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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-01

| "All these stories about what
know are foolish. Ritter told the Unit.
ed Press. II have made no sworn
statement to any one"
Ritter claims that he is the orig
inal inventor of liquid fire now being
used in Europe's war. He said he was
negotiating with former Austrian Ans
bassador Dumba for the sale of his in
vention to Austria Hungary. Dumba.
he said, agreed to effect the release
Of Ritter's brother-in-law, DR.. Albert
Austrian army, but now a Russian
prisoner at Olmsk, Siberia.
Charles DeWoody, special agent OF
the department of justice after a
lengthy conference with Ritter, rp-
ported to Washington.
Ritter asserted '.his enemies" had
caused his arrest and that Mas NJ
C. Darby, to whom he gave the $50
check. had been mieled by them.
Investigation Considered.
WASHINGTON, Dec. IA. Bruce
Bielaski, ehief Of the department of
Justice secret service, said TODAY he
is considering an Investigation Of the
Du Pont powder mill explosion at Will
mington. Bielaski Is anxious, how
ever, to see the preliminary report Of
the Delaware authorities first.
Wholesale Indictments.
WASHINGTON Dec. IL That
Wholesale grand Jury indictments at
San Francisco probably will follow
the arrest there of c. c. Crowley,
charged with violation Of the neu-
trality laws. was learned today.
The grand jury will meet in few
days. The justice department is un-
derstood to have evidence which i'm
plicates associates OF Crowley and
department officials today limited the
San Francisco situation would bear
close watching
1t was even intimated the case
may prove more important than the
present trials OF pro-German sympa-
thfzers in New York.
Federal investigation.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Assistant
Attorney General Warren announced
today a department OF justice agent
will be sent to Wilmington to investi.
gat the Dupont powder factory ex-
plcsicn.
Warren said the agent will cooper
ate with the state authorities in an
effort to ascertain the cause OF the
explosion and the persons responsible
Cause IL Mystery.
WILMINGTON, Del. Dec. 1.-Two
small fires. one IN the Hagley yard
and the other at the Carney's Point,
N. j. plant of the Dupont Powder
company, racked the nerves of Du-
pont officials today while they were
directing the investigation INTO the
explosion that wrecked a packing
house here yesterday with loss of
thirty lives.
officials publicly secuted the idea
that either blaze had any connection
with yesterdays tragedy. They ad-
rnitted, however, that the cause Of the
explosion is yet mystery though in
vestigations are Under way.
n-- -.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-01

nr.sa nni.aa, Press Leased Wire servfceI
q. otfLAs. Ariz., Dec. with
~. villa reported insane from de-
~ y, and his whereabouts : mys.
tne resistance to Carranza
aiter ,s grows less. villa disappeared
lilla5 using nearly a thousand men
batsis " wounded and surrenders at The
ssscted frieta was practically trnpro-
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-01
ENGLAND

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE kingsway,
British steamer, has been sunk by a
submarine with a possible loss Of five
lives. The captain and twenty-ons. #
the kingsway's crew were landed to.
day. Five others are missing.
Three kinssways are officially list
ed: The kingsway of London, e,647
tons, owned by the Beaver Shipping
company; the kingsway Of vsncoe-
yer, 3. G., 247 tons, owned by tho
Standard Fisheries; the kinesway Of
Grimsby, England, 211 tons, owned by
the Strand Steam Fishing company. :.
ECONOMY PLEA.
LONDON, Dec. 1.-Prenier Asquith
made an urgent economy plea today
before trades union leaders he had
called into conference with cabinet
officials, concerning EnsIand's war
(Contfnued on page 5,)
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-01
Coroner's Jury Verdict.

QUINCY, H., Dec. death from
injuries caused by the fall and not by
drowning was the verdict of the
coroner's jury called to investigate the
death of two trainmen who lost their
lives here Saturday night when c.,
B. & @. train went into an open draw.
Responsibility for the accident was
not fixed.
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Read The Cate City want column.
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ECONOMY PLEA.

