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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-11-02
to Finish It

taxes were paid, Bingham
county would be on cash
basis. And if this county were
on a cash basis, think what a
great saving could and would
be made in interest on outstand-
ing warrants! This interest, to-
gether with interest on the
bonded Indebtedness, is the
thing which. more than any
thing else, is the cause Of high
county taxes. And it must be
remembered that all Of the
bonded Indebtedness Of the
county was incurred BY the
vote Of the people themselves.
The record made by the
managers Of this big corpora
tion-this county Of ours for
economy and efficiency is one
Of the best ever made in the
State of Idaho. But they have
not been satisfied with merely
cutting down expenses. They
were right on the job, and Sc
cured $4,000 from the United
States government and some
thing over $4,000 from the.
State Of Idaho, which, together
with some $4,000 Of county
money, is being expended for
building a fine gravel road all
the way from the sugar factory
at Blackfoot to the Bonneville
county line, some eighteen,
miles. And the $4,000 ST
county money was also secured
from the state this year on ac-
count Of advancements made
by the county in building the
Fort Hall road.
So much has been sacrificed
in Idaho by changing commits
sioners every two years a meas
ure will be introduced in the
next session Of the legislature
providing that only one COM
missioner shall be elected every
two years, making the other
two hold over. We propose
that Bingham county act on
this wisdom now.
IF the voters Of Bingham
county want their local govern
ment to be run in an efficient,
economical, business-like man
ner, in all its departments, they
will vote to continue in office
all three members of the pres
ent board Of county commits
sioners.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-11-02
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Did you ever pursue a good
work without question as to
whether it would pay you in
dollars and cents? Have you
ever heard an agitator making
iinuendos about public men
working for public good just
because there was something in
it for them? This is one Of
til cir favorite expressions:
You can't tell me they are not
getting something out Of it,
We believe there are honest,
earnest men in the world. We
believe there are honest, earn
est officers working for the
good Of their constituents. We
have a very refreshing instance
Of O. E. Carr, manager Of the
city Of Dubuque, Iowa, under
the commission form Of govern
ment, whose salary was raised
by a grateful constituency and
he protested, saying he was al
ready receiving as much as he
was earning.
We have the example of
Charles E. Ashburner Of Nor
folk, Va, who was receiving
good salary and was making
good, but in his recommended
ton for economizing, recon-
mended a reduction in his own
salary.
Louis Brownlow, commits
Il sioner Of the District Of Column
bia, resigned his position to go
to Petersburg, Va, as city man
ager at half the salary he had
been getting, believing that he
would be rendering a greater
service pioneering city manage
ment under the commission
form.
Our own commissioners have
been asked to be candidates for
reelection, and have been nom
mated. They wish to be elected,
and the men who nominated
them want to see them elected.
They were asked to serve again
because men wanted them to
go on with the work and the
policies they had studied out
and put in motion. We believe
they have an earnest desire to
protect the public interest and
put Bingham county on a cash
basis, and they can do it if the
major portion Of the delin-
quent taxes can be collected.
Their policy is to protect and
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-11-02
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In 1920 field deputies from
the assessors office were re-
ceiving from S. to 81 per day.
and in addition were allowed
20 cents per mile for all travel,
and their necessary expenses
were also paid. This year they
are being paid from 81 to $3.50
per day, and they pay their own
expenses, including their own
means Of travel.
In 1920 the county surveyor
was being paid $3.50 per month
and his expenses. This year
his pay is at the rate Of 50 per
day, and he is only paid when
he is actually engaged in work
for the county; and out Of this
allowance he pays his own ex-
penses.
In 1920 all county employees
using their own automobiles in
actual and necessary work tor
the county were allowed 20
cents per mile. But now they
are allowed only from 10 to IS
cents per mile.
In 1920 it cost the county 70
cents per day for the board Of
each prisoner. This year only
so cents per day is paid for such
board.
hi In 1920 the Farm Bureau
cost this county in round fig
ures $4,000. Without impair
ing in any way the efficiency Of
this bureau, its expenses for the
entire year Of 1922 will not ex-
coed the sum Of $4,000.
In 1920 there were about II
road overseers, each being his
own boss, and each keeping his
own time. This year there are
only three road overseers, one
for each district, and all persons
doing road work are under the
watchful eyes Of these over
seers, who in turn, are respon-
sible directly to the commits
sioners. And while the amount
of money available for road
maintenance is less now than
formerly, on account of de-
crease in the assessed valuation,
still the roads have been kept
fully up to the standard Of
former years.
The books of the county
were recently audited by G. B:
Moon, expert accountant, and
he reports that if all delinquent
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penses IN sucn ways as are men
toned below, protect the pub
lie from all manner Of graft
when possible, and work UNI
ceasingly for an even distribu-
ton Of the tax burden.
In hard times when wages
come down, some Of the costs
Of government go up. There
are more mortgages, liens, law
suits and foreclosures to be
handled and more taxes delin-
quent, with voluminous records
to transcribe instead of receiv-
ing the money and closing the
accounts as in more prosperous
times. The work Of the treas
urer's office and the sherif's
office increases without CORE
spending increase in volume Of
money received. The cost of
relief for the poor mounts
higher because so many people
are in want.
..ss The allowance for indigents
has been cut about IS per cent,
but new cases have to be added
to the list, SO the best that could
be done was to keep it from 60
ing higher than it was.
The salaries Of the deputies
working in. the county Offices
: were not raised in proportion to
laborers and not in proportion
to the rising cost Of living dur
ing the war, nor were they
raised until long after costs
rose, and this administration
has cut them about 10 per cent.
Most of them are doing special
lied work and by reason Of
their familiarity with the
records it would be unwise to
cut the salaries below what
they can get elsewhere and
have to take inexperienced
help. This is not true in hiring
laborers, and wages for such
work have been cut down to
make them competitive in
every way.
Here is the wage scale for
1920 and now:
1920 1922
(per hr.) (per hr.)
Single hand labor 80 S 80
Man and team .. 100 so
Man and 3-horse team 1.25 90
n
The labor world., 1922-10-21
COOPERATION SPREADING
y RAPIDLY IN CHINA

