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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-06-29
More Car Owners.

The NJ. & NJ Garage the past week
has sold two more Ford cars. One, a
touring car, to John Yeck, and the 9TH
er, a truck, to the Jap gardeners.
John Mcconnell is driving an Olds-
mobile he recently purchased in Boise.
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Drainage District Wins

Apportionment or Dement'S practi-
cally as fixed by the districts commits
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gether with the establishment of ar
ample and adequate system of ac-
counting with proper inspection and
supervision.
"For the further development of
our great undeveloped agricultural re-
sources, we favor state rural credit
legislation so that our farming classes
may obtain loans from state and pri-
vate sources for long periods of time,
at lower rates of interest, and on the
amortization basis.
'We favor increasing the efficiency
Of the lawmaking department of our
state government by decreasing the
membership of the legislature and
lengthening the tenure of Office.
"We commend the patriotism and
unselfish devotion to country of the
members of our state militia, who
have responded to the call to go to
the Mexican border in defense of the
integrity of American soil and we
pledge them the support of our state
regardless of politics, and we further
pledge such assistance as may be
necessary for their devoted families"
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Jap-a-lac, all colors, at Reilly's.
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The Index Prints Stationery Right
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-29
LODGE TELLS MORE
ABOUT POSTSCRIPT"
Names Breckenridge as Au-
thority for Alleged Addi-
ton to Lusitania Note

Somerville. Mass. October 2S.--rne
assertion that President Wilson at the
time the second Lusitania note was
sent to Germany wrote and afterward
withdrew a postscript Informing the
German government that the contents
of his previous note were not to be
interpreted too seriously, was reiter-
ated by Senator Henry Cabot Lodge
in political address here tonight. The
senator added to his statement the an
nouncement that information on the
subject had come to him in a letter
from DR.. Charles H. Bailey of the Tufts
Medical school, in which Henry BrecN-
inridge, formerly Assistant Secretary
OF War, was quoted as authority for
the story of the alleged postscript.
Senator Lodge reviewed the sending
of the Lusitania notes and the resig-
nation of Secretary of State Bryan. He
continued:
There was one feature about which
there was much speculation at the
time and that was why Mr.. Bryan al
lowed his name to be appended to q
very strong note couched in the most
extreme language possible to diplo-
macy, and yet resigned so that he need
not affix his signature to the very
mild note of June 8, a note which even
a man of very strong pacificist ten
denotes could not have objected to. 1t
was currently reported at the time
that the reason for this apparently in
explicable action on Mr. Bryan's part
was the fact that the first note as
finally sent was not the note to which
he had appended his signature. With
in a few days there has come into my
possession direct information upon this
subject. contained in "a letter ad-
to Grafton Cushing, who for
warded it to me. This writer, DR..
Charles H. Bailey professor in the
Tufts Medical school, is a gentleman
of high standing and undoubted We
ra pitv''
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John R. Drexel, $1,000 each; New Jersey
republican state committee, $4,000"
DODGE HEADS LIST


