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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-02-08

ing and don't knock when you go out.
The Scotch minister rose and cleard
his throat, but remained silent, while
the congregation awaited the sermon
in puzzled expectancy. At last he
spoke: There's a laddie ava there
in the gallery a-kissin' a lassie,' he
said "When he's done ahll begin"
Seth Woodbury. was tight-fisted,
hard-hearted old farmer, his brother
William dying, the neighbors said,
from lack of proper treatment. Seth
hitched up and drove into town to have
a notice about his death inserted in
the weekly newspaper. "There amt
no charges, be there?" he asked an
xiously. ooh, yes, indeed" answered
the advertisement manager; "our
price is one dollar an inch" "Cracky,"
muttered the old man, "an' Bill six
foot two"
A travelling salesman died suddenly
and was taken to his home. His re-
latives telephoned to the nearest
florist, some miles distant, to make
wreath. The ribbon should be ex-
ira wide, with the inscription crest
in Peace" on both sides, and if there
was room, 1--WE shall meet in heaven"
The florist was away, and his new
assistant handled the job. 1t was a
startling floral piece which turned up
at the funeral. The ribbon was ex-
ira wide and bore the inscription:
"Rest in peace on both sides, and if
there is room we shall meet in heaven
To the Index: l am a young man
who does a great deal of dancing, but
have big corn on my left foot that
is very painful at times. l have tried
ever corn cure that l know of, but it
seems to hang on just the same. If
anyone knows remedy that will cure
corn would be very glad to hear of
it. A DANCER
For a reply to this unfortunate
young man, we can think only of our
well known sand cure. 1t will not
remove the corn, but few grains of |
sand in dancing pump will take
ones mind completely off the corn.
& 4 4
A certain lady took her child to the
photographer. Although he did his
best he could not keep the child quite
He had used all the sweet, endearing
terms in his vocabulary and was
growing desperate. Finally he ask
ID the despairing mother to leave him
alone with the child for a few mo-
nents, in which case he thought he
you'd be able to guarantee results.
IN her return the photographer was
lble to show a highly satisfactory
negative, and she departed with the
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-02-08

How many country newspaper men
pan you enumerate who are rich
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-02-08

"Pa, was mother much of flirt
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-07-06
Wrecked by Q Knife Blade.

A ship was once wrecked on the
Irish coast. The captain was a care.
full n Nor had the weather been of
50 evere u kind as I 0 explain the wide
distance which the vessel had swerved
from her proper course. The ship went
down, but SO much interest attached
to the disaster that a diving lell was
sunk. Among other portions Of the
vessel that were examined was the
compass that was swung on the deck,
and inside the compass box was de-
tected a bit of steel, which appeared
to be the small point Of a pocketknife
blade. 1t was learned that the day be-
fore the wreck u sailor who had been
set cleaning the compass had used his
pocketknife in the process and had
unceremoniously broken Off the point
and left It remaining in the box. That
bit of knife blade eXerted its influence
on the compass and to a degree that
detected the needle from its proper
bent and vitiated 1t as an index Of the
ships direction. That bit of knife
blade wrecked the vessel.
~skr - ~ resrk 19 --
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-07-06
Ariake Bays Mystic Fire.

Shiranubi, the mystic fire Of Ariake
bay, kyushu, has been famous for the
past 1900 years. the sight being con.
sidered of the great wonders Of the
Japan seas.
In q recent issue Of the Taiyo Maya.
zine NJ. kaneko. a teacher In the Shi-
mabara middle school. relates his i'm.
pressions OF the fire. According to Mr..
Kaneko. when he witnessed the spec
tacle the first light appeared like a star
about five miles distant. Suddenly the
volume Of light increased until it soon
covered an area OF many miles. The
light moved with the waves and re-
sembled electric lights being lighted
and then suddenly extinguished. Mr..
Kaneko says that intermittent wave
like movements are the chief charac-
teristics OF the mystic fire. He fails
to find a aus for the origin Of the fire.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-07-06
They Could keep IL In.

There have been big men in Wall
street who did all the work them
selves, who attended to every minute
item, who were from Missouri in re-
garu to each point In any proposition
put up to them. One Of these marvels
was among the very greatest iinan-
cfers the country ever had. But he
didn't last long, and there have been
few others like him. II q man with
the first order Of brains aud ability
could only keep 1t up there Is nothing
to prevent his owning the United
States. If L. II. Hartman could have
kept ON fifteen or twenty years longer
at the pace he was going he would
have gobbled up all that a worth
taking. He had about all the rail-
roads tn sight, and he was Just getting
u strangle hold on the big banks. He
conquered every square foot Of terri
tory as he went along. There was no
force on earth to stop him except pre-
mature death, and now he Is almost
forgotten.-A. w. Atwood in Saturday
Evening Post. ....
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-07-06
Most Euoyant Wood.