(Contfnued on page 5.)
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subscribers Of The Daily Gate
city are served the full Leased
wire Service Of the United
Press Associations
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-02-11
A Painful Accident


Hovey Evans, nephew of J. NJ.
Birmingham, was painfully injured
Sunday by being thrown from his
pony. The accident occurred at Mr..
Bisbee's farm, where young Evans
had been spending the day. When he
mounted his pony to return home,
the pony bucked and threw him over
her head, badly spraining his right
arm and kicking him on the thigh.
In spite of his injuries, however, the
lad had the pluck to remount and ride
home. 1t is stated that the disposi-
ton of the pony has been changed
during the last few months by the
larger boys of the Hanna school tor
menting it. Young Evans has ridden
the pony for five years, and previous
to that time the Brushwood children
had ridden it since they were ola
enough to walk, and it has always
been model of gentleness. 1t is
hoped the big boys will take heed of
the result of their acts and refrain
from the abuse they have heaped on
the animal.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-02-11
LEARNED DISCUSSIONOF
THE WAR
Two Travellers Size Up Situation
While Waiting for
Train

Two young fellows who had the
appearance of peddlers of some pat
ent articles were seated in the sur
on the depot platform Monday, read
ing a daily paper while waiting fol
the down train, and discussing the
war. The conversation ran some
thing like this:
Well, what do you think of the
war by now?
Some war.
Looks like she was going to stick
around awhile.
Sure does.
l guess old Kitchener knew what he
was talking about.
Uh-huh.
But, believe me, you've got to hand
it to the German machine.
Some machine.
That Won Hindenburg guy is some
general
Puts old Napoleon's star out.
If the kaiser had another like him to
put in France, it would all be over but
the shouting.
Sure would.
guess we'll all have to admit those
Russians are some fighters, too.
You're right, there.
But what do you think of the
Trenches fighting in red pants?
Well, whad'juh expect?
guess that's right, too. What I'd
like to do is mitt this Albert guy. He's
some king.
Some king, is right.
But, after all, guess there isn't an
out for poor old Germany
Uh-huh.
England won't quit until she holds
the top hand. Those guys are some
stickers.
Sure Mike.
guess we amt the lucky ones not
to be mixed up in it?
Uh-huh.
None of the trench stuff for me.
l should say not.
Three squares day and downy
cot look good to me.
There's two of US.
A guys boob that'll shoulder gun
and go out looking for battle.
Sure is.
And think of this air ship stuff well,
here's the train.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-02-11
IMPORTANT SUITS ARE
COMING UP
Gaebler and Thompson Cases
Against Irrigation District
on the Docket

The two suits against the Emmett
Irrigation district for interest on the
districts bonds are docketed to come
up within the next so days. The
outcome of these suits will be awaited
with interest, as both involve the
legality of the so-called Commission"
bonds, on account of which the inter-
est sued for has not been paid.
The Gaebler suit came up for hear
ing in the federal court last month,
but was continued to the February
term, which convenes in Boise Feb
ruary D.
The Paul Thompson case has been
appealed to the United States circuit
court of appeals, which sits in San
Francisco the latter part of this
month. The date for the hearing has
not been set. The court is two years
behind with its work and the date
when it will come to trial is indefinite.
However, briefs of both plaintiff and
defendant are being prepared and
must be submitted the latter part of
this month.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-02-11
County Commissioners Here

The board of County Commissioners,
with Surveyor Mcconnell, are in town
today to consider the new road on
the South Slope which the Crescent
Club is advocating. S. P. Bane says
the contract for county physicians
work was awarded to DR.. Farrer of
Caldwell at $500, saving over the
expense of last year of $500. DR..
Farrer will perform all necessary
operations and provide whatever as
sistance he may need at the above
figure, which, however, does not in
clude insanity cases, medicine or hos
pital fees. Aside from being county
physician, DR.. Farrer will also be the
health officer and executive head of
the medical work of the county.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-02-11
Figuring Your Light Bill

When one is able 20 figure out the
exact cost of an incandescent lamp
for one hour then it is an easy matter
to understand the regular monthly
electric light bill. In this way you
can figure out the individual lamps
which are costing the most and cor
rect any errors in the light system.
You pay for electricity by the kilo-
watt. A kilowatt is merely a thou
sand watts. Watts is an arbitrary
figure in electricity meaning the same
as "horse power" in mechanics.
Everyone understands what ten horse
power means. 1t means that motor,
or engine, will produce energy equal
to the work of ten horses. Now TAG
watts are equal to one horse power.
Therefore one watt is equal to 1-746
of q horse power. A thousand watts,
or one kilowatt, is equal to one and
one-third horse power. If your cleo
trio light bill says you have con-
sumed thirty kilowatts it means that
you have used forty horse power of
electricity during the month. If the
monthly rate is 10 cents kilowatt
you will pay for this power $500,
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-02-11
Another Ford Story

