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The Holbrook news., 1921-03-11
WORKMAN'S ACT WILL PASS
 SAY POLITICIANS

Phoenix, Ariz, March 1O-There
 appears a probability that work mems compensation act will pass the legislature in it's final week There has been a welding of three measures submitted. The original one was the Nevada statute. Then came submis- sion of the Utah statute, with some what lessened compensation sched- dles and then a bill backed by the state federation of labor, with the highest schedules of all.- From all of them and from the compensation laws of New York and other states, has been evolution of the bill that has had favorable consideration in the senate. The compensations all lowed still are rated as the highest known in the United States, but are not as high as wanted by the fedora ton lobbyists. Still, there is a gen eral legislative inclination that some such bill be passed, as a matter of judicial economy. It is said that full y half the time of the courts in the larger counties is devoted to trial of personal injury cases, usually fought by attorneys under agreements that 5heir fee in each case shall be a part of the judgment received. Of late the courts have been inclined to take
 nto consideration testimony that in- dicates a degree of carelessness on the part of the injured complainant and verdicts for plaintiffs are not given by juries in as large per ;entage of the trials as heretofore.
 A large part of the remaining four days of the legislative session will De spent over the appropriation bill which has come out of committee even later this session than has been know in other legislatures. Yet Gov. Thomas E. Campbell, with an eye toward economy and efficiency, had spent much of his time during the past 12 months in preparation of a budget. This was compiled by budget secretary Charles w. Fairfield, now state auditor, and a printed copy was laid upon the desk of each legislator the first day of the session. The auditor even submitted a draft of a proposed appropriation bill on the oasis of the budget. Thus the work was done in advance on at least the skeleton of the measure, on which to the house has been delayed till the last hours.
 The net result of the house ap- committees work has been elision of items that bring the total about S1,25O,00O below even the deep pruning. It is al- legged there is a degree of politics in the work and that support of the governor is farthest from the thoughts of the Democrat c majority of the house, though that majority is of only one vote. That
The Holbrook news., 1921-03-11

the administration would be badly crippled in event of passage of the bill in its present shape is admitted. Under the limitations of finance, a number of the more important ex- ecutive bureaus would have to reduce their clerks from the present stand ard wage of S125 a month. to about I39o. Any reduction of wages, it is ! stated, would work against efficiency
 inthe public service.
 There would apepar to be little prospect that Gov CampbetPs bureau
 bill will pass. though it is. one that would eonduce largely toward econ omy and efficiency. The Democ1 ats insist it would lodge too much pow er in executive hands.
 Politics also has been invoked in opposition to the omnibus road biii, considered an executive measures though the governor preferred a highway commission bill, somewhat on the lines of a measure that was. he plaything Of politics in the last legislature. There may be enough I1ocal interest in the Eouse, amons members frcm sections that are to nave benefit, to pass the bill, though there is prediction that it must not -eturn to the senate amended if it is to pass If it does not pass, road. work in Arizona for the next two years will be almost entirely on the shoulders of the counties. The road engineer will have less than S50O,OOO a year to spend, a part of this to be matched with federal aid Thus the Yuma highway would have to be abandoned, as well as the Superior Miami link of a new transcontinent- al thoroughfare. Only two counties have been fighting the bill as coun- ties, and their representatives in the senate have not been united in
The Holbrook news., 1921-03-11
NEAR EAST RELIEF


 A great deal of interest has been created throughout the state in the Life Bonds" of the Near East / Re lief, which are being distributed from the state office in Phoenix. These bonds bear 20 coupons, each of which sells for S10O, the total amount procured for the bond being sufficient to feed four Armenian children for a whole month.
 The school and Sunday schools are taking up the bonds with. much en- thusiasm; in some. cities corps of students sell the coupons on the street, and the success which they are attaining demonstrates that the Life Bonds, which mean the saw ing of starving children, are prov ing a popular investment.
 The magnitude of the work of the Near East Relief is not generally realized. The organization is now maintaining 223 orphanages, 56 hos pitals and an indefinite number of refugee camps, the latter of which are constantly increasing in number. The Red Cross formally turned it's work in this country over to the Near East Relief, and this is the only agency at work in this ancient land where Christ was born.
 The remnant of the Armenian nation that is left is gathered in  these orphanages and. refugee camps, and relief work is urgent, a cessation of supplies for single week would mean the death of thousands of wo- men and children.
The Holbrook news., 1921-03-11
MAKING LABOR DIscoNTENTEI