The lirhtest wood known. SO far SIS
any evidence %attainable is concerned.
is halsa wood. which grows extensive,
" In the Central American and north
ern South American states. 1t is com
posed Of very thin walled cells, which
are barrel shaped, intcrlace with each
other and are almost devoid Of woody
fiber. These cells are filed with air,
making a natural structure wei adapt
ed to prevent the transmission Of heat
because OF the particles of air impris-
one1l in the material without intcrcon.
meeting fibers. Various tests of the In
sulating properties for resisting the
flow Of heat have been made. Balsa
wood has been used quite extensively
in the past as a product for
life urpservers and in connection with
the tenders of lifcboats and RATS. It's
life IS short, under ordinary conditions,
unless treated with antiseptic or pre-
%seryatiye material
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-07-06
Early Insurance.

William Gibbons Of London il said
to have been the first man to have his
life insured. On June Is, 1853, he
signed a contract with eight men by
the terms of which he was to have his
life insured for foS3 for one year for 8
per cen Of this amount. In 1859
a resident of a Connecticut city was
travelling in England and became in
terested in the workings Of accident
insurance for travellers. So he came
home and promoted the first accident
insurance company in this country.
His first client was a resident Of Hart
ford, whom he insured for $1,000
against injury in his stroll from the
p%ostoffice to his home. Marine insur.
ance goes back to the early part Of the
fourteenth century and comes from
Belgium.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-07-06
Comma In Out Of the Wet.

There is an amusing story by Athd-
naeus which suggests the possible orr
gin Of the phrase lie does not know
enough to come iii out Of the Wet 'Ac-
cording 10 the entertaining -grammarian
referred to. a town Ia Greece under
stress of evil circumstances borrowed
money from a rich man, who took as
security for The loan q mortgage on the
handsome portico which surrounded
the market place. He Was a0t III IN
generous creditor, for When it rsiyel
he caused the town criers to announce
that the citizens had permission to
take refuge under the c~olonnade.
Strangers visiting the town who fail
ed to have the matter properly explain
ed to them were 50 impressed by the
extraordinary circumstances that they
spread abroad the report that the PEG
pie were so stupid that they had to be
told when to come in out of the wet,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-07-06
C~hautauqua Program

FRIDAY, JULY 6, AFTERNOON
2:0 Prelude of Irish Songs and Readings by --------The Killarney Trio
3:5 Lecture, "The Land of Opportu nifty IN the Worlds New Highway"
William Terrence Stuchen
400 Afternoon Postlude by Killarney Trio
EVENING PROGRAM
745 Evening Prelude by Killarney Trio
$50 Lecture. "The New America" -----DrWl liam Terrence Stuchell
S.V oonss ny hnIafney Trio
SATURDAY, JULY 2, AFTERNOON
2:0 Musical Entertainment by Bohannans
3:5 Lecture" The Fighting Spirit" Chas. L. Koss
400 Entertainment by The Bohannans
EVENING PROGRAM
7:45 Evening Entertainment The Bohannans
$50 Lecture" Diagnosis Of hams' -----------------Dr Chas L. Koss
$50 Music by Bohannan
SUNDAY, JULY s, AFTERNOON
2:30 Grand Popular Concert y------------------Roya Venetian Band
Signor Alberto w. Spica. Conductor. Graduate of the Royal
Conservatory, Naples
EVENING PROGRAM
500 Grand Music Festival by --------------Royal Venetian Band
An International Musical Organization
MONDAY, JULY 3, AFTERNOON
2:O Prelude by -----------------The Claire Coutant Entertainment Co.
315 Lecture, "Democracys Need" ------------IIon. J. Claude Youdan
400 Poslude by The Claire Coutant Entertainment Co.
EVENING PROGRAM
7:45 Prelude of Songs and Story----The Claire Coutant Entertainment Co.
$3.50 PGtlude by ------------------The Claire Coutant Entertainment CO.
TUESDAY, JULY TO- AFTERNOON
2:3O. Prelude Sketch, @Idys of Normandy. by------The Handel Choir
315 Lecture, "Pie, People and Politics" ----------------Ira d. Mullinax
EVENING PROGRAM
500 Full Evening Program with a Special Production of 1.-THE Bohemian
Girl" given by Handel Choir
Note-All Sunday programs will be changed to accord With the day.
Sacred music will be rendered and an appropriate lecture given.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-07-06
Curious Death Custom In Fiji.

