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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1920-03-05
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1t is annouced that the Civic clul
Will meet tonight.
Born, Feb 20, to Mr.. and M,s
Henry Waddell,.lat Spirit Lake
daughter.
The town dog tags arrived las,
Friday and mp to date nine Ger
individuals have paid license on tbet,
CANNES.
Another home, that Of H.C.Jensep.
was Quarantined with influenza wed
nesday. Several members OF the
FAMILY are i'll. These are the only new
cases reported ia town this week.
a two-inch snow fall THURSDAY
mornlng broke the winter droutb and
settled the dust on the roads. Accord.
ing to the Spokane weather bureau
February, 1920, was the dryest Feb.
iudIy SluCe 1851.
A MT Keeth, from Spokane, who
has farm at Spangle, Wash. has
purchased the r. F.Schaefer farm and
half section from G. Kugler on the
opposite side Of the road. Both are
cash deals, but. the considerations
have not been reported.
The former Morris 100 acres about
mile south of town has been sold by
A. .. Skinner to j. j. Lawler for
reported price of SIP, 900. Mr.. Lawler
is buying as an Investment, tits re-
ported. The farm is nearly all In
crop. Mr.. Skinner gets substantial
advance over the price at which he
purchased the place from Melvin
Morris.
The War Department has lust
telegraphed the Adjutant General of
Idaho authority to purchase horses
locally through Idaho for the regi.
mcnt of Cavalry now being organized
in this state. COlonel Patch is now
getting in touch with horse dealers
and horse owners to secure desirable |
mounts of the cavalry type. adv40 |
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1920-03-05
Church Announcements

METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Regular services as usual Sunday.
Sunday School 9:45 a. m.
Morning worship IL a.. M,
Subject: "Se'condence Through
SonShip"
Epworth League $3.50 p. N.
Evening wors hip 1880 pm,
Subject: "a Blessing Through Filth"
Prayer meeting on Thursday even
ing at 1870.
G. E. James, Pastor.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1920-03-05
CATHOLIC CHURCH

February; Mass LIST Sunday at II a.
m. at Rathdrun; Mass lst Sunday at
9 a III, at Post Falls.
Mass on Ord Sunday at 900 at
Rathdrum: Mass on Bird Sunday at
1900 at Post Falls. FIR. Hines, Pastor.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1920-03-05

For Sale.-S0 blu Blue St,m seed
wheat q ". old helfer, fresh In
about 10 days.-H E Shrk. 4Op
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1920-03-05

Dat aud wheat bundle hay for sale
$50 per ton at the barn. Inquire a.
a. Berges, Rathdrum. 4O42
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1920-03-05
BUSINESS BRIEFS.

For Sale-Good second hand furni-
lure. Inquire at this Office. 80 AID
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1920-03-05

For Salc.-Wheat at 81 per 100 h.;
also, both Dat and WI eat bundle hay.
%. M. Farm, 3 mi. SW of Rathdrum.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-06-10
DEMOCRATIC WASTE OF MONEY
DURING THE WAR.

The people of the country as yet
have but faint conception of the
-eckless extravaganza and even Grim
inal waste of money by the Wilson
administration during the war, and it
is impossible to read the story taken
from the public record without arriv-
ing at the conclusion that vast sums
were raked off by many of those in
authority and that the trail of the
graft leads perilously near the White
House. The most comprehensive
narrative of this gigantic raid on the
treasury made possible by the patri-
otto response of the people to the APP
peal for money to win the war. is told
in a letter written by Congressman
Cleveland A. Newton, of Missouri, in
reply to a letter from a st. Louis
constituent asking for direct informa-
ton regarding war expenditures. Con-
gresham Newton gave him the in
formation, not from hearsay but from
the evidence taken by a congressiOn-
al committee appointed to investigate
expenditures by the war department.
1t is shown by the record that the
government expended during the war
S27. 500 100000. to say nothing of the
10000, 100000 loaned to the allies.
Without regard to politics or creed,
the people of this country poured
money into the treasury through the
purchase of bonds and thrift stamps,
never doubling, after making due al
lowance for the exigencies of war,
that ordinary business Judgment
would be exercised in the expenditure
of this vast sum and that no question
could be raised regarding the good
faith and intentions of those intrust-
ed with handling it, Never in the his
tory of nations has there been a baser
betrayal of the people than is shown
by the manner in which this vast sum
was dissipated by the Wilson admin
stration. Next week the Miner hopes
to publish the story as told by Con-
sressman Newton. No party with
such a record can hope to be retained
n power. it matters not who may be
is nominee.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-06-10
FEDERAL AID IN THE CON-
STRUcTIoN OF ROADS.