DODGE HEADS LIST
New York. October 27.-Cleveland II.
Dodge, who was graduated from
Princeton with President Wilson in 10,
heads the list of contributors to the
democratic campaign fund, according
to a preliminary report filed with the
clerk of the House of Representatives to-
day by Wilbur w. Marsh, treasurer of
the democratic national committee.
The report, which accounts for
contributions of $1,006,2S3, the amount
received up to and including October
"a. OF this sum Mr.. Dodge gave $4,000
Since then he has contributed an adj
ditional $4,000, making the total s79,-
900.
The number of contributors was
given as 41,SS2. The amount received
in contributions of less than 500 was
s2S1 4S6. The contributions from those
giving more than 500 was $744, 436. One
of the entries on the list reads, Wood
row Wilson, Washington, D. c., $250O."
The largest contributors shown by
the report as follows:
Thomas D. Jones, Chicago, $12,500;
David &. Jones, Chicago, $4,000; c. e.
Davis, Chicago, $4,000; Breckenridge
Long, $1,000; David r. Francis, St.
Louis, $4,000; M. n. Coolidge. Fitchburg.
Mass, $4,000; L. d. Doheney, Los An
SeleS, SoV0Vj JACOB >. ScnlH, S0OOU, IL.
J. Reynolds, Winston Salem, n c.,
$4,000; Francis Burton Harrison,
$1,000; Chadbourn, $4,000; Nicholas F.
Brady, 10000; w. G. Sharp, Elyria o.,
5000; James c. Bray. $4,000 Frank
NJ. Patterson, $4,000; John d. Ryan,
$4,000; T. L. Chadbourne, Jr., $4,000;
Chrales r. Crane, $4,000; Pennsylvania
democratic. committee, $4,000; Roger
Sullivan, Chicago, $4,000; E. D. Hurley,
Chicago, $4,000; William D. Tilden, Chill
cago 100000 W. C. Niblack, Chicago,
$4,000; Marcus Jacobwsky, Chicago,
$1,000; f. S. Peabody, Chicago, 5000.
The disbursements of the committee
up to October "a, were reported as
$991,S23, which includes s145,S07 paid
through the western headquarters at
Chicago.
Other contributions to the campaign
fund include James w. Gerard. New
York, $1,000; John Barton Payne, Chicago,
S15000 B. NJ, Winston, Chicago, $1,000.
The financial statement of the repub-
lican campaign committee, it was an
nounced tonight would be made public
tomorrow
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it INDUCED in in former years. 1t will be
impossible for the city to do more of this
kind of needed improvement until per-
manent and better financial basis is arriv-
ed at.
THE cost of maintaining prisons is
reduced approximately $1,000
THE saving of $4,000 in the playground
and park departments results from the
elimination of the playground expense
and other reductions in park mainten-
ance.
Interest on bills payable is reduced
largely by paying off the greater part OF
the old notes given for the purchase OF
equipment and property in former years,
and by the further fact that the city has
not borrowed money through temporary
loans. Interest on temporary loans
usually amounted to from $25, 900 to $35, 0O0
owing to the rapid growth of the
library and the increased use of same, this
expense is increased about $500.
The legal department shows a reduc-
ton of about $500 in damage suits, hav-
ing sustained judgments of $tS76 against
1888 for the year 1915.
THE increase of $4,000 for OUTLAWS,
land, buildings and equipment arises from
the purchases for the North Birmingham
water and light plant for s14, 7SS; invest
ment in city tax titles, s14,7T; police de-
partment equipment, s32S1; Pisgah Home,
$500; fire department, S1S77; street de-
partment, $1749, and numerous other small
items.
Referring to the board of education, ii
will be noted that the cost is approXi-
mately the same as for former years, al
though the operating expense for the
schools was materially decreased That
saving is offset by the purchase of land
and buildings for school sites amounting
to s1S,523
THE item covering purchase of tax
titles by the city is temporary expense
only, as this money and interest will be
returned to the city when the titles are
redeemed.
lowing to the decision in the Mcdonald
suit. an additional burden will be inn
posed on the general fund for the en-
suing year of approximately $4,000. AS
the city is running practically on no mar
gin at present, this sum must necessar-
lily be made up from increased receipts
or decreased expenditures, or a combna-
tiOn of both
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,nents 10 restrict tha acivities OF their

ernments to restrict the activities of their
own nationals.
The point at issue in the controversy
is whether the nationality or the domi-
cilitv of the owner of goods gives char
acter as neutral or belligerent. Previous
ly Great Britain and the United States
have agreed that domicile was decisive
regardless of nationality The continental
European position has been that nation
atty was decisive
In the previous negotiations over. the
blacklist Great Britain took position
between the two theories.
The subject probably will be carried
on in further diplomatic correspondence.
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IRUMANIANS ARE
MAKING STRONG
EFFORT TO HOLD
INVADING ARMIES
{ Continued from Page One)

which the Teutonic troops are fleeing in
disorder, the official statement declares.
In the Uzul valley a Rumanian attack
was successful, 10 officers and 800 men,
together with five machine guns and
large quantity of war material being cap
tured by the Rumanian forces. East Of
the Alt valley, hostile attacks were re-
pulsed In the jul valley the Austro-
German forces which had advanced to
the west were completely defeated, adds
the statement, leaving 1900 dead on the
battlefield, besides losing $50 men in pris-
oners, and l6 machine guns
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CONGRESSIONAL FUNDS