The Fijfans believe that in case q
manageable youth or maiden dies
without having gone through with the
elaborate nuptial knot tying ceremony
Of the islands his or her soul is doom.
ed to wander about forever in an In
termediate region between heaven and
hell.
When any n dies-man. mi OF
child-a whales tooth is placed in the
hand of the corpse. the missile to be
thrown at the tree which stands as q
guidepost to point out the road that
leads to heaven and the one that leads
to hell.-London Mail.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-07-06
Chaapino.

In parts Of Switzerland the bakers
Of hamper, and she has not q fixed, i'm.
mutable charge, but chaffers for a price
with the customers. The old English
word for this process was ~"cheaping.'
which in many places In England has
been corrupted into chipping. Chipping
Norton, for instance. is really Cheap.
ing Norton, or the place where goods
We're cheapened-that is. sold by chat
fer.-London Standard.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-07-06
Congressional "PairsD

The custom Of legislative pairing"
is the practice of members of legisla-
tive bodies by which two members Of
opposing parties agree to refrain from
voting on a prescribed subject or to be
absent during Il certain time. 1t was
first used in the United States house of
representatives III 1880.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-07-06
Helping Old Rubber.

Rubber that has lost it's elasticity
may be rejuvenated by immersing it
for five minutes in a bath Of ~glycerin
mixed with twenty-five times its vol
ume Of distilled water ana heated to
20 degrees C. and then drying 1t with
filter paper.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-07-06
X Was Goina Too.

BiHWhere are you Off to?
Jill I'm going downtown to the
jewelers..
What for?,
TO lave my watch fiyed.'
isn't your watch going?'
sure I'm taking it along with
Louis Post Dispatch.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-07-06
Preparing For Patches.

When making kitchen aprons leave
the strings longer and wider than Is
necessary, then when a patch is needed
cut or a piece OF the apron string for
this purpose. This is better than using
a new piece, as the string has faded
with the apron.-Mothers' Magazine.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-07-06

House TO RENT-Eight-room
house on north side of railroad
In good repair with electric
light and city water. Apply at
Merchants Bank.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-07-06

For SALE Il span Of Perche-
ron mares, yrs. old, VT 5000.
/ Percheron horse colt, 3 yrs.
old, VT. l,4OO.
| Mccormick left push bind.
er, used one season, price S12O.
/ Fitzgibbons rubber.tired
buggy, new, price $40.
/ new single harness, $12.
w. j. MALY, Wilmot, SD.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-07-06

LOST-A camera, near the
Lammel building crossing last
week. Please return to
Ole Eye
The Washington herald., 1917-06-14
SAYS AIR FLEET
WOULD Win VAR
Howard E. Coffin Indicates
Wilson Favors Big Aerial
Preparedness Program.

Forecasting another move in the big
drive for q great American air fleet,
Howard E. Comm. head OF the aircraft
board of the Council Of National De-
tense, last night issued a statement,
which was interpreted as the 5elief
OF the administration that the present
war will be decided In the air. and
that President Wilson and his ad-
visers expect quick and unstinted sup
port Of the aerial preparedness pro-
gram.
Chairman Conn puts square up to
Congress the responsibility for the pei
lection Of the gigantic proposal for
an air feet, and he makes It clear
OF the allied nations had resulted in
agreement that unless the nations now
| fighting can secure a preponderance
Of aircraft with which to overwhelm
the German lines. the war will con-
! tinue for years, with larger slaughter
The Council Of National Defense has
! perfected program Which will make
! II possible for this government to make
the allies supreme In the air next year.
prove to be the deciding factor in end
/ ing the war, Chairman Coffin stated
whether this program can be car
! Tied out rests with Congress-" Chair
man Coffin declared. 1T must be made
plain that the struggle for supremacy
Of all methods OF hghting in which
| the United States can take part"
Rear Admiral Robert +. Peary toda y
will resume his argument before the
! Senate subcommittee on Foreign AZ
| fairs in support of the Shepard-Hul-
! bert bill for the creation Of a De-
| partment OF AeronautiCs. as a vital
! step in the governments proposal to
| build a gigantic feet of airpianes to
\ he thrown into the war scales against
Germany. Admiral Peary, continuing
, his argument. which was interrupted
Tuesday by adjournment of the COM
! mittee, will lay before the commit
tee mass of facts and figures to
show that aircraft will be a deter
mining factor in tine war.
| Representative Hubert, Of New
York, went to New York yesterday
to cenfer with Alan K. Hawley. presi-
! dent OF the Aero Club Of America, and
Henry Woodhouse. director Of the
American Society of Aeronautlc En-
! gineers. on some Of the features OF
! the legislative program soon to be
placed before Congress for aircraft
| building.
This conference dealt chiefly with
aircraft personnel.
| Both Hawley and Woodhouse have
been asked to testify before the Sem
| ate committee.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-14
BOWEN ADMITS LAW
WAS USELESS TO men
Strike Inquiry Evidence Shows Dis
CHARGED EmploNes Were Helpless.