Through Chinese visitors at the
headquarters of the Allan erican
Cooperative Commission in Cleve-
land, American co-operators get
their first glimpse of the progress of
cooperation in the Chinese republic.
Originally started by Crinese stu
dents returning from American
universities, the Chinese co-opera
tive movement took root in Flu Tang
university at Shanghai, where pro-
fessors, students, and toWnspeople
combined to organize a cooperative
bank, a cooperative weekly paper
called The People," and a group Of
cooperative stores.
From Shanghai the cooperative
movem ent has spread to other cities.
It is now especially we'll established
in Canton, where thousands of fam
lilies have Joined together to buy the
necessities of life comparatively at
cost. There are also flourishing CO.
operatives in many small cities
where progressive students and
workers have combined to lay the
foundation for a Chinese co-opera-
tive commonwealth embracing one
quarter of the total population of the
globe.
The labor world., 1922-10-21

A mans hardest competitor ought
to be himself.
The labor world., 1922-10-21

William J. Murnian. commission oners
Of public safety, is treasurer OF the
committee. Tickets for the dance
are so cents each or one dollar per
couple. This is a most worthy
cause and readers of The Labor
World are earnestly requested to
subscribe to it.
Walter Johnson died poor and in
debt. Many of his obligations were
contracted in his campaign for
sheriff. They are debts of honor
and should be paid. His widow has
a serious i roblem before her to save
their pretty little home which is en-
numbered with a mortgage. Mr..
Johnson gave literally to others
while he lived. He gave beyond his
means. That's why he was poor.
He didn't live for himself alone, but
for others.
Surely we can all contribute our
mite to this memorial fund. Let's
all get in and help.
The labor world., 1922-10-21

The candidates for legislative Of
fices in Duluth endorsed by labor
are:
Representative Fifty-eighth Dis
trict, George 0. Lockhart and
Chauncey Peterson; Fifty ninth Dis
trict, William Bernard, and A. Will
bert Anderson.
Senator, Fifty ninth District,
Henry l.. NORM.
j. George NJ. Peterson is favored for
the senate in the Fifty-seventh dis
trict. Officially labor is taking no
part in the contest for the senate in
the Fifty-eighth District. E. r.
Ribenack is the present incumbent.
He is a candidate for reelection and
his record is in most instances favor
able to labor. He is opposed by
James Mulhern, a member of the
Stage Employees union, and that or
ganization is backing him with its
usual vigor. He is making an active
campaign and is getting encourage
ments from many parts of the district
The labor world., 1922-10-21
MOMENS' union
!. HOLDS MEETING
with ASSEMBLY
housewives and Delegates to
Central Body Exchange Views.