]. w. Blurrton, of the Emmett gar
age, vouches of this story:
There was knock at st. Peters
gate. "Who comes there?" Charles
P. Hartley" "How did you get
here?" "In a Buick" "No room here
for you. Go below"
Then came B. C. Bowers with his
Maxwell, and he was also ordered
below.
The next man was Dudley VanDeu-
sen. "How did you get here?" in
quired st. Peter. "In a Ford re-
piled D. H. walk right in. You
have had enought hell on earth al
ready without undergoing further
punishment"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-02-11
To Divide Idaho congressionally


1t is quite generally talked at Boise
that this present legislature will pass
law dividing Idaho into two con-
gressional districts. This bill will be
introduced in the senate in the next
day or SO and will have particularly
strong support from northern Idaho
people as they have no representative
in congress at present. The proposed
bill seeks to divide Idaho and create
two congressional districts by drawing
line from the southern portion of
Canyon county diagonally northeast
across the state, skirting Ada county s
northern boundary line and following
the southern boundary lines of Boise
and Idaho counties to the Montana
border. North of this diagonal line
is to be one congressional district;
south of it is to be the other congress
sional district. The two proposed
districts under this division have ap-
proximately the same territory, the
same population and the same yalua-
ton.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-02-11
Index Advertising Paws

Index want ads are business
bringers. Mrs. Joseph Campbell last
week inserted two-line ad of calves
for sale All were sold by Monday.
Mrs. Pomeroy of Letha wanted to sell
some roosters. A small ad made
quick disposition of them, there being
II inquiries inside of week. If
you have anything to sell, want to buy
or trade or rent-Index want ads will
do the business and save you lots of
time and trouble.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-02-11
Sudan Grass

Sudan grass, new crop resembling
cane or kaffir corn, is recommended
for the central Idaho sections as a
summer fallow crop. The Fruit
Grower and Farmer, of st. Joe, No..
recently contained an interesting
article on Sudan grass and expert
ments made in the Lewiston country
last year show that it is particularly
adapted to this section. A crop grown
in the vicinity of Lapwai gave returns
equal to any section of the county and
it is believed the summer fallow lands
of the Lewiston country can be profit
ably devoted to the growing of this
new crop. When cut for hay,a feed of
finer quality and with more leaf than
any of millet crops is secured and the
first cutting should be made about
eight weeks after planting. At least
two cuttings would be secured in the
Lewiston country and it is stated an
average of ten tons to the acre should
be secured The hay is valuable as
feed for all livestock and the growing
of Sudan grass for seed is very profit
able.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-02-11
Mark Twain of Senate

Our E. K. Hayes has been dubbed
the Mark Twain of the senate. His
ready wit keep the senators in good
humor, and his apt stories has sever
al times relieved tense situation
when the debate became heated. In
debate he is recognized as being both
logical and able. In the house, ]. w.
Tyler is highly spoken of by not only
his Democratic colleagues, but also
by the Republican side, and he has
taken high rank. Canyon county is
ably represented by these two men.
Another strong member of the Can
yon delegation is Representative In
gard of Fruitland.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-02-11
WEBB BILL RECOMMENDED
Favors Much Discussed Measure AL
lowing Sale of Culled Fruit.

The state senate committee on ag-
riculture has reported house bill No.
8, known as tn Webb bill, back to the
senate with the recommendation that
it be passed. One amendment was Of
ferd by the committee, setting Sep
tember as the date when sale of Gull
fruit may begin.
This bill would allow the sale OF
wormy and infected fruit. 1t has
aroused much comment and has both
strong opposition and warm support.
One of the strong arguments of the
opponents is that the sanctioning of
the sale of wormy and infected fruit
will tend to break down the laws rela-
tive to spraying and care of orchards
as people will grow careless, knowing
that no matter what kind of apples
they raise they can sell them for some
thing. Supporters of the bill claim
that the present prohibition of the sale
of poor fruit is presistently evaded
and that as the law-abiding orchard
lists are the ones who suffer and be-
cause of the further fact that the pre-
sent law causes the waste of an i'm
mense amount of fruit perfectly gooo
for food the Webb would prove a good
thing.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-02-11
Successful Sales

