appropriations are made
for improved paving aud increased
illumination, no councilman will vote
for the measure until his ward secures
a portion.
"When he received his allotment he
carries it to the locality where there is
the most population. Consequently. the
poorer locality receives its share first.
"The rcformcr calls this the 'rork
barrel and log rolling.
Mr.. Lane seized on complaints thai
the present Councils svst"m is un.
wnldv.
'"To say that the boIy is urwicldy. -
he asserted. "Shows a desire to have a
body that car be controlled.
For q legislative body to be reor-
ganized because it is unwieldv is alb
surd and open to grave suspicion, for
might it not be said that one of the
motives actuating tie proposed change
is that certain Influences are desirous
of obtaining a body of twenty one
COuncllmen-nOt unNlcluS ana easily
controlled?
"The present majority Of Common
Councilmcn is forty nine. the majority
of the proposed Council of twenty one
is eleven. 1t is far easier improperly
to solicit eleven men than it is to do
the same thing with forty nine"
Defends Political Assessments
Mr.. Lane. defending political as
sessments on office holders. based his
support on the amount of organized cf-
fort required to get out large numbers
of votes on election day. These efforts
cost money. he said. and the office
holder who benefits by his party's vic
tory should help to provide that money.
1T is merely the payment of an in
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Presbyterian Hospital Benefit

The Bellevue Stratford ballroom was
transformed into japanese garden
last night for an Interpretation of a
dreamy Orientalism and served to make
it "Night in Japan A large part
of the proceeds went to the Ladies'
Aid Of the Presbyterian Hospital. The
dancing program started with fox
trot from Ladies First" entitled
"Prohibtiou Blues. Other features
were the one step. ooh, Helen,' Bees
Make Honey in Sunny Alabam.
"Spooky Ookum'' and syncopated
tune from The Follics.'
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delphiu, mrs work alone would involve
too many serious problems for equitable
settlement by sole commissioner.
ut cannot be argued properly that
the appointing officer should not be
accorded some matter of choicc in max
ing selections from eligiblcs Of employees
for his own department, from motives
Of personal or known equipment for
particular work. The certhcation of
one or two names would eliminate this
personal element on the part of the
appointing officer and would impose on
him. in some cases, the necessity of ap
pointing undesirable eligiblcs. With the
naming Of one commissioner he would
virtually have in his hands the ap
poiptmcnt of every man in the city's
service.
First on List Not Always Best
1T can never be maintained justly
that the first man on the eligible list is
for that reason the best man for n GER
tain position.
mo examination can be drafted that
will cover all the elements that go to
make up the perfect equipment for
given position.
1T has been argued that appoint
ment to public place be made from
among all the candidates who qualify
in an examination therefore. This is
probably the other extreme view. but
it is no more extreme than to maintain
that the first, or the first two. on the
eligible list must be appointed, 1t ap-
pears that compromise of three or four
names should be certified and that
substantial justice thereby will be done
the eligiblcs and also that competent
employees thus can be secured.
Urges Power to Dismiss
"The question of an employees re
moval for want of fitness. capacity and
attention to duties should be one en-
tirely within the discretion and judg
mcnt of the heads of the departments,
with the right, however, of appeal to
the civil service commission. who should
sit as n trial board with power to
a irm his dismissal or order his rein
statement. but whose decision should be
final.
The civil service law has been admin
istered without any laxity or with the
intention on the part of any of the
mayors to evadc the principles pertain
ing to civil service.
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Wilson'S Ship to
Garry Dd Costa