W. j. Hall. commissioner of public
works, has recently published a most
interesting and instructive article on
the necessity for a more liberal APP
preparation by congress for aiding the
states in the construction Of good
roads. A measure is now pending
which has the support of the National
Good Roads association and he urges
the people of the west to cooperate
in every way possible to secure its
passage. Mr.. Hall calls particular
attention to an amendment also pend
ing under which the forest service
would be required to construct all
roads within national forests in con-
formity with the government stand
ard and which also provides for a
more liberal allowance from federal
appropriations for the construction of
in states in which a large
part of the area is held as national
forests. which deprives the state from
revenue from it through tax
alton This is a most just provision,
and it's Importance to Idaho is indi-
Gated by the fact that upwards of so
per cent of the area of this state has
been withdrawn for the creation of
forest reserves and other purposes
which remove it from control of the
state.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-06-10
WALLACE WILL CELEBRATE THE
FOURTH OF JULY.

1t was an easy matter to arouse pa
tliotic enthusiasm for the celebration
of the Fourth of July during the war,
because our soldiers and sailors were
actually engaged in fighting in de-
Tense of the liberties won by our
fathers and expressed in the Declar-
alton of independence. From farm,
factory and mine our sons had gone
forth to drive back the enemies of
free government The spirit OF &c
was rife throughout the land, and our
national anniversary was hailed as
time to renew and strengthen our
allegiance to those principles of gov
eminent which insure liberty, justice
and opportunity to every citizen. 1t
was easy to be on guard against an
open and aggressive foe to cheer the
flag. to proudly march to the strains
of the national anthem and to feel the
thrill of patriotic ardor and enthusi-
assn. when the boys were on the fir
ing line and thousands more were fol-
lowing them to the front
If there is one lesson that we learn
ed through the great war, it is that
the most dangerous enemies of free
government are not found on the field
of battle While the struggle was on
to save our country from the con
summation of the sinister designs of
a foreign foe the poisonous propa-
ganda of sedition was being spread at
home by those who would destroy
our system of government and substi-
tute for it the soviet These influ-
ences of evil are still active, and the
knowledge of their presence and their
infamous purpose should inspire every
true American citizen to be constant
ly on guard against them. We have
been too much inclined in the past to
commercialize the Fourth of July
That idea must now be banished for
ever and the observance of the day
should be devoted to a remuneration
of every American to the principles
enunciated in the Declaration of In
dependence and determination to
protect them against the reasonable
designs of enemies az home.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-06-10
EDUCATION AND ITS RELATION
TO SUCCESS.

Twenty-six graduates of the Wal
lace high school received their di-
plomas last Friday evening in the
presence of an audience that taxed
the capacity of the large auditorium,
an attendance that attested to the
deep interest felt by the people of this
city in the work of the public school
and pride in the creditable achieve
ments of the graduating class The
animated and intelligent faces of the
graduates was an inspiring spectacle.
and it is hoped that each will regard
the occasion in fact as well as in
name the commencement" of a ca
reer that will ever be inspired with
ideals that will hold the making of
money merely as means to a nobler
end. There is unfortunately in our
country today a widespread sentiment
that seems to measure success in dol
lars and which regards the power
prestige ana treasures ttllit ttiilt VITA
the possession of wealth as the goal
of ali efforts, the most coveted es-
tate. Therein lies the greatest dan
ger to the stability of our govern
ment. greater than the menace OF
radicalsm in its various forms which
now is regarded with such grave con-
Germ. The point to be impressed upon
the high school graduates is that
while they must cultivate the habits
of industry and thrift and equip them
selves to win success in the business .
world. they must be actuated with a
desire for service that contempiates
more than personal success and sell
fish gain.
The first step for the high school
graduate in this direction should be
firm resolve to win a higher education,
TO make the foundation he has laid in
the high school the commencement of
broader education that will ht him
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-06-10
MORE PAY; LESS WORK.
(Kansas City starr


The fire and water board was in
formed that the contractor is having
hard time finding labor at so cents
an hour to work on the 4S-inch con-
crete pipe flow line connection now
being constructed on the Kansas side
between Edgewater Junction and a
point south of Quindaro pumping sta
ton. Men work for few days, get
their pay and disappear. Then new
ones have to be sought
This recalled the days when one
man used to unload all the coal used
at the Quindaro station. The under
standing was that he could go home
as soon as he finished car
THAT one man." said an engineer,
fused to unload a 40-ton car by noon
each day and then leave, getting pay
for the whole day He was paid $500
a day Once in while. when we got
in 5O-ton car, he would work as
late as 1880 o'clock Now it takes
three men all day to unload one car
and they are paid $500 a day each. Tt
costs us just six times as much now
to get a car of coal unloaded and II
takes twice as long. Figure it out for
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-06-10
CONGRESSMAN SMITH TO VISIT
NORTH IDAHO.