The McElfresh and Calender sales
last week were very successful and
everything sold well and brought
satisfactory prices. Colonel Barnard
has six sales billed for this month
as follows:
Charles Cantral, February 16.
Galbreath, February II.
VIM. Woody sale at Hagerman on
the Goth.
A sale at New Plymouth on the
23rd.
Vanderdasson sale, February "a.
R. W. Jones sale on the 25th.
D. H. Crank sale on the 9th.
Saturday he will have a market
day sale on the grounds at the foot
of Main street.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-02-11
REFORESnNG THE BEAR.
WALLCW
An Area of 1850 Acres to be
Seeded to Yellow Pine
This Spring.

The forest service is completing
preparations for an interesting pro-
ject to be undertaken within few
weeks. This project is the sowing OF
$500 pounds of yellow pine seed. The
Bear Wallow Burn on Packer John
Summit, just north of Garden Valley,
is the site chosen. This area was
burned over by succession of fires
between 1890 and 1910, with Q result
ant destruction of all tree growth
and seedlings. About 1850 acres of
this area will be sown this winter.
The brush growth on this area is so
dense that to sow it during the sum
mer season is impossible. Hence, it
it will be sown this winter by broad
casting the seed on the snow while
travel on snowshoes above the brush
is possible. Web snowshoes will be
used.
A large log cabin was built by the
service last fall and will be the head
quarters of the eight or ten men
who will do the seeding. Forest Ex-
aminer Miles has charge of the pro-
ject and expects to get part of his
crew here in Emmett.
The seed and supplies necessary for
this work were packed in to the cabin
last fall by Ranger Wallis, and stored
in mouse proof bins. Eight horses
and two men for six days were re-
quired to do the packing.
About eight pounds of seed will
be sown per acre. This would mean
about 10000 trees if every seed ger
minated and grew. This is, of course,
not expected. A stand of 1000 seed
lings per acre will be considered
success.
Thse 1000 seedlings in $50 years
will produce stand of over 10000
board feet per acre. At present the
area is absolutely non-productive, the
brush being so dense that it is not
even grazed by sheep. The advisable
ity of making such an area produc-
tive at some time is apparent.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-02-11

You can believe this if you want to I:
Wild geese congregating along the
right of way of the Nevada, Califor-
MIA & Eastern railroad, running out
of Lake View, Ore, in the last week
have interfered seriously with the
operation of the trains. So numer-
Gus are the birds that several times
it has been almost necessary to stop
the trains that the birds might not be
run over. The engineer has hastened
their flight by frequent blasts of the
whistle. When the great flock of
geese rise from the track the beating
of their wings can be heard distinctly
several miles away.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-02-11

which is very little indeed for the use
of "forty horses" for one month. As
suming that tungsten lamps are in
stalled, what will they cost per lamp?
Look on the bulb of the lamp. You
will find there a little paster giving
the number Of watts" required by
the lamp. Let us take the smallest
lamp first. 1t is rated at "ten watts"
and will give eight candle-power or
light. If the rate per kilowatt in your
city is 10 cents per kilowatt for one
hour, of 1000 watts, then it will cost
0.00001 of cent for one watt and
0.OO1 of cent for ten watts for one
hour. At that rate the ten watt lamp
could be left burning for 100 hours,
or nearly four days and half, be-
fore it would burn up ten cents worth
of electricity. The next size is the
Is watt lamp which gives about ten
candle-power of light. This lamp will
consume fifteen cents worth of cleo
tIlcity III 1OO HourS OF CONTINUOUS
burning at the ten cent rate The
next size lamp is the 25 watt, or TWEEN
ty candle-power, lamp. This lamp
will burn for forty hours before con-
suming kilowatt, or ten cents worth
of current. The largest practical siz-
ed lamp for use in the home is the
forty watt lamp. The lamp should
be used only where large amount
of light is necessary for short inter
calls. 1t will burn continuously for 25
hours for a kilowatt of current.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-02-11