Continued from Page One
naval reserve medical service during the
war, along with number Of other sur
geons and physicians of great promi-
nence who wanted TO do their bit He
has been performing excellent service for
the navy during his enlistment, but he
has been constantly on shore duty.
Recently Doctor Da Costa expressed
to me his wish that before he is dis
charged he be given some sea duty, and
if possible an opportunity to perform
some service about the war zone I
assured him that il it were possible his
wish would be fulfilled.
II had not in mind at that time as
signing him to the George Washington.
but when it came to naming a medical
officer for the voyage to Brest to bring
back the President, remembered my
promise to Doctor Da Costa and am
most pleased to be able to give him the
assignment"
Is Lieutenant Commander
Doctor Da Costa is lieutenant com
mandcr in the navy. a rank he has
held for number of years. During
his absence his teaching work in the
faculty of Jefferson College will be car
ricd on by his assistant, Dr. Charles
F. Nassau he said today.
Besides his activities in jefferson
Medical College, Doctor Da Costa has
been given high recognition in other
institutions, having been appointed or
the staffs of st. Joseph's and the Phil
adclphia Hospitals. He is author of 9
manual on modern surgery, which has
gone through seven editions. He also
edited "Gray's Anatomy and has
written much for medical periodicals.
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injured yesterday when the autotruck
he was driving overturned He was
taken to the Jewish Hospital suffering
from lacerations of the scalp, frac-
tured collarbone and bruises Of the back.
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Rest House In Juniata Park

Paps have been drafted by the Bu-
reau OF City Property for an ornamcn-
tai rest house to be erected in Juniata
Park X and Cayuga streets. The
building will cost about $4,000.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-07-24
WASHINGTON.
Company Will Let Contract to Extend
Crosscut.

]. w. CDoc") Evans, manager of
the Washington Mining company,
states that the company will let a
contract next week to extend the main
tunnel, which, when work was sus-
pended a year ago, was apparently
very close to the vein. The property
was recently examined by C. F. o..
Merriam. mining engineer, who ex-
pressed a most favorable opinion of
the property and advised continuance
of the present plan Of development.
Mr.. Evans says the showing in the
face is the best yet developed and he
expects to break into the vein within
a short distance. The depth now at
tained is $50 feet and the length Of the
crosscut is 780 feet The showing
above indicates that a large body of
ore will be disclosed when the vein Is
reached. The Washington is about
two and a half miles from Burke, at
the head of Granite creek. An assess
.ment has been levied to provide for the
proposed work. The gasoline COM
pressor used by the company is no
longer equal to the requirements, and
the tunnel will be extended for the
present by hand work.
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An increase of so cents per day was
one of the demands made upon the mi
ming companies a few weeks ago by
the miners union, or rather 1t was one
of the subjects which the union desired
to discuss with the mine managers in
proposed conference. The other sub
iects desired to consider were the
portal to portal question and recog-
milton of the union. In public state
ment signed by all the companies it
was stated that they were strictly OBJ
serving the S-hour day. that the con-
dition of the industry was such that
wages could not be advanced as some
OF the companies were then running at
loss, and finally that they would not
recognize the union and would contin-
tie to run on the "open shop" plan
without discrimination regarding union
membership. Since that statement
was issued the price of lead has ad.
vanced more than half a cent pound,
and as consequence wages have been
so cents per day. This dis
poses Of the chief point raised by the
union, although 1t was not done in re-
sponse to the union demand.
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INDEPENDENCE PLACER
PLANS WORK NEXT YEAR
WORK THIS SEA-
soN-WlLL OFFER TREAS
URY STOCK.

William Fable one of the large
stockholders in the Independence Pla-
Ger Mining company left for the pro-
perty last Monday to arrange for do
ing the annual assessment work on
the claims held by the company and
incidentally to enjoy an outing in the
wilds of the Clearwater. Trout fishing
in that remote section is the finest in
the world, and Mr.. Fable is not only
an expert with the rod and reel, but
he is also a master in the art of smok-
ing trout and otherwise preserving
them for future consumption. The
claims Of the company are situated
near the old camp of Moose City. Mr..
Fable went in by way of Lolo, Mont,
having been preceded by Paul john
son with riding and pack horses. From
Lolo they will proceed across the Ida
ho-Montana divide, entering Idaho at
the head of Kelly creek, a rugged sec
ton through which no trail has been
blazed. They will follow Kelly creek
down to Moose City.
Assessment work this year will be
the preliminary step toward extensive
next spring. The creek channel and
adjacent banks will be cleared Of
timber and debris preparatory to put
ting in bedrock flume. The ground
has been thoroughly prospected and
there seems to be no doubt that it will
yield rich return when facilities are
provided for working it, The plans
of the company are indicated in the
following letter to stockholders which
was this week mailed to stockholders
by Emil Pfster, secretary:
1.-THE directors of the company wish
to announce to the stockholders that
the litigation which has been pending
between Herman Knauss, Simons and
others has been settled, the decisions
of both the district and supreme
courts being in favor Of the company
This assessment has been levied for
the purpose Of doing the annual as
sessment work and to pay up the in
debtedness incurred through the liti-
cation just closed. owing to the
great demand for gold at present II
Is the intention of your board of di-
rectors to endeavor to raise at least
$780, 900 for the purpose of putting the
property on a paying basis. There Is
at present over 100000 shares of stock
in the treasury which will be Offered
for sale and the proceeds will be ex-
pended in the development of the
property. We ask that all stockhold'
ers remit the amount of their assess.
ment promptly so that there may be
no delay in clearing up the outstand.
ing Indebtedness of the company"
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TAKE TARRox BOOKS.
Mrs. Daxon Bound and Gagged by Un.
known Man.

