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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-05-24
P. E. o. Chapter Installed.

A chapter of the P. E. o. was in
stalled in this city Friday by Mrs.
Joleana Smith of Pocatello, state or
ganizer. The installation took place
following luncheon at the home of
Mrs. Hawkins, at which Mrs. Smith
was the guest of honor. The state
convention of the order is being held
at Payette today and Mrs. S. o.
Zachman and Miss Katherine Mann
are in attendance as delegates from
the Emmett chapter.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-05-24
Memorial Day Services.

The Memorial Day service will be
held at the Baptist church Sunday
morning at II o'clock. Rev. E. E.
Coulter will deliver the sermon. This
Memorial day will mean much to the
American people this year. In the
words of President Lincoln, let US
"Consecrate ourselves to the great
task before u.s." Let every patriotic
citizen attend this service. Your sup
port is needed as never before.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-05-24
Building Bungalow.

Mrs. Georgia Steinbower, who re-
Gently bought the old Ederklip house
from the B.-P. Lumber company, has
torn the building down and will use
the best of the lumber in the con-
struction of bungalow next to Geo
D. Knipe's residence in Zimmerman
addition. The Ederklip residence was
one of the oldest in town, being built
about 80 years ago. Most of the lum-
ber is as sound as the day it was put
in the building.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-05-24
u. S. TROOPS TO GO
TO FRANCE
Army, Navy and Marine Corps
Will Soon Be in Battle
Line.

All three arms of Americas fight
ing forces, the army, navy and marine
corps, soon will be represented in the
war zones. With American Destroy
ers already in European waters and
army regulars concentrating 20 carry
the flag to the battle lines in Belgium
and France, regiment of marines
was designated Saturday to join the
expeditionary force and round out TIE
nations representation in the field.
The marines will be attached to the
army division under General Pershing,
which is under orders to proceed
abroad as soon as practicable. Al
though details are not being made
public, it was calculated Saturday
night that with the marine regiment
the total American force now design
ated for land service in Europe is
close to 10000. An army division at
war strength comprises about $4,000
men and upwards of $1,000 are ex-
pected to be in the nine volunteer =
giments of engineers now being re-
cruited. The forestry regiment and
the marine regiment each will number
more than 1000. The strength of the
naval force in European waters has
not been revealed
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-05-24

The Fruit Growers agency of Spo-
kane, of which the Emmett Fruit Un-
ion is a member, at recent meeting
adopted resolutions urging the federal
government to classify fruits as a
food product, which in turn means
that the government will undertake to
see that cars for the transportation
of perishable fruits are made avail
able during the picking season. c. E.
Bassett, of the government bureau of
markets, attended the meeting and he
promised to aid in getting the food
classification for the fruits of the
northwest. Under this arrangement
many carloads of fruit will be bought
for the army by the government, CIV
ing assurance that the crop will not go
to waste.
Action was taken at the Spokane
meeting to have members of the Fruit
Growers agency telegraph the repre-
sentatives of Idaho, Washington,
Oregon and Montana in congress to
urge upon the government the impera-
tive need of the proposed classifica-
ton. Under the steps being taken by
the government cars will be supplied
for the movement of all food stuffs.
With fruits placed in this classified
ton, the northwest will be in position
to realize from the big crop now in
prospect.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-05-24
Long Valley Lumberman Here.

Carl Brown, prominent lumberman
and mail contractor of Mccall, was
in town today on his way home from
Boise. He states they have had a
long cold winter in that section but
that the ice has gone out of Payette
lake and fields are beginning to get
green. He and his partner in the saw
mill business have recently purchased
three million feet of timber from the
state and are planning on a greater
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-05-24
A PATRIOTIC
DEMONSTRATION
Will Be Held Wednesday-Governor
Alexander to Speak.

A patriotic meeting will be held
Wednesday afternoon, Decoration Day
in Ideal Theatre, beginning at 8
o'clock. Governor Alexander will be
the principal speaker.
The meeting will be incidental to
the Decoration Day exercises. Gov
ernor Alexander will discuss problems
relating to the war, and his address
will be of patriotic character and
appropriate to the day. Music will
be furnished by the band and patrio-
tic songs by chorus.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-05-24
Garden Club Organized.