Under a grilling cross-examination
at the strike hearing last night. S.
Russell Bowen, secretary of the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company, admitted that he could
think OF no action in law that an
pany decided to ignore the Public
Utilities Commission in any recon-
mendaton to reinstate an employe.
AS a matter of fact, that contra ct
Is not worth the paper it is written
upon" said Attorney Vshey for the
Amalgamated. In response to quer-
les, Bowen was unable to define any
court action by which the employees
rights could be protected except in
the matter Of an award.
Jacob T. Moffett, superintendent OF
transportation. was the principal OF
the hearing. but his memory was
vague on essential matters. He could
Of his superiors about the prospects
of a strike and preparing for II.
Although ne testified that nonunion
employees had informed him that life
had been made unbearable for them
by union men, he could not recall
man to desist in the persecution.
The witness admitted that cond1-
tions were intolerable in 1916, but he
had made no effort to call them to
the attention OF the Public Service
Commission.
DO you mean to tell US that where
men claimed conditions were intol-
erabIe you made no effort to inves-
tigate them" said Senator johnson.
Moffett could not recollect that he
had done anything.
He stated that as far back az July,
1916, he was apprehensive of a strike
but could no. recall Of ever having
talked the matter over with his su-
periors.
The hearing will be resumed at 10
a. m. today and will be concluded
with the argument OF counsel.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-14
Worth S. and S.

win, $50. Masonic motion pictures
The Rev. Horace ". Stowsn
The only Masonic meeting last night
was Harmony Lodge. and Edmund 8.
Wolfe spoke.
Boy scouts Active.
The Boy Scouts, In their campaign
to boost the liberty loan, sold $1,000
of the bonds yesterday. making their
complete total over s., 200. The scouts
have been working under the direction
of Scoutmaster Ralph Campbell.
Employees Of the Washington Steel
& Ordnance Company, at Giesboro
Point. are conducting a campaign to
subscribe 10000 worth Of liberty
bonds. Already $500 worth Of bonds
have been taken.
Members Of the recruiting once de-
tail at the Navy Station yesterday
of liberty loan bonds. There are ten
enlisted men and noncommissioned Of
icers on duty at the Navy Station, eX-
elusive Of the officer in charge.
Appropriately engraved certificates
bearing the words. "A man from this
home Is now serving his country at
the front in the United States navy" &"
are now being given to every one who
enlists at the Navy Station. The plA-
card. which will be placed in the win
dows Of Washington homes furnishing
men to the navy. has the navy seal
In the upper left hand corner.
Pattern Makers Aid.
Al meeting of the executive board
OF the Pattern Makers of America.
A. +. Of L., which was held yester-
day afternoon at the New Ebbitt Ho-
tel. it was voted that the orgsniza-
ton should buy 5000 worth of liberty
bonds.
An Italian society, the Loggia Fe-
lice CavaIlotu, No. Il. subscribed
$3.50 worth Of the bonds. Frank z
Ghiselli is chairman. Raffaele Colellc
is president. and the members OF the
committee are Pietro A. Radice,
LORENZO Del Giorno. Antonio Gerard,
The Washington herald., 1917-06-14
WOMAN With HAMMER
HALTS MURDER PROBE
Wife Of Cocchi, Suspect in Cruger
Case. Refuses to Admit SIeuths.
CBy international News Serxic.A

New York, June l3.-When detec-
tves and searcheTs applied today for
entrance to the motorcycle shop OF
Alfred COcChi. the missing mechanic.
in whose place pretty Ruth Cruxer
! was last seen on February -, they
were blocked by Mrs. Cocchi, who
brandished a heavy hammer.
The men were about to continue
; digging in the cellar OF the shop after
yesterday's excavations disclosed a
corset cover. a woma MS kid glove. ana
q couple of bones
Efforts to dissuade Mrs. Cocchi from
| holding her point OF advantage failed,
and the SearChCrs were compelled to
! defer their probe until the right to
| force an entrance TO the store could
be obtained by order of the corpora
ton council
There will he no more digging in
my cellar" Mrs. Cocchi told the
ssarChers. Il don't care II the whole
police department and a regiment OF
soldiers come here
CoCchi. who was located recently at
his old home at Bologna. Italy, aban-
doned his wife when he fed from the
country.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-14
MAY YABSORB SHORTAGE