Last Friday evening about 10 o'clock
a man called at the home Of Richard
Daxon, manager Of the Tarbox. To
Mrs. Daxon, who was alone, he said
he wanted to pay his assessment and
was thereupon admitted. Then he said
1t was the Tar-box books he wanted
and advanced toward Mrs. Daxon, who
to defend herself by throw
ing a metal clock. This he warded off
and then struck her down unconscious.
While in this condition he bound her
arms and feet, gagged her and placed
her in the bath room. Mrs. Daxon was
released by her brother who came
home about IL o'clock. 1t was found
that the man had broken open a draw
er in a roll top desk and taken some
of the old books Of the company, the
new books being in possession of the
secretary. John F. Ferguson. Mrs.
,Daxon said the appearance of the man
and his accent indicated that he was
an Italian, but there Is no clue to his
identity. Mr.. Daxon stated yesterday
that the directors Of the Tarbox had
offered a reward of $500 for informa-
ton that will lead to the arrest and
conviction of the man.
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Employees Receive a
so cents a Day
Increase
RESTORE WAR BONUS
Cancellation Commissioner is
Due Tomorrow. Investigate
Profiteering in Butte

A ENCOURAGEMENT WAS made
~ last Saturday by the mining
companies of the Coeur
d'Alene district that wages Of
all employees had been advanced so
cents per day, effective July 16. 1t
was explained that this action was
taken on account of the recent ad-
vance in the price of lead, the compan-
les desiring to give their employees the
benefit, as it was realized that the
former rate was inadequate in the
presence of the continued high cost of
living. This addition to the wage
scale restores the war time bonus,
making the rate $525 per day. The
price of lead and the condition of the
lead market at this time, however,
do not correspond to the war period,
whea the price was much higher and
the demand practically unlimited. 1t
is hoped that this high wage scale will
be the means of relieving to some ex-
tent at least the labor shortage, which
is still acute in the district. All of
the mines are shorthanded.
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AMAZON Dixie.

Wesley Everett, manager Of the Am
azon-Dixie Mining company, came
over from Sildix yesterday. He re-
ports the crosscut being run on the
1100 level to the north vein has now,
been advanced AIS feet and the vein
is expected to be cut any day. Water
is now coming the first that has been
Encountered in the crosscut. Water for
power is very low and has made it
necessary to reduce the working force
to one shift. The company is consid-
erlng putting in electric power this
fall.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-07-24
National Copper
May Prove Lead

The National may prove to be
lead mine. In fact, in the early
stage of it's development it was
never regarded as anything else.
Following the discovery a shaft
was sunk on the vein some 200
feet or more, disclosing much lead
silver ore, both galena and car
Donate, accompanied by a little
copper, and at that time it was
regarded as the beginning of
great lead mine. The vein stood
almost perpendicular and was we'll
defined. When the present work.
ing tunnel was run 1000 feet be-
low and cut the big low grade
copper ore body, it was not re-
garded as the vein sought and the
tunnel was extended with the ex-
pectation of finding a lead shoot
After driving several hundred feet
without encountering it, dia-
mond drill was placed in the face
When the hole had been extended
100 feet water was struck under
such pressure that it shot the
drill out with a force that made
further progress impossible. The
work was abandoned and subse-
quent work has been on the cop
per 1t is significant that in fol-
lowing the ore in a raise from the
1000, at about the 700 level it turn
ed to the north and finally joined
what appears to be the original
vein at about the 400, indicating
that the copper is a split from the
main vein at a depth of about 400
feet The theory is that the heavy
flow of water is from the true
vein and the crosscut is now be-
ing extended to prove it. At the
same time development work will
proceed on the 500 and 500 levels.
The National mill closed down
this week, having exhausted the
ore broken in the shaft levels. The
mill will resume as soon as ore is
developed in the upper levels,
which is uncertain on account of
labor shortage.
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Secretary of Tarbox
on Company Affairs