A boys garden club, with a mem
bership of 20, was organized Tuesday
by the town lots committee COM
posed of J. W. Tyler, V. H. DeBolt
A. C. Lathrop and F. c. Berry. The
committee is listing vacant lots that
the owners are willing to donate for
the use of the boys. Those having
lots for this purpose are requested to
communicate with any member of the
committee. The committee plow the
land and prepare it for planting; the
bows will do the rest.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-05-24
Teachers Go East

F. H. Kreis, popular teacher in
the High school, left Monday for
Minneapolis and expects to enlist in
the service of Uncle Sam. He will not
return next year. Louis NJ. Horne
and Miss Elma Reeder left Tuesday,
the former going to Pennsylvania and
the latter to New Jersey. Mr.. Horne
will take a course in landscape gar
dening, which profession he will fol-
low as his life's work.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-05-24

Announcement is made that the
membership committee of the Red
Cross will have headquarters in the
postoffice on Saturday and it is hoped
that the membership will be largely
increased Every woman, young and
old, should join. 1t is patriotic duty.
The need is urgent.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-05-24
Decoration Day.

AS announced in previous issue
Decoration Day exercises will begin
Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock at
G. A. R. hall. At 10 o'clock the march
to the cemetery will begin and appro-
pirate exercises will be held there.
Go to their graves, o children fair
Go to their graves and scatter there
Sweet flow'rets of a thousand hues-
Flow'rets that bloom in the matin
dews;
Scatter them-scatter them deep
Scatter them Ger where heroes sleep
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-05-24
100000 FOR BUILD.
|NGS IN EMMETT
Seventy Residences and 13 Busi-
ness Houses in Course of
Construction.

The building record of Emmett fol
the year 1917 will show an expendi-
ture of upward of a quarter of mil
lion dollars. The buildings now in
process of construction total 100000
These figures, of course, do not in
clude the million dollars spent in the
construction of the Boise-Payette
Lumber company's sawmill and lum-
ber manufacturing plant, nor the plan
ing mill and factory of the Michigan
Idaho company.
More than 70 residences, ranging in
price from $1,000 to $4,000, and 13
business houses, ranging in price from
$4,000 to $4,000, are under way or
receiving the finishing touches. Of
the residences, the Boise-Payette COM
pany is building SO. Foundations have
been completed for 80 in Riverside ad-
dition, 20 of the buildings are in var
ious stages of construction, and on
Saturday the lumber company an
nounced that 20 more would be built
as soon as possible. In addition two
fine modern dwellings will be built
up town by J. P. Dion and ]. H. Foss.
The location has not yet been chosen.
Of the business houses, John Nc
Nish has six in process of construct
ion and one to be started. One OF
them is a fine large brick garage, and
the others are brick store buildings.
These are located at the lower end of
Main street. Two other garages,
each costing approximately $1,000 are
nearly finished by the Wilson Garage
Co. and William Womack. The M. &.
M. Garage has leased the latter. The
Masonic temple is nearing completion.
and is one of the prettiest buildings in
town. The plate glass front has been
put in this week. The entrance floor
is to be made of tile.
E. L. Holverson's new store build
ing will cost complete about $4,000.
The brick work is now going in.
The $4,000 Moose building and
<DOO,OOO PdSo0ISOA oNNSiCA 80
Oregon Short Line railroad are in
prospect this year yet.
The Continental Oil will at once
spend a considerable sum in establish
ing distributing station here. Two
steel gallon tanks have been
unloaded during the past week and
will be set up on the ground recently
purchased from E. K. Hayes. An Of
flee building will be erected in con-
nection.
The Earl Fruit company will this
summer build fruit packing and stor-
age warehouse 100 by 100 feet.
The city is spending between $780,
900 and $4,000 in sewer and water
works extensions and improvements.
This brief resume of the growth and
Improvement of Emmett gives an idea
of how this god old town is putting on
airs. It's growth has only just start
ed. The big things in store will make
it one of the leading cities of Idaho.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-05-24
Emmett Won Close Game.

The first baseball game of the sea-
son was played Sunday afternoon by
Montour and Emmett teams at Hayes
park. The locals had a close shave,
but won, to a. The score in the
opening of the seventh inning was a
to in favor of Montour. The locals
scored in the seventh and / each in
the eighth and ninth. The battery
for Emmett was: Linebarger, Wells
and Dick Nelson. In previous game
at Montour, the Montour team was
victorious.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-05-24
To Be Welded.

Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Knee have is
sued announcements of the marriage
of their daughter Helen M. to Fred H..
Shane. The happy event will take
place next Sunday at the home of the
groom's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. H.
Shane.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-05-24
DIED

Mrs. David Basye died Tuesday
morning at 4 o'clock, after an illness
of only two days. Her death was a
surprise to many of her friends, few
knowing even that she was sick. Her
husband died March 9, little over
two months ago. Mrs. Basye was 63
years old and was born in California.
She was united in marriage to David
Basye in 1871 at Corvallis, Ore. She
is survived by two sons, Will of this
city, and Bird of Burke. The funeral
will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2
o'clock from the residence and will be
in charge of the Rebekah lodge, OF
which she was an honored member.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-05-24
Elected Superintendent of Alaska