Few persons realize how much the state is doing to make labor discon- tSnted-and this includes labor on the farm.
 An agricultural college offers a special course in the use of counting machines mathematics by machin- cry socaIled
 It advertises that young people taking this course are guaranteed positions at as high as two hundred dollars a month.
 Is not this a magnet to draw young men and women away from the farm and fill the cities with more job hunters?
 Does it not make every young man and young woman working in bank or counting room on a count ing machine discontented?
 How far is state paternalism and state socialism to be carried to in crease the ranks of the dissatisfied and disappointed?
The Holbrook news., 1921-03-11
roo MANY COOKS


 The whole railroad controversy to- day centers around the fight being waged by railroad unions to nation alize railroad labor.
 The railroads refuse to be nation alized and state that their oppos- ition to national agreements is not an attack on labor organizations but is an effort to get the opportunity to run their own business the same as any other industry
 If the fight to nationalize railroad labor is successful, it is but slep farther to nationalize labor coldi- tions in our mines, our sawnills, our factories, our newspapers or cur hotels
 Under present national agreements which apply the same to every sec tion of the country. regardless of varying labor, traffic or living con ditions, the public is f reed to pay
The Holbrook news., 1921-03-11

Galloway place, near Camp Verde.
 There is a chance. said Geologist Wilson, that the Verde valley con tains one of those geological phe- nomena known as s-aled pockets. ' His Recommendation was. that several test holes be sunk in search of such g pocket, s t.i
 A year eeo~llr. Wf'son examined tbe HolhrcoE field apd--found geoloef- caI cCI}ditidlls so satisfactory that he recommended 3 thorough test.
The Holbrook news., 1921-03-11

out millions )f d1llars to c,rry out agree q :n-s.
 Any citizen wno saw the enormous waste around shipyards or factories where national rules and wage scales were in force during he war, can well imagine why any industry should struggle against the strangHng in Auence of inefficiency and the don't care attitude which such a non competitive system develops.
 If the railroads were allowed to adjust their affairs the same as any other industry is doing, great econ omies could be made, the needs of industry could be met and industry would increase.
 Too many professional cooks will spoil our industrial broth if we don't look out.
The Holbrook news., 1921-03-11
VERDE GIL PROSPECTS

Only the drill can tell whether there is oil in the Verde valley, ac- cording to Francis Wilson, we'll known geologist, after making an examination for the Surety Oil com pany. On the whole, he did not find conditions very encouraging. Most of the rocks lie flat in the Verde valley, he said, and the only fold he noted was in the vicinity of C. C.,
The Holbrook news., 1921-03-11
HONEST WORK OR
 CLOSED INDUSTRIES