Washington, October 2S-Contributions
of s316,93o to the republican congressional
campaign committee We're disclosed in q
statement today by former Senator Scott
of West Virginia, its chairman. There
We're 2073 contributors.
The democratic congressional campaign
committee filed it's statement today, show
ing receipts of S25, Gas and expenditures
and incidentals of SAL, 1888. OF the receipts
the democratic national committee con-
tributed s24, coo.
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NEGRO DEATH RATE
IN STATE HEAVY
State Board of Health Pub
fishes Report for Month
of September

! Montgomery, October 2S.-(Special9'
| Oath continues to exact it's heavy toll
among Alabama's negro population, while
the black race at the same time is less
prolific than the white population of the
state, according to statistics for Septem-
Der, published today by the state board
| of health. However, the negro race can
not be counted as dying out as the birth
rate exceeds the death rate nearly s
per cent.
For the month of September there were
reported 47O6 births OF these 3088 were
white and 1918 colored. The total birth
! rate for the month was 24.3 per 1000 of
population. The white birth rate was 81 4
and the colored 20.4.
There were PIG deaths reported. OF these
1886 were white and 1893 were colored. The
| total death rate was 1919. The white death
rate was 9.5 and the colored death rate
was 1911
A handsome portrait of the late Judge
Daniel Coleman of Athens, painted by
Miss Edna K. Smith of Birmingham, has
been presented to the supreme court Ii
brary by Mrs. Claude Levert Coleman.
widow of the late Daniel Coleman of
Huntsville, on behalf of the descendants
OF the subject of the portrait. 1t was re-
ceived yesterday by Junius M. Riggs
librarian, from DR.. Charles C. Thach of
Auburn, grandson of Judge Coleman and
will be given conspicuous place in the
library.
Governor Henderson, accompanied by
John Monat, his recording secretary; C.
Brooks Smith, state insurance commits
sioner; Brooks Flowers, former president
of the convict board, and Daniel w.
Troy of this city, will leave for Mo
bile at noon tomorrow to attend the
Tropical fair, which opens in that city
Monday. He will deliver the address
launching the fair.
Farris Ward, a trusty convict for years
has disappeared from the Roy Turpentne
camp, Monroe county. His escape was
reported to the convict department to-
day. Ward was serving a life sentence
from Tuscaloosa county for murder.
The governor today appointed John M.
Lovelace as county commissioner of Tai
lapoosa county, to fill the vacancy exist
ing on the Tallapoosa board.
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BERLIN CLAIMS VICTORY

Berlin, October 2S.-(Yia Sayville.)
Teutonic troops have won a victory in
the Dorna Watra region, near the juno
ton point of the frontiers of Buko-
wilma, Pennsylvania and Rumania, ac-
cordng to todays war office an
nouncement. Austro-H Hungarian forces
captured several heights from the Rus
slams at the point of the bayonet and
took more than 200 prisoners.
On the northern frontier of Ru-
mania, Austro-G German forces captur ed
from the Rumanians a height in the
region south of Kronstadt. and extend
ed their advance into the Partheuga
valley.
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FRENCH REPORT

Paris. October 28.-French forces in
the region of Verdun last night cap
tured by the use or handgrenades the
quarry held by the Germans to the
northeast of Fort Douaumont, it was
officially announced by the French war
department today. A brisk artillery
duel continues in the region of Douau-
mont
On the Somme front last night the
statement adds, there was an inter
mittent artillery bombardment.
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Hughes Addresses Farmers
of Northern New York

Ogdensburg, n. Y, October 2s.
Charles E. Hughes campaigned today
among the farmers of northern New
York. He spoke chiefly on republican
policies affecting agriculture. The pro-
tective tariff, the need for prepara
ton to meet the competition of an en-
ergized Europe after the war" and the
Adamson law were the nominees chief
topics. Maintenance of American rights
on land and sea, he declared, was es-
sential to all prosperity and progress
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GERMAN EASTERN REPORT