L. D. Henderson, teacher in the
Emmett High school five or six years
ago, was recently elected commission
er of education for Alaska, with a
salary of $500. He was selected over
four candidates, among whom was
Miss Margaret Keenan,, sister of
Mrs. G. B. Mains and also a former
Idaho school teacher. Mr.. Henderson
has been superintendent of the Jun
eau schools for several years.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-05-24

Idaho will register $4,000 men under
the selective service law, as revised
and passed by congress, with the age
minimum set at 81 and the maximum
at 80. This is the opinion of Adult
ant General C. S. Moody, who is keep
ing a close check on the situation. He
figures that go per cent of this num-
Der will be exempted from military
service, leaving $500 men available for
service. Idaho's quota in men for
the army is 5000. For the first 500,-
900 men called under the selective
draft in the United States Idaho will
be required to give 1850 in addition
to the men already under arms or
new complete regiment. The ratio
under the first call will therefore be
one man to every five or six The
selections will be made very similar
to the way in which jurors are now
drawn, or by lot. The heavy exemp-
tions will be due to the large percent
age of married men within the age
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-05-24

Mrs. Harriet Jump died Wednesday
morning, after lonng illness, at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. B. c. Bow
ers, aged so years. Mrs. Jump was
born in New York state in 1887. Later
in life she moved with her parents to
Iowa, and lived there until the death
of her husband II years ago, since
which time she has made her home
with her daughter She was the
mother of five children, four of whom
survive her. The funeral was held
from the residence this afternoon and
the body sent to Audubon, Iowa, to be
buried beside her husband.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-05-24
Musicale.

Some of the Juvenile piano pupils
of Miss Maude Myers will appear in a
recital in the Presbyterian church on
Tuesday evening, May 29 at $3.50 p.
m. The general public is cordially in
vited to attend.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-05-24
Notice

A special meeting of Butte lodge,
A. F. & A. NJ, will be held next Thurs
day evening, May 81, beginning at 8
o'clock sharp. Work in Second and
Third degrees. All visiting brethren
cordially invited.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-05-24

"The finest body of troops in the
world"-that is what a foreign mill
tary observer exclaimed as Pershing's
veterans swung across the Mexican
border four months ago. And these
are the knen that will make up
"Pershing's 25,000"-the first Ameri-
can troops ordered to France. They
are the men that pushed across the
"hell hike"-23 miles without water
in a whitening sun-in one day, and
pitched camp singing. America and
the allies will be proud of these men.
They are the flower of the army.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-05-24

The greatest war budget in the
history of the United States, carry
ing s3,342, 1854 4,131,22, was passed by
congress. The bill provides appro-
priations for the military and naval
establishment and authorized unlim-
tied power to the president in pur-
chasing and construction of merchant
ships.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-27

that II Is suficiently flexible uaachinery
to change from one measure 70 anorher
as experience recommends
There is nothing in washington calcu-
lated to thrill the man whose one idea
Is to see our troops getting ready actually
TO engage In warfare. Three weeks after
Congress decided that we were IN war,
1t was debating the question of what kind
Of 9 machine should be created TO raise
the army with which to fight the war,
and the War Department was awaiting
the decision. A month after war was
declared the first camps for training
officers for the new army were opened.
These camps must train men who can
train other men to go to the front In
the military field, unlike the railroad
and agricultural fields, we did not have
even the machinery for producing the
product which we wanted, for neither
the regular army nor the National Guard
have suficietn officers to form q machine
to train the men who come by the selec-
tive draft into an army.
An incident In Harvard University's
effort to train its students gives a some-
what ironic picture OF our condition. The
university, being unable to get AIneri-
can officers to train the students, asked
for and secured from France a detail OF
French officers for the purpose.
But there is one thing on which we
can congratulate ourselves. Even II we
we're unwilling to prepare for war until
IL was actually upon US, at least we have
had sense enough to adopt universal
service as the means OF raising our first
new army-The Worlds Work
The Washington herald., 1917-05-27
The New Clause.