In discussing the labor situation
 before a convention of mine operat-
 ors and representatives of labor or. ganizations, and the necessity for perfecting new working agreements
 Under which shirking on the job and requiring two men to do the work of one are common, c. F. Kelly, Pres
 dent of the Anaconda Company made
 'ome plain statements when he said:
 There is no business in the United States that has been hit as hard as
 metal mining business.
 'The labor of the Anaconda com
 )any gets ten cents Tor every pound -of copper that we produced. The freight and refining expense is ap-
 oroximately 212 cents, so that nearly all of the 1215 or 13 cents we re- ceived for a pound of copper was given to you and to the railroads so that there is not much core left for the Anaconda Company. In ad-
 lition to what we pay you and the railroads, we have to find money for coal, timber and other supplies. I don't care what the propaganda of the I. w. w. or the Wobbly is,
 IT what your views about the cap italistic system may be, but I do know that on the first of the month the Anaconda company has to pay
 ts bills, and I do know that it has been difficult to find money enough to pay them.
 q haven't any use for narrow employer, any more than I have for an agitating radical; one represents type that. is as far wrong from an employing standpoint as the other 'oes from the standpoint of an em- pIoyee.
 T believe you have a right to or ganize as long as you act squarely and fairly upon the broad principles of union organization, but there is one thing I don't think you have a light to do and that is impose un- burdensome, grevious and restrictions upon industry md I haven't any hesitation in say ing that I think you have been guilty of doing things that are costly, in- efficient and oppressive in your ac- tions toward us.
 @The principle objections the em- ployer has to trades-unionism come from the tendency to preach aslow- ing up on the job and the constant ,laim as skilled work that which Is not skilled, because skilled work higher rate of pay. There has been no place where we nave suffered from these things more than we have rifiht here in Butte.
 Tt is constant fighting over the of work that makes op- oressive conditions. If we can estab- ish reasonable conditions, reasonable rules under which we can go ahead md do business, and if we can cut put these grievances which we feel ire foolish and oppressive, there is 10 reason why we cannot proceed fairly, decently and self and cooperate in our york;.
 If we can get. down to decent oasis witr one another, one that is air, we are ready to go ahead, and f we cannot we are ready to break. If we agree, we will continue ust as we have in the past to try l o live up to our obligations and | expect you to live up to yours, and f it comes to the point where we must break, it is a break for good"
The Holbrook news., 1921-03-11
US. NOT A COLLECTION AGENCY

Probably the most unpopular men
 in any community is the professional
 bill collector embryo lawyer
 who specializes on the collection of
 claims of all sorts, good, bad and
 indifferent. The vocation of the bill
 collector is a perfectly legitimate
 one, and most of the claims he pre- sents to alleged debtors are valid ones, but the fact remains, never
 theless, that no man welcomes to his door the man who makes himself the. go-between in negotiations de- signed to adjust the business 'rela- tions of debtors and creditors.
 What is true of individuals is. also true of nations. The individual cred itor can press his claim in a reason able manner without losing the re- spect and good will of his debtor, but when he undertakes to collect the claims of others which have been assigned to him, he is entering upon a field of activity that is sure to lose him. all the good will he ever enjoyed. He is assuming thank less job.
 That is exactly the position into which lot of ill-advised Americans would get this nation if they could have their way. They want the United States to become the bill collector of the Allied Nations in the matter of war obligations. They would have the American government take over the claims against Germ any, thus freeing other nations of the unpleasant task of collecting, and making Germany a perpetual en- emy of the United States. Some of those who propose that the United States thus sacrifice it's good will governments are shrewd enough to propose that in beginning only claims of Belgium be taken over, but, of course, this would be only first step and when once taken and a precedent established, the other assignments would follow.
 The United States is not posing as special friend of Germany. Neither is this country willing to be made a perpetual enemy of that country. We went into the war re- gretfully, prosecuted our part of it as vigorously as an inefficient ad- ministration would permit, and we are willing to bear our share of the cost, including the burden of en- mity that must naturally result. But we are not seeking an opportunity to increase our burden of either ex- pense or enmity. The proper pro ceedure is to let each creditor col lect his own claims, the United | States collecting only those debts due this nation in the regular course of our international relations
 It might be pertinent to remark, | as a-matter of friendly advice to a considerable number of pro-foreign CTS of American birth, that real, honest-to-goodness Americans are get ting mighty tired of this unceasing effort to find some way to compel this nation to make the supreme sacrifices of which Mr. Wilson was the original proponent. Everyone admires a persistent man, but it would be easier and pleasanter to admire the persistent propagandists if they would exert themselves in behalf of America once in while instead of thinking all the time about the welfare of Europe. We have troubles enough of our own.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-09-02
FATAL ACCIDENT IN HILLS

