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Newspaper
Wallace Miner
Location
Wallace, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1921
Page
2
Wallace Miner appears as second class mail matter at Wallace Idaho with publication by Wallace Printing Company. Baiter notice of weekly Thursday issue.
The Idaho Press association plans an informal statewide conference in Pocatello next Saturday. Governor and cabinet members, Idaho’s congressional delegation, and leaders from reclamation, agriculture, livestock, lumber and other sectors are invited to discuss business and industry cooperation. The aim is mutual insight and stronger ties to boost the state’s resources, with no fixed program to encourage open dialogue.
A Brooklyn caravan promoting Idaho shifts from gold rush prairie imagery to modern motor travel. The piece traces the transition from classic historic routes to contemporary advertising tactics as it seeks to attract attention and travelers to Idaho.
The piece cites Theodore Roosevelt warning that wealth and war profits sap civic virtue. It contrasts material gain with enduring spirit, family, country, and moral virtues, urging balance between wealth and the soul of a nation.
Senator Gooding, long active in Idaho sheep farming, criticized the wool and woolen schedule in the Pordney tariff bill and proposed amendments he says fix its flaws. The proposals were sent to the finance committee for tariff review.
Senator Gooding spoke for livestock and wool protection, opposing Schedule K yet praising tariff safeguards for wool. He warned that the nation faces a new, global market and urged a tariff strong enough to shield American industry from cheap foreign goods, with emphasis on lead and zinc protections for mining states.
Boise residents allege coal dealer overpricing tied to falsified weights. City investigation weighing ten loads shows one correct, three over billed, six undercharged, with losses borne by customers. Names withheld pending further probe. wide public harm implied.
Practical railroad men question Ford's claimed miracles at the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton after his purchase, noting long-standing alliances with New York Central, Grand Trunk, Pere Marquette, and Wabash. They cite prior revenue and routing arrangements, with the line receiving a minor share of through rates despite Ford plant shipments totaling around 800 cars daily.
The report describes Henry Ford's Detroit, Toledo and Trenton railroad strategy involving high carrier divisions and preferred rates. It notes bonds and stock costs, suggests Ford secured vast returns on tonnage, and implies possible evasion of transportation laws. Railroad men question if Ford exploited favorable return tonnage from major lines to boost his small line's profits.
The National Republican argues for a universal conscription statute to apply to all citizens including women. It contends wages would be limited to necessities, reducing graft and profiteering, uniting public effort, and deterring future wars by bearing burdens equally.
An excerpted meditation on aspiring virtue and unity with the immortal dead. The speaker seeks to join the choir invisible through steadfast generosity, courage, and selflessness, envisioning a world guided by divine order, shared humanity, and enduring love. The passage elevates moral striving as life’s ultimate music and hope.
The remarks dispute claims about government dams and waterpower rental. They deny existence of lessees under Pinchot style policy and warn that even with potential War Department influence, Muscle Shoals would end with only regulations and idle operation, likened to a painted ship on a painted ocean.
The piece likens mining to potatoes, noting that western mining vanished in 1920 due to bad markets and left workers without wages to buy food. It urges western representatives in Congress to support protective tariffs on copper, lead, silver, and gold to revive mining and sustain employment.
Harrisburg Telegram argues Senator Hitchcock and Democratic leaders overstate tax burdens while ignoring their party's role in high costs. The piece contends Wilson administration policies raised expenses, wasted materials and labor, and delayed demobilization after the armistice until Congress forced layoffs and army reductions.
Gifford Pinchot, after disposing of resources and addressing water power, shifts focus to Muscle Shoals. He criticizes Henry Ford’s government deal, sending a long communication to the press arguing the proposal should align with Roosevelt waterpower conservation policy. He notes other lessees of water resources and urges changes.
When the peace treaty is ratified by the U S senate and the German reichstag the president's proclamation that the war is over should be spread nationwide. Many youths await the war’s end before seeking work as they spend afternoons at the Polo Grounds or at motion picture theaters with their mothers.
The article urges returning workers to hear that peace is here and there are houses to be built. It calls for action at racetracks street corners and labor sites, urging laborers to seize the opportunity now that the war is over and the silk shirt idea has faded.
The giant timekeeper costing $5,000 was shown at the National Museum in Washington. It measures 9 1/2 inches in diameter and 16 inches thick, six times the size of a standard pocket watch. Experts note the time to craft such pieces and marvel at the complete, precise assembly including pivots staffs balance and hair springs.
The Los Angeles Times notes the vice president and the secretary of the treasury as silent, efficient figures in Washington. They attend cabinet meetings without pressing their opinions, preserving confidences, while Josephus Daniels remains prominent in publicity. Calvin Coolidge leaves without disclosing gossip, keeping his thoughts under wraps.
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