Berlin, October 2S.-(Via Sayville.)
The Russians have renewed their at
of Lutsk in Volhynia, the war office
announced today, delivering an assault
yesterday after two days artillery
preparation in the vicinity of Zeturze.
The attack, according to the official
statement, failed completely with
heavy losses to the Russians
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BRITAIN REPLIES
TO PROTEST NOTE
AS TO BLACKLIST
Continued from Page One,

ready have been taken from the black
list and the British note is understood to
offer means of removing others.
The British note is understood to take
the line of argument that 1t is unprece-
denied for neutral to claim that a bel
lgerent should in effect compel it's sub
jects to trade with the enemy, and that
it violates no law for the British gov
eminent to prevent its subjects from do
ing so.
While the British government admits
the rights of all persons in neutral coun-
tries to engage in legitimate commercial
transactions, it argues that such right
does not limit the right of other gov
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Attempted Life of Australian Premier

Melbourne, Australia, October 2-(Via
London.)-An attempt was made recently
to assassnate William Morris Hughes.
the Australian premier, at his home in
New Victoria, according to Reuter- dis
patch from Sydney which says the in
formation was obtained from close friends
of the prime minister. A man is said
to have forced a window at night and to
have fired a revolver shot into the pre-
mier's bedroom. The bullet did not take
effect. The would-be assassin escaped.
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FIGHT CONTINUES IN DoBRUDJA

Berlin, October 2S.-(via Sayville )-Teu-
ton Bulgar-Turkish forces under COM
mand of Field Marshal Won Mackensen
continue their pursuit of the Russian and
Rumanian armies in northern Dobrudja.
says the official statement issued at the
frontier army headquarters today.
The forces of the central powers and
their allies are attacking with little re-
sistsnce, it is declared
Five hundred isolated soldiers have
been taken prisoner and several munition
columns and other war materials have
been captured.
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Alumni Secretaries Elect

Nashville, Tenn October 2S.-The Ma
tional Association of Alumni Secretaries
yesterday elected the following officers:
Charles Caseon, Vanderbilt, president:
Frank w. Scott, University of Illinois,
first vice president; A. II. Upham, Miami,
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AUSTRO-GERMAN ATTACKS

Petrograd, October 2S.--(Via Lon
don. )-Austro-G German forces launched
"a series of violent attacks against the
Russian and Rumanian positions on
both banks of the River Bystritsa, in
the region of Dorna Watra yesterday,
says the official statement, issued to-
day by the Russian war office, COM
polling the Russian advanced posts to
abandon two heights.
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WARD GIVES OUT
FULL STATEMENT
OF CITY FINANCES


preceding year Some of this is made up
by increased diligence in collection of
miscellaneous licenses.
THE liquor inspection fee under the
city law that was annulled by the SUI
preme court produced $34, 420. 1t is estl-
mated that five or six thousand dollars of
this will be related under ordinance of
the commission, returning fees that are
shown to have been paid on liquor ship
ments legitimately received under the
law. A great majority of the liquor fees
were collected from people who evaded in
some way the laws, and, therefore, could
not meet the requirements of the city in
asking for refunds
Receipts of $4,000 from the record
er's courts do not come up to 1914 by
$1,000 although exceeding receipts for the
year 1915 by about $4,000.
at will be noted that the city's receipts
increased from interest on bank balances.
This is due to prompt collections. which
accumulated large sums of money in
banks.
THE departmental permits were less for
the year 1914 by $1,000 and greater for
the year 1915 by $4,000. This indicates
that building activities We're heavier in
1914 and showed a slowing up in 1915
These departments seem to be recovering
their activity and are on the way TO
normal They are about self-supporting
and not a source of profit. The plumbing
building and electrical departments are
included in this item.
Municipal industries, which comprise
the North Birmingham water and light
plant, show $4,000 increase of business,
without any additional expense except for
permanent improvements.
1.-The item of sale assets may be ex-
planned to the public to mean the turn
ing into cash of worn out and deteriorat-
ed equipment machinery. animals, etc.
This item is practically the same each
year.
THE increased receipts of 600 for
the board of education is due to incidental
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second vice president; lowering Tyson,
Columbia, secretary; Arthur t. Buta-
field, Worcester Polytechnic institute,
treasurer. The next meeting will be held
at Ann Arbor Mich.
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NO INCREASE OF LICENSE