The opposition to censorship in
Congress seems as strong as ever.
Certain it has not been lessened as a
result of the new provision offered
by the conferees yesterday. The am
biguity of the new clause is likely to
cause more doubt, more suspicion, as
to the real purpose of the administra-
ton regarding the press than before.
Speaking for the vast majority of
newspaper men in Washington-and
for that matter, in the United States
The Herald can say that they are
utterly amazed, not to say wounded,
at the lack OF confidence displayed in
them by the governmental authori-
ties. They had regarded themselves,
as Mr.. Balfour called them, the SEN
sorry nerves" between Washington
and the people at large, exercising a
vital, indispensable function in a de-
mocracy They had regarded them
selves almost as an arm of the gov
ernment, and had hailed the task that
naturally falls to them in the conduct
of the war with enthusiasm. Now
they are beginning to find out how
little actual standing they really have;
how slender a reed is the friendship
or the regard of the officials whom
they have often served.
If the newspapers had been apa-
thetic regarding the selective draft
bill, if they had failed in their public
duty in making the strongest patri-
otic appeals for the liberty loan, il
they failed to do their bit" and more
than their bit, how much more diff
cult would have been the way for the
administration, particularly with Con-
gress in the mood it has shown1 It
has been the common observation Of
every publicist of note in the coun-
try that the newspapers. have con-
tributed more to the present war
spirit of the nation than any other
single agency.
All this now is accepted or passed
by lightly in new regulatory mania
which might be partly justifable if
the press had offended, or shown any
lack of appreciation of the tremend-
Gus responsibility resting on it now.
But we have heard no criticism of
this sort in any administration quar-
ter-with the single exception of one
or two New York newspapers which
corrected their errors when their at
tention was called to them.
There is no suggestion anywhere
that the voluntary censorship is a
failure. Despite this, the newspapers
are asked to accept a dangerous ex-
pertinent in public policy; for the
first time since the foundation Of the
republic systematic press censor
ship in the hands of bureau, over
and beyond the libel laws and the
sedition laws, is projected.
We hope It will fail. With the sin.
gle exception of the New York
World, practically .every metropoli-
tan newspaper is against it.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-27
Army and Navy News
Best Service Column I'm City.

The Coast Artillery ofdcers' School at
Fort Monroe. Va, has been ordered dis
continued by Secretary Of War Baker.
The six captains and twenty-siX hrst
neutenants who are students at the school
are ordered to the coast defenses Of the
New England States, the Gulf. and the
Pacific. They are withdrawn from the
school because OF the pressing need OF
officers to train new coast defense re-
cruits. and not through fear OF German
submarine raids It Is stated by War De-
partment officials
Concerning the activities Of the Amerf-
can fiotina, high navy official, who has
had access to the confidential reports OF
Admiral Sims. yesterday said:
There can be no doubt that the pres
ence OF American destroyers has been
largely responsible for the reduction in
merchant tonnage loss IN the war zone
during the last week.
Although II may not seem probable,
we know it to be true that q vessel just
beginning the work Of hunting subma-
rines is far more effective than one which
has been on patrol work for a year or
more. ! have no doubt that German sub
marines have been captured or destroyed
by the joint patrol"
The presence OF American warships in
European waters is having a good effect
on navy recruiting, holding out as Il
does the prospect OF early action to men
who Join the navy.
In order to secure officers for the in
creased navy-especially men for the on
shore patrol feet, which is increasing
rapidly-Secretary Danieles has author
lied the graduation on June IS OF the
third class at Annapolis. which, in the
ordinary course OF events, would have
been graduated on June l. 1913 There
are 33 men in the class. For four months
they have been doing double work. cram
ming against early gradution, and Supt
Eberle. of the Naval Academy, reports
that they are entirely qualified for COM
missions
The fourth class, which would have
been graduated on June l. this year was
commissioned In early April. and at that
time II was decided that the third class
should be graduated in September. 1917
The demand for officers, however, led
Secretary Daniels further to advance the
date.
Great dIficulty is being encountered by
the naval authorities in obtaining shelter
for the increased number Of newly en-
listed men. Already at the rate OF en-
listment the accommoda tions OF the four
training stations are filled to overflow
ing. Space in the neighborhood Of tho
stations is not available to any appre-
ciable extent. It is necessary to fnd land
elsewhere. and the Bureau OF Navigation
Is in communication with owners of
that may be suitable, one such
place being Montauk Point, on Long
Island
It is considered advisable to have these
naval camps located as near the sea-
coast as possible and in a part OF the
where the climate during the
summer months will not be detrimental
to health. The lack of tentage in this
has rendered It necessary to make
other provisions in the way Of shelter.
and It is probable that there will be
erected at the camp sites selected tenn
porary structures OF the bungalow type
similar to that in contemplation for the
army camps and that which has been
The Washington herald., 1917-05-27
The CAUSE OE THE ALLIES.

They are calling, calling. calling,
To Is across the sea;
To come and bring the stars and Stripes,
For love Of Liberty.
To come, and fight the battle
To set the wide world free;
To come, and help the Allies
Put down Autocracy!
They are calling, calling, calling,
We're girding US TO go;
Across the sea to set 1t free
From raids Of ruthless foe.
We are gathering together
A Great Republics might;
We are coming, we are coming.
To battle for the right.
As one, with quickened spirit,
Our millions give their all;
OF dauntless soul and body,
To end Teutonic thralI
Our Union is our glory
Our millions move as one;
To