, A meeting Of the Womans' Union
abel league, formerly known as the
housewives union, was held at Owls
lall last Friday evening. The dele
;ates to the regular meeting or the
Federated Trades assembly sat III
md awaited the adjournment Of the
vomans' meeting before their ses-
ion.
F.. C. Hall, president OF the Mill
lesota State Federation OF Labor
addressed the members on the im-
$oortance Of their organization, stat
ne that they had it within their
power to assist their husbands in the
T abor unions to make the labar
movement stronger than ever it was
before. The Womans' league will
meet again immediately proceeding
he assembly session Of Oct. 20.
Smith to Speak.
A communication was received
from the Peoples Reconstruction
eague notifying the trades ably
hat Paul Smith organizer for the
\. F. of L., would speak in Duluth
w surrounding territory during the
week Of Oct 23 in the interests of
The candidates Of the Farmer-La Dor
party, and also in behalf of William
Il. Carss, Democratic candidate for
congress, endorsed by labor.
Thos. Van Lear, secretary of the
Working Peoples Non npartis II
league. sent in an appeal for finan-
tcial aid to carry on the political
-dmpaign.
j The Motion Picture Operators
union notified the assembly that it
would abide by the committees re-
commentator and would not for
the present ask that the Alhambra
theater be placed on the unfair list.
The manager had discharged his
union help and is operating the
machine himself.
Mulhcrn Sends Letter.
James Mulhern Of the Theatrical
Stage Employees union sent in a let
ter which was read by Reading
Clerk Chalmers giving his reasons
for filing for the senate in the Fifty
eighth district against f. r. Ribe-
mack. He declared that his union
had an old grievance against Sena-
tor Ribenack, dating back several
years when he is said to have en-
ployed non-union stage hands He
asked that "Attorney Hill' be per-
mitted to address the assembly in
his behalf.
Mr.. Hill was given the floor and
read the legislative record Of Mr.
IRibenack covering his terms in the
house and senate. The attorney was
not familiar with the legislat ton to
which he referred and did not sue
ceed in making a strong case against
Mr.. Ribenack. The assembly voted
to refer the whole matter to the
Enlitical com m il ee.
The labor world., 1922-10-21
B0RGEN THANKS FRIENDS
FOR fine SUPPORT GIVEN

County Auditor Walter Bergen has
written letter to the press in which
he thanks the voters for the kind and
generous support given him, not only
during the campaign while it lasted,
but during his entire administration.
II wish to assure the voters that
it is my intention to devote my en-
tire time during the next four years
in bringing the service of the audi
tors office up to the highest posi-
bic standard, and I am going to give
them all square DEAL" writes Mr..
Bergen.
Remember, the boss will hesitate
to put you over other men if these
other men don't like you.
The labor world., 1922-10-21
LABOR ENDORSES
MEMORIAL FUND
Trades Assembly Votes to Back
Walter johnson Movement.

The efforts of the friends and
union colleagues of the late Walter
M. Johnson, candidate for sheriff
and popular labor man, to create
Memorial fund by giving grand
ball at the Shrine auditorium. on
election night was unanimously en-
dorsed by the Federated Trades as
sembly last Friday evening.
The executive committee for the
Walter Johnson Memorial fund is
composed of James Laundergan and
Peter Nelson of the Stage Employees
union, Thomas Chalmers Of the
Public Service Employees union,
Filing Munkeby, president Of the
Federated Trades assembly; Lou
hammers Of the Typographical union
and w. E. McEwen, editor of The
Labor World.
The labor world., 1922-10-21