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.
the loan first was presented TO the
public.
There is a probabilit too. that they
may yet exceed the millions to which
they are looked TO subscribe. While
the loan properly will be closed with
banking hours today, a decision finally
reached by the department yesterday.
gives certain sections Of the country
another half day in which to climb
aboard the liberty band wagon. 50
This decision is TO the eject that all
banks and trust companies receiving
applications too late TO reach reserve
banks by mail for delivery noon Oh
Friday should telegraph applications
and payments OF > per cent in time to
reach reserve banks by noon June Is,
and when so received shall be included
as in on time"
This ruling was included in q tele-
gram sent by Mr.. Crosby yesterday to
the governors Of all the Federal re-
serve banks, which further said:
Referring to the prorision that
The Washington herald., 1917-06-14

The fact that there were soldiers on
tie Sequana indicates that she was
being used by the French government
as troop ship. The vessel was built
in 1895 for the South Atlantic Navlga-
ton Company and displaced 5.5j7 tons.
She hailed from Bordeaux.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-14

loan applications must reach the
Treasury Department or FEDERAL Re.
serve Bank not later than noon, June
is, nrst this means standard time
where the reserve bank a locstedI
second, application must be accom-
panied by payment Of 2 per cent"
Then after explaining how applicas
egram continues:
Applications received by mail de.
livery or telegraph later than June II
and until further notice should be
listed separately and promptly an
nounced TO the Secretary OF the
Treasury"
In this connection a warning NHs
sent out from the Secretary's ofics
70 the effect that the subscription
books would close promptly At noon
tomorrow. Published reports that the
time had been extended led 10 the no.
tice being given prominence in q cir
cular issued by the department.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-14

George Frediani and Michelsngelo
Robertiello.
The Societa Unione Z Fatellanza
Angelo Chicca is president, and the
members Of the committee are Frank
z. Ghiseli. P. Radice. Lorengo Del
Giorno. Joseph A. PezzagnO, Saliva
tore Desio and NJ. Di StAsio.
Washington list OF subscribers TO
date with 100000. The bank also
will place q subscription for it's sub
scribers OF about 81, 800. 900.
The American Security and Trust
Company will take about 81, 500, 00C
worth Of bonds for its subscribers.
Auditor Charles A. kr8m, OF the
Postoffice Department, has reported
40 Subscribers from the 564 officers
and clerks of his department.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-14
French Ship Sequana
Sunk BY Submarine

Paris. June THE French steam
snip Seuuana, carrying Sengalese
troops. has heen sunk by a German
submarine with the loss of 1SO lives.
according to information received here
today.
The Sequana was attacked in the
Atlantic and was sent down by tor
pedO.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-14

win. $50. Masonic motion pictures
The Rev. Horace ". Stowsn
The only Masonic meeting last night
was Harmony Lodge. and Edmund 8.
Wolfe spoke.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-14
EXPORT BILL PASSES.

The administration export bill. per
mttinS American business. men TO
form combinations to promote their
foreign trade was passed by the House
late Yesterday afternoon by vote
Of 2tO to e. The bill passed the House
last session but did not reach a vote
in the Senate.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-14
JEWS WILL Vote ON
PALESTINE QUESTION
Sociahshe Bloc Carries All the Elec-
tons in the Petrosrad District.

London. June 13-Reuter's Petrograd
correspondent says that the first con-
gress Of Zionists Of all Russia, which
met in Petrogrsd. decided in favor ct
a plebisCite Of all IsrHelites on the
question Of the creation Of a center
for Hebrew culture IN Palestine.
Preliminary returns indicate that the
Socialist bloc. comprising Revolution
airy Socialists. Democratic SocisliEt a
and Lsborites, carried the elections n
the PetroErad district for members Of
the Municipal Council. In the elec-
ton universal suffrage for women vas
applied for the first time IN Russia.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-14
1852 NEW MARINES

| Corps Week raised the enlisted
strength of that branch Of the SER
vice to 23,sS4 by adding 1,762 re-.
cruits. it was announced late yes
terdaY