There seems to be apprehension among
the merchants that the city expects to
increase their licenses for next year, so
that heavier burden will fall on them.
This is not fact, as the city expects to
increase the license collections through
a more systematic and rigid enforcement
of the present schedule, rather than by
an increase in it,"
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WILSON SHOWS
GAINS IN RACE.
STATES HERALD
Continued From Page One)

rank and file of the republican party
are remaining quiet.
There can be no doubt, however,
| that the President, as was first dis
| closed by the Heralds campaign, is
much stronger than the democratic
party and many republicans in near
ly all the states are going over to
democracy on the plea that the Presi-
dent kept the country out of war"
That is the issue which is winning
him most support, although the labor
drift should not be discounted
STATES GIVING WILSON GAINS
The states in which the President
has made gains during the last week
are California, Colorado, Illinois, In
diana, Iowa. Kentucky, Maine. Michi-
gan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska,
New Hampshire, Ohio. Oregon, Yer
mont. Washington, Wisconsin and
Wyoming. He gained also in New York
city.
The states in which Mr.. Hughes
gained are Connecticut, Idaho. Massa-
chusettS, Missouri, New Jersey, North
Dakota. Rhode Island and Tennessee
He also made progress in upstate New
York
States in which no change occurred
during the week are Arizona. Della
ware, Kansas, Maryland, Nevada, New
Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota and
West Virginia.
The probable closeness of the contest
can be realized by a consideration of
the electoral vote of the states in
which the respective nominees lead.
Not intending the following lineup of
the states as final or as a prediction,
the Herald nevertheless presents list
of those states which in the straw
vote to date lean toward the two nom
inees
ELECTORAL VOTE TO BE CLOSE
Those states which are giving so per
cent or more of their straw votes to
the President are: Arizona with 5
! electoral votes, Colorado 6, Connecti-
cut /. Idaho 4, Kentucky 10, Maryland
8, Michigan Is, Minnesota IL. Mon
tana 4, Ohio "a, OklahomS 10, Tennes-
see IL, Washington Z, West Virginia
5, Wisconsin 10 and Wyoming 8. This
makes a total of 149. Add to it the
electoral vote of Virginia, North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida,
Alabama, Mississippi. Louisiana, Texas
and Arkansas. and the total electoral
vote which might be counted for the
President is 26S, or three under the
number necessary to elect.
Those states which show so or more
per cent of their straw votes for Mr..
Hughes are: California with 10 cleo
toral votes, Delaware 8, Indiana 10.
Iowa IS, Kansas 10, Maine 6, Missouri
Is, Nebraska 8, New Hampshire 4, New
Jersey IA, New Mexico 8, New York
40. North Dakota 5. Oregon 5. Rhode
Island 5. South Dakota 5 and Vermont
4. These states make a total of 176
electoral votes. Add to these Pennsyl-
vania SO, and Utah with 4 and Sir
Hughes has a total of 218. 1t would
seem certain that the nominee who
gets both New York and Illinois will
be elected. New York leans quite
strongly toward Mr.. Hughes. Illinois
unquestionably would be a Hughes
state were it not for the votes of the
women.
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REVIEW OF EXPENDITURES

Taking up the item of expenditures, it
will be noted that the payment of inter
est increased $62 900. This is due to the
issuance of $1,25O,00O bonds in 1915. This
increase in interests accounts for the re-
duction of the same amount which would
have gone into the sinking fund This
fund also suffers from loss of receipts
from taxes on solvent credits
1T will be noted that the police depart
ment made a large saving in expenses,
approximately $1,000, due to reduction
in the force. The same holds good with
the fire department. which means saw
ing of $4,000. In health and sanitation
is also saving of $4,000. notwithstand-
ing the extraordinary expense in handling
the typhoid fever situation,
'Fifty-one thousand dollars reduction
will be noted in the expense of maintain
ing roads and bridges. This can be ac-
counted for by the inability of the city 20
repair streets, build bridges and buy ma
terial for road work to the extent which