Monday in West End.
They will speak at Woodmen hall
in the West End and at Proctor
Monday evening; at Duluth Heights
and West Duluth Tuesday evening.
They are billed for meetings at Clo-
quet, Wedn lay; Hibbing, Thurs
day; Chisholm, Friday; Eveleth,
Saturday: Virginia, Sunday and In
ternational Falls, Monday. October
80.
Mr.. johnson and E. G. Hall are
billed to speak at Bemidji Tuesday,
Nov. /; Brainerd, Wedne sday; st.
Cloud, Thursday, and the balance of
the campaign in the Twin Cities.
The Farmer-Lcbor candidates for
the United States senate and for
state offices have been endorsed by
the Farmers NonPartisa league
and the Working Peoples Nom
Partisan league. The Crookston
convention of the Minnesota State
Federation of Labor voted to sup
port all candidates endorsed by the
Working Peoples league.
Railroad Labor Also.
The railroad labor organizations
are also backing the Farmer-Labor
candidates. Labor the official
weekly publication printed and pub
lished at Wa Shington by the 16 rail-
road organizations has special
Minnesota number this week and
I1i~ oir 1n{N
throughout the state.
Dr.. Hendrix Shipstead, Farmer
Dor candidate for the United
States senate, is endorsed by
Labor and the record of Senator
Kellogg is printed in detail. The
paper carries endorsements of Ship
stead from Warren S. Stone, Grand
Chief of the B. of L. E.: David B.
Robertson, president Of the B. of l..
+. & E.; Bert NJ. JEWELL president
Railway Employees department., A..
F.. of L.; William H. Johnston. presi-
dent International association Of
Machinists and Timothy Healy, pres
ident Of the Brotherhood Of Firemen
and Oilers.
Shows Up Kellogg.
Labor shows up Senator Kel-
logg's connection with the Harvester
trust which he served as a lawyer
and has defended as senator. 1t
connections with the Harvester trust
until two days after he had taken his
oath of office as senator.
The following are the candidates
endorsed by the farm and labor Or
ganizations:
United States Senator, Henrik
Shipstead Minneapolis.
Congress, Eighth District, William
l.. Carss, Proctor.
Governor Magnus Johnson, Kim
ball.
Lieutenant t-Governor, Arthur A.
Seigler, Duluth.
| Secretary Of State, Susie W. Stage
berg, Red Wing.
Treasurer, Frank H. Keyes, Inter-
national Falls.
Auditor, Eliza Evans Duming, st.
Paul.
Attorney General, Roy c., smelker,
| st. Paul.
Railroad and Warehouse Commits
sioner, W. W. Royster, Glenwood.
| Clerk of Supreme Court, H. T.
Van Lear, Minneapolis.
| Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court, William A. Anderson, Mime
apolis
The labor world., 1922-10-21

mittee Of Duluth and the labor COM
mittee of Hibbing have endorsed
Orlow E. Owens for sheriff, who
became nominee against Sheriff
Frank l.. Magic upon the death of
Walter M. johnson, endorsed by
labor.
Mr.. Owens is a Well know railroad
man, is member of railroad labor
organization and is popular wherever
he is known. He has but three
weeks in which to make a campaign,
but he is making up for short time
by covering lot of ground.
The labor world., 1922-10-21
OBJECT TO PIECE WORK.

The Pennsylvania railroad COM
pany's union has failed to lessen
opposition to piece work in this city.
Many employees are leaving because
of this system, which the company
Inion" ignores.
The labor world., 1922-10-21
ALWAYS IGNORING CAUSES.

Railroad strikes We're condemned
by the directors of the national as
sociation of credit men in session
at Atlantic City. No reference was
made of the causes which impel half
million men to cease work. AS
usual, the credit men discussed ef-
fectS
The labor world., 1922-10-21
Johnson and smith SPE HERE
and ON RANGES IN WEEKS TOUR
Farmer Labor Candidate For oenor and l. F. Of |, 0qan-
izer Comg Minnesota Labor Officially Supports Ticket

Magnu Johnson, FarmerLabor candidate for governor and
Paul Smith, organizer for the American Federation of Labor will
Duluth Monday morning and make weeks campaign
st. Louis and ad joining counties.
The labor world., 1922-10-21
RENEW AGREEMENT.