pale and drops of SWEET on his forehed
but probly from feer.
Pretty soon he disappeared in the
woods and staggurd out of site. Then
HENRY lade the pipe down and said
it was pretty hot for him clost to the
camfre and he gessed he would
scowt little and get some fresh air.
He said some uther boy could have
his draws till he came back. He was
a littul swetty on his forehed and
scanned to be in a hurry to go.
The pipe of peace was out by this
time but nobody scanned to care.
! By this time my stummick began to
be in seyear pane and very doubtful
about stayen down. l thought l
would go and see if HENRY needed
ennything. l was not sure how long
| would be abul to keep my stummick
down from the way it felt witch was
very strange.
In littul vile I could see Billy
Gibbs layen stretcht out on the bank
of the erick with his face rite in the
edge of the wotter and HENRY was
layen beside of him letten the wotter
wosh mis- face when it would come up.
Both of them were quite pale and
groned littul. Billy whispered he
thought he was sunstruck from playen
so hard in the hot sun. His war paint
was all wasn't off his face and so was
Henry's.
In minnet l thought I would lay
down beside of Billy and Henry. /
thought maybe the cool wotter COM
men up on my face would help to
keep my stummick down.
Pretty soon you could see most of
the boys layen on the bank of the
crick onall sides of US dozen the same
as me and Henry and Billy Gibbs.
Sometimes the boys would grone
apart and sometimes they would grone
together. 1t must have been a CRATE
site and none of US expected to see
home agen.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-02-11
Preparing for Log Drive

Henry Love, Ed and Ralph Reed
left a few days ago for the South
Fork to bank logs for the spring drive
of the Michigan Lumber Company
The drive will consist of about 215
million feet. The logs were cut last
season. There are about Az million
feet of logs in the McNish ponds be-
longing to the company which were
brought down last spring. Arrange
ments will probably be made to saw
the logs at this place.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-02-11

~ LILY borrered one of his
fathers pipes and pocketful
of tobacco. 1t was pipe with
a long stem and small hole
but pretty strong for its sighs. Billy's
father smoaked it ever since Billy was
small boy and Billy thought it would
be a fine pipe to smoak the pipe of
peace with and we would be abul to
get it back before supper soze his
father would not miss it.
Billy hid it under dedd logg til
the gain was over and we bilt the
camfire and all set round in a serkle
like Indians grunten and waten to
smoak the pipe of peace and be fends
agen. 1t was a bewtiful Ottum day
about fore o'clock and Billy got the
pipe from under the dedd logg and
filled it with tobacco and then he put
a live cole on it out of the campfire
and took the furst draw until it was
goen pretty good and passed it on.
Then the neckst boy took a big
draw and cofft "a littful because the
smoak went up his nose and passed
it on.
Then. Henry took big draw and
said How! very loud and brave and
passed it on.
Then I took draw and blew out a
big lot of smoak and it went all
around to Billy Gibbs agen.
1t was CRATE deel of fun the furst
time round and new to all of US.
Then it went around the seckond time
not quite so fast but all the boys
taken thare draw after each uther.
By the forth time round some of the
boys had enough but they would not
say so furst.
When it came back Billy Gibbs he
took his last draw and passed it on
and he said he gessed he would go
out in the woods and scowt littul
He was afrade there mite be savvidges
waten to attack US. He was little
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-02-11
Choir Concert.

The Presbyterian church choir will
give a concert Friday evening, Febru-
ary 26, in the church. The program
will consist of vocal and instrumental
music. Duets, trios, quartets and
choruses, all new music, will be rem
dered by the choir. Arrange to be
present and enjoy an evening of song,
Admission: 25 cents for adults, chill
dren under IL years of age 15c.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-02-11
Held ON Conspiracy Charge.

Caldwell-Edward Frances was
bound over for trial in the district
court on the charge of conspiracy in
bonds of $500. The charge grew out
of the Hanley divorce case that was
before the district court short time
ago. Hanley is also wanted on the
same charge but succeeded in getting
into another state.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-02-11
DIED

Enoch Powell died suddenly Satur-
day of heart failure at the home of his
son, Ben Powell, on Willow creek.
He was 81 years of age. The body
was shipped to the old home at
Lebanon, Ore, on Monday, accom-
panied by his wife and son.