North Idaho friends Of Congressman
Addison T. smith will be pleased to
learn that he will visit this section of
the state about the middle of this
month. after being an interested spec
tator at the national republican con-
vention Although he represents the
second congressional district and his
home is in the extreme southern part
Of the state. Mr.. Smith has wide ac-
quaintance in the north and in his
work as a representative in congress
he knows no sectional or district lines
He has rendered splendid service to
the state. and has reached a position
of influence now that will render his
services more effective Fortunately
his value to the state is generally rec
ognized and there is no doubt that he
will be returned to congress this fall
by large majority Aside from his
success as a representative. Mr. Smith
is a most affaable gentleman and his
coming to this section of the state
win prove not only a happy renewal
Of old friendships. but also the MAX
ing of many new friends.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-06-10
GIVING THE SOUTH CREDIT.

To the Editof of the Miner:
Give the rebels of the civil war due
credit for the part they took and the
extreme effort they made, for they
knew not what they were doing: but
believing that they were fighting for
slavery. they did in reality fight for
freedom The harder they fought the
hotter became the fire until at Apo
mattox. at a white heat when the
colonel of a South Carolina regiment
said, while Lee was. trying to arrange
terms of surrender: south Carolina
never surrenders" But she did The
weld was made that forever closed
the breach and made us free people
and slavery was dead. For all the
loss OF blood and treasure we forgive
them. for they knew not what they
were doing; but they deserve the
credit and let ms give it to them for
trying to destroy the country. but in
reality making it united. solid and
free.
F. P. CANDEE.
Wallace. Idaho. June T. 1920
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-06-10

for career of usefulness as well as
insuring financial success. There are
of course many examples Of success
ful men and women who have risen to
positions Of honor and distinction
through their own individual efforts
and without the advantage of higher
education. but they labored under
heavy handicap as compared with the
college man, a fact to which they in
variably bear testimony. On this point
a bulletin recently issued by the gov
ernmetn contains some significant
figures. According to the figures Civ
en-. a child without education has on
Iy one chance in 100000 to become
distinguished On the same basis the
child with only elementary schooling
has four chances, the high school
graduate 81 chances, while the col
lege graduate has 500. Further show
ing the advantage of college educa-
ton this bulletin states that only 1
per cent of American men are college
graduates, and yet this 1 per cent
has furnished SIS per cent Of the pres
idents SO per cent Of the members of
AZ per cent Of the speakers
of the house. "a per cent of the vice
presidents 81 per cent of the secre-
taries of state, so per cent of the sec
retaries of the treasury 81 per cent of
the attorneys general and 6S per cent |
Of the justices of the supreme court
These are facts that should fire our
high school graduates with an ambi-
ton that will not be satisfied until
they have passed through college and
fitted themselves for positions of the
highest honor and usefulness.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-06-10

government regulation and private
management may be voted a success
by the public and continued. Sup
pose, however, the commission tries
so hard to avoid letting the railways
earn too much that it prevents them
from earning an average of per cent
Most of the public will assume that
the commission has done all for the
railways that should be done. If the
railways fail adequately to increase
their facilities and improve their ser
vice-as they undoubtedly villa
large part of the public, instead of at
tributing this to the insufficiency of
the rates granted by the commission,
will attribute it to the shortsighted-
ness or incompetency of the railroad
arrangements. We shall then go
through a long period of increasingly
inadequate transportation. service, re-
sulting in exasperating and costly
congestions and delays and growing
agitation against private manage
ment. This period would be bad
enough for everybody; and the ultim-
ate outcome probably would be still
worse, for that ultimate outcome
probably would be the adoption of
government ownership and operation
or of the Plumb plan
Enormous as will be the advance
in rates that will be necessary to
enable the railways to earn a net op-
Grating income equivalent to per
cent on their book cost, there is no
escape from the conclusion
that they must be allowed to earn
this much in order to give private
a good chance to sue
coed. Private management may fail
If the railways are allowed to earn
this much; it is at this time impossi-
Die to conceive how it car help fail
ing if they are not allowed to earn
his much.
The commission is likely to hesi-
ate to make as large advances in
'ates as the railway companies have
suggested for fear this will enable
hem to earn more than per cent.
But the mourning of any deficiency as
compared with 6 per cent will retard
NJ ueNSiOpihenI OF the railways,
While the earning of any excess over
hat amount will tend to stimulate
development and, of course one-halr
II anything over 6 per cent earned by
ny individual road will be owned by
he government. In the circumstances,
would seem that it would be much
afer from the standpoint of the ma
ional welfare, for the commission to
AXE the chance of making the re-
urn earned by the companies a little
lrger than to make it little smaller
han is contemplated by the transpor-
atom act"
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-06-10

Although seldom mentioned in con-
nection with the democratic nomina-
ton for president, nevertheless Will
liam Jennings Bryan looms up as the
best bet at this. time. The big fight
will be on the prohibition question.
and as the leader of the dry forces
Bryan will carry the convention with
him. With the prestige thus gained,
a movement to nominate him might
easily carry the convention by storm.
Three times defeated for the presi-
dency Bryan is still the most popular
figure in the democratic party.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-06-10
JOBS FOR SOLDIERS.
Red Cross to Find Employment for
Ex-Service Men.