Organized stereotypers have ex-
tended their contract with Dallas,
Tex, newspapers until March 1, 1928.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-16

Michele De FiIlipis the one family
dwelling at 1859 East Twelfth Street,
40xt00.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-16
Garvey to Establish
Negro Daily Paper Here

Marcus Garvey, president general Of
the Universal Negro Improvement AS
ISOLATION. announced yesterday that a
negro daily newspaper will be estabs
ished under his direction within two
weeks. It will be called aThe Daily
Negro Times" and printing equipment
for its publication is being Installed
at b6 West 136th Street.
According to Garvey, who will as
sumo the duties of editor-i in -chief, the
newspaper has IN assured circulation
OF $4,000 and has sold in advance great
quantities of advertising space. It has
subscribed he said, for telegraph serv-
zee OF large news gathering orcani-
zation and will be affiliated with other
negro periodicals throughout the coun-
try.
In announcing his new project the
negro leader said that the mass migra-
ton toaAfrica is bound to come sooner
or later. sit may be in fifty years.
maybe hundred or five hundred" he
declared. eve have much to accomplish
before the time is ripe for mass migra-
ton
He was asked if location for the
proposed state has yet been selected.
That is a minor consideration, -
Garvey replied. During the recent
war we had an opportunity to gain
territory in Africa, but were unpre-
pared. When the next opportunity
comes. we will be prepaed."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-16
Far East Lines Meet ON
$25. 900 Forfeit Plans
All Replies Now I'm Favor the
Contract; Effort TO Renew
Levant Conference Tried

At meeting of the Far East Com
ference at the Offices of the Shipping
Board, A5 Broadway, yesterday, officials
Of most OF the member lines indicated
their acceptance Of the plan to post
forfeits of $4,000 each to maintain
rates Replies have not yet been
received from headquarters of the
Japanese lines, and until these are at
hand the agreement will not be signed.
Conference members said that the con-
tract probably would be ratified by
September /.
II was learned yesterday that plans
were under way for restoration of
the Levant Conference, and meeting
probably will be called for next week
to discuss the situation. Direct lines
to the Levant, including the Shipping
Board, have been ready for some time
to re-establish the rate agreement, but
Far East companies, making calls in
Levantine ports, would not undertake
to maintain tariffs. 1t is said now
that the results of the rate war have
been so disastrous that the recalci-
trant concerns were welcoming over
lures for peace.
A meeting of the East Coast of South
America Conference was held at the
Shipping Board office yesterday, but
nothing of Importance took place.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-16
Conferences Begun
On I.ongshore Pay
BY Ship Operators
investigation Shows Average
Weekly Wage il SIT; Ne
gotiafions With Men Left
to Standing Committee

Negotiations have begun between the
international Longshoremen's Union
and the standing committee of man
aging agents. representing thirty-eight
operators Of Shipping Board vessels, on
the wage scale. to become effective
when the present contracts expire on
October L. Commissioner r. v. O'Con-
nor, vice-chairman Of the board in
charge of labor matteres. said yester-
day that the board was leaving the con-
ference to che committee at present.
but would pass upon the conclusions
later.
While MIR. O'Connor would not com.
ment upon the outlook, 1t is believed in
some quarters that the present scale
will be-aachanged. No demand has yet
arisen for an increase or decrease in
wages.
An investigation has been made of
the longshore situation by shipping
men which shows that the average
weekly earnings of those who are most
steadily employed is SIT. This was
said yesterday to be the result of in
quiries at piers of the French Line, ts e
international Mercantile Marine, tne
Barber Line, the Cosmopolitan Line and
others. Hundreds of employees, it was
said, receive less than this amount
Union leaders are confident that the
facts which they will present will fore
stall an effort to cut their pay this
year. While there have been some re-
auctions in the cost of food and cloth
ing, it is declared that there has been
no decline in rents and that coal has
moved higher. Before the war, one Off
cial said yesterday, the average long
shoreman could obtain living quarters
at $40 to S1l a month, against S26 to
| $28 at present.
1t is understood that the Shipping
Board does not intend to take up
| changes in the pay of other marine en-
ployees until the longshore matter has
been settled. Most of the inform al
agreements with the masters, mates,
radio operators and unlicensed person
mel run until the end of the year.
In the last two years the wages of
seamen and other marine workers have
been reduced 80 per cent by the Ship
ping Board, in two installments of is
per cent each. The private ship own
ers have made cuts of about 40 per
cent in their official scale and still more
In individual instances