IN accepting the office of sec
retary- treasurer Of the Tarbox
Mining company, | do so in the
interests of all stockholders, and
being a stockholder myself | will
be very much concerned to see
that the business of the company
continues to be carried ON in
proper and straightforward man
ner,' said John +. Ferguson,
county treasurer, in discussing
TarboX affairs in his office yester-
day.
Having been in a position to
view the matter from all sides, the
utter folly of the recent litigation,
Gagnon VS., Tarbox, is very evil
dent, 1t has meant a heavy loss
to all stockholders at a time when
the development of the property is
at crucial stage. My eXamina-
ton of the company's records has
disclosed no fraud, and | am con-
vinced that Richard DaXon has
used every effort to make of the
TarboX successful, profitable
enterprise. He has made personal
sacrifices that few men are willing
to make for a venture of this kind
and the least he is entitled to is
the cooperation of the stockhold-
eCs.
II propose to submit to all con-
cerned a true statement of the
companys affairs as soon after
August l as possible, Hereafter l
hope to be able to clear up any
questions or doubts without being
summar rily dragged into court.
TT has been gratifying to note
that DaXon has the confidence of
an overwhelming majority of the
stockholders, and ! predict that
the newly elected board of direct
ors will not allow another year to
pass without appreciable progress
toward dividends. If they are har-
ried and annoyed by litigation,
however, progress will be cores
pondingly delayed, | need hardly
state that mine prospects do not
flourish in the shade Of strong,
healthy attorney fees. They re-
quire the sunlight of cooperation
and copious showers of capital"
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WALLACE, IDAHO. THU RsDAY, JULY "a, 1919
Colorado Congressman the Chief Oppo-
nent of Assessment Exemption--ldaho
Representatives Active

astonishing a representative mining
be chief the bill claims
nual position
The
doubtless the same exists in Idaho and other mining
states is practically support
the The of mine production curtament of
output development operations
greatly depressed industry
mining supplies render the performance
heavy this condition the
Washington yesterday that Con-
before the house committee having charge
bill vigorously opposed the ground that would be
mining development" living
mining Mr. Taylor must know that development
proposition the of is matter Of small
that is important he must know that
all the find impossible get suf
fcent for their operations even on reduced basis and
claim find do their work
Taylor would draw them from producing mines
form this dead and unrroductve work is gratifying to Know
that aho representatives and apparently all others from mining
Taylor supporting this just of relief
Mining Association Is Active.
Tuesday secretary the Idaho Mining
Representative Addison
T Smith
washington, D. 22 1919,
"aavenal Macbeth, Wallace,
and mining conducted hearing to-
day exemption 70 decision reached Further hear
Opposition led by Congressman Ed
yelling, of Utah, only western member
on committee Raker o California, Hawley,
before committee favor of bill
Can you reach Taylor members
mentioned?
ADDISON T. SMITH"
Macbeth Action
Wallace, Idaho July 90,
Hon Addison T. Smith, Washington D. C.:
Day American
Representative Taylor and request him to withdraw
Mining association will send wires
to committee Tay-
lorn Taylors opposition and
account for same in view of labor conditions and high cost
supplies
"RAVENAL MACBETH"
Mr.. Days Message
message Mr. Day, referred Mr.. Macbeths
follows
Idaho, 22 1919
James f. Calbreath, American Mining
Washington,
using Influence with Repre-
Taylo Of persuade him withdraw
his the bill exempting mining claims from
for Present conditions
tworkm burdensome this than dur
ing the period claim asounded at
for Colorado conditions
unouestonaby similar to existing other
mi
JEROME J. DAY.
outlook the Of the exemption law is
In
without further delay Claim
uncertainty and this fact should be i'm