Just as we go to press. news is
received of the death of Alma Read,
who accidentally shot himself last
night. Thursday, at a camp a few
miles from Bostetter He and
another young man were out on d
hunting trip when the tragedy oc-
Cured. According to reports reach
ing this office, Alma reached for n
loaded gun that was lying on a log.
The barrel was pointing towards
him, and in pulling the gun over the
log the shot was discharged. A
bullet entered the lads breast. caus-
ing death in about fifteen minutes.
Alma Read was II years of age,
the son of Joseph Read of Marion.
The young mans relatives and
friends have the sympathy of the
entire community.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-09-02
IN AND ABOUT TOWN

Shetland pony for sale. Mrs. J.
l.. Rains.
James Osborne arrived here from
vipont Wednesday.
Melons for the Bust at Fillrnores'
at West Churchill (adv't)
Mrs. Richard Poulton of Churchill
was a business visitor heer Wednes-
day.
Adam Sagers and Edward H. Hale
were Third ward missionary visitors
Sunday.
r. c. Wild returned to vipont
Wednesday after trip through
Yellowstone.
r. NJ. Hess of vipont has return
ed to his work after vacation trip
to Salt Lake.
Mr.. Bachman of the General Elec-
trio company, Salt Lake, was here
Wednesday on his way home from
Vipont.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-09-02
IRRIGATION CASE POSTPONED
Equitable Trust Company of New
York Tries to Collect Project
Land Payments.

Hearing of the case of the Equita
BILE Trust company of New York
against Martin f. Olsen ct al, was
started in the United States distric;
court Monday before Judge Frank
S. Dietrich and indefinitely post
poned on request of the attorneys
for the plaintiff.
The case involving Martin E. Oh
sen ct al, is one of 27 causes of ac-
tion against settlers on the Carey
act project of Twin Falls-Oakley
Land and Water company in Cassia
county for the alleged failure to
make payments. The settlers have
refused to do this on the grounds
that the company has been unable
to furnish water according to the
contracts.
The Equitable Trust company
started the action to foreclose the
contracts for payment, claiming the
right under assignment.
The Twin Falls-Oakley Land AMI
Water company's project was origi-
nally planned for $4,000 acres, but
this was subsequently reduced to
$4,000 by a voluntary act of the
company The state
land office attempted to cut the ex-
tent of the project by applying for
a patent for 1000 acres which to-
gether with the land already there
made 21,000 acres.
The settlers maintain that there
.er supply and that there was only
water enough to irrigate properly
ess than half the iriginal segrega-
ion.
Those who have come to Boise to /
Ittend the trial are as follows Mo
es Smith of Burley, Cassia county
ssessoro; John C. DeLaMare, Oak
ey; Martin E. Olsen. Oakley; l.. F.
)lsen, Oakley; A. G. Shades, Oak
ey; w. A. Garrison, Oakley;
'harles Crabb, Oakley; Williail
leller, Oakley; H. G. Sullivan, Oak
sy, and E. NJ Dunn.
DR.. F. F. Harris, president of
leh Brigham Young university at
rovo, Utah, and former director of
ne experiment station at Logan,
tab, is here to give expert testimo-
y. He is considered one of the
aiding agronomists of the country
nd has but recently been offered
ositions with the Mexican ana !
reek governments which he has
sclined.-The Idaho Statesman.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-09-02
A NOTORIOUS" HIKE

Wednesday, August "a. under di-
rection of First Con. Inez Matthews
and Bee Keeper Norma Adams, the
First ward Bee Hive girls were in
structed to swarm and take for the
hills.
Such a trip 1t was all the title
implies and you would be convinced
had you seen the wagon as it left
Oakley. Besides provisions an d
bedding for nineteen, it contained
sixteen Bee Hive girls. You will
say. Some load. That's what we
said.
1t looked doubtful as to our ''go-
ing over the top of east mountair
as we had planned, and our doubts
were strengthened as we met and
talked several of the good
brethren.
But listen-Joe was a Number
One good teamster, and if you want
to know anything about hiking ov-
er the top" just ask the First ward
Bee Hive Girls. They'll say that II
was easry and great sport, as we'll
At 6 p. M, Wednesday, camp was
made among the pines near the
Hereford Ranger Station. Thursday
mines were explored, the highest
peaks mounted, and Elba was taken
)y storm (swarm).
Friday, to the disappointment of
III, was coming-home day, and late
n the afternoon the girls were safe
y delivered to their homes=with
hree rahs for joe
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-09-02

MELONS for the BUST at FILL
MORES' at West CHURCHILL.
(adv't.)
Mrs. Joseph Osborne of Willow
Creek is suffering with a broken
wrist as a result of a fall from
wagon Saturday. The accident hap
pened while she and Mr.. Osborne
were on their way home from Oak
ley They took short cut through
The Ezra Barrus farm and the
ground was so rough that Mrs. Os-
borne was thrown from her seat
When she fell she had baby in her
arms, and it is remarkable that 4
was not seriously injured Mrs. Os-
borne is conyalescing at the home ci
her brother, Albert Stanger.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-09-02
FOREST RANGER

r. Z. Phelan, president of the
Vipont Silver Mining Company, re-
turned to Salt Lake Wednesday af-
ter visit TO the mine.
a. E. Robinson. assistant superin-
tendent of the mine at Vipont, re-
turned to the city on the hill Thurs
day after few days in Boise.
l.. A. Nelson, representative of
the Beneficial Life Insurance Com
pany. Get insurance now before it
it is too late. (advt)
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-09-02

The foregoing account gives Oak
ley as the place of residence of sew
eral Golden Valley and Churchill
men-and this, of course, is more
or less true. The people of all
these places belong to the great Oak
ley valley. Oakley and Churchill
stick together so well that represen-
tatives of the two towns sometimes
play baseball on the same team
Three Oakley men not mentioned
in the Stateasman's account were
in Boise in connection with the
case. They were Mayor C. A. Bauer,
Attorney B. p Howells, and Attor-
ney w. L. Dunn.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-09-02
BOY SCOUTS
ENJOYED TRIP

The Boy Scouts of Oakley First
ward returned Friday, August 26.
from trip to the Crater Lakes. Mt.
Independence and other mountains
on the east, and the Hereford ran
ger station. Under the leadership
of Nels r. Peterson and d. F. Ott-
ley, the fellows had the time of
their lives.
No wonderl Just to be alive in
those mountains is a joy; and to
be alive there with plenty to eats
very heavenl
The party left Oakley Monday.
They planned to take the wagons
up to the lakes, but the grade prov
ed too steep. The wagons tackled
the last three-quarters of a mile
but were forced to turn back. So
the wagons weer left below, while
the scouts went to the lakes for the
day.
The boys took lots of grub with
them, and later the larder was re-
plenished by the addition of sage
hens and a sheep
Those present. besides the leaders
heretofore, were: David
Haight; Verne Peterson; Hal Mil
lard; Lloyd Collister; Byron Mel
son; Lola Nelson; Myrthon Elliott:
Clark; Alton Adams;
Mont Lewis; Reed Lewis; Jack Ran
dali; George Lawrance; La Mond
Butler; Russell Gray; Lee Stout.
Peterson, mascot.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-09-02
RAFT RIVER BOY SCOUTS PLAN
CAMP AT CRATER LAKES

1t is reported that the Boy Scouts
of Raft river stake are planning %
build a summer came at the Crater
Lakes, about sixteen miles east Of
Oakley. The boys are to be con
graduated, for they have selected
one of the most interesting sites in
the entire Rocky Mountain country
1t is expected that they will make
application, in the near future, to
the Forest service, for the necessary
permits. The permits will give
chem rights over a number of years.