Red Cross to Find Employment for
Ex-Serviee Men.
The American Red Cross will assist
in finding jobs for large numbers Of
war workers who will be released by
the war department before the middle
of the summer. The work is under
taken at the direct request of Secre-
tary of War Baker. who feels that the
responsibility of the war department
toward these employees will not be
fulfilled until every reasonable effort
is made to enable them to get other
The Red Cross will not assure po-
sitions to those who are released. but
its network of chapters ex-
tending to every part of the country,
will seek to establish communication
between applicants for work in a GER
tain locality and the employers who
seek to help in that district Histor-
les of workers employment and quail
LEGATIONS will be compiled under sup
srvision of the war department and
to Red Cross chapters in
The various localities. The home SER
rice sections Of the Red Cross chap
.ers VIII then enlist the free public
employment Office or other facilities
AVAILABLE to find appropriate positions
or the released workers.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-06-10

According to Attorney General
Palmer, both the department of jus
tice and the war department had
knowledge Of the fact that Bergdoll,
he notorious draft dodger, was plan
ming to escape but in spite of that
warning he had no difficulty in maxi
ing his getaway" This is strictly
in line with the administrations con-
sistent policy of leniency toward
slackers, conscientious DIRECTORS and
even pro- Germans.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-06-10

not denial of the individuals right
to strike. not a defense of capital. 1t
was a declaration that the public-as
its rights are interpreted by the laws
of Kansas. for instance-can and
should take from any labor leader or
group of leaders the right to compel
a man to quit work. It was conten-
ton that the welfare of the hundred
millions is paramount in a quarrel
between employer and employed. and
that the hundred millions shall not
suffer because of the greed and AFRO
gance of either organized capital or
organized labor
Mr.. Gompers was handicapped He
is an able man. No American knows
better than he the old angles of the
labor question. He has spent half
century in the study Whenever Mr..
Gompers finds himself graphing with
capital he is a master dialecticion. All
the arguments, all the phrases, in that
particular field are at the tip of his
tongue But on Friday night he
found himself facing counsel for the
public. and instead of being the prose-
cutor he was on the defense. In all
the old disputes between capital and
labor the innocent bystander sat out
side the door and waited for the con-
tenders TO come out and give him
kick But here Mr.. Gompers found
that in the person of Henry Allen the
dumb public had an advo-
cate with whose logic Mr.. Gompers' /
ancient arguments could not contend |
SO difficult was the position of
President Gompers that in reply to /
Governor Aliens declaration that he /
wanted to take from Mr.. Gompers the !
divine right of ordering strikes the /
labor leader fell back on the state |
ment that he had never ordered a 1
strike in his life-a plea which in
spite of its perhaps technical truth, is .
so infantile that we never expected to
hear it from the lips of Samuel Com
oers. But the real downfall of Com
oers was in his failure to reply to the
question, reiterated by Allen. which
embodies the great labor problem of
he present time:
"When a dispute between capital
md labor brings on a strike affecting
he production or distribution of the
of life, thus threatening
he public peace and impairing the
public health. has the public any
lights in such a controversy or is it
private war between capital and Ia
,or? If you answer this question in
he affirmative, Mr.. Gompers, how
would you protect the rights of the
,ublic?"
The New York public knows the
Importance of this question, for it has
zen it close at hand in the railroad
trilxe the dock strike, the subway /;
strike. 1t is the one question which
isks whether the hundred millions i
nay do nothing when a quarrel 1
Lmong two or three millions. or few
#, deprives the public of food, coal or l
But Mr.. Gompers did ]
lot answer All these years he has (
,een answering the questions of cap {
tai, piling up the familiar phrases of Il
appeal but this new stuff (
this surprising suggestion that the ]
public has rights-finds him without
he ready answer.
Why didn't he answer that he be-
ieved that the public had no rights
which might conflict with the power =,
nd prosperity of his labor organi-
alton? That is the answer his sill
nee is taken to imply.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-06-10

At this writing news from the re-
publican national convention indicates
a deadlock. with a strong probability
that it will be broken by the entrance
of a dark horse. In this contingency
it is possible that the honor may
come to Idaho in the nomination of
Senator William E. Borah 1t matters
not whether we agree with his posi-
ton in all respects every Idahoan
should be proud of the commanding
position he occupies through the
force of his intellect and the brilliancy
of his speech, and should this great
honor come to him, the people of the
state would forget partisan differ
ences in their spontaneous and en-
thusiastic support of the future pres
ident of the republic. the first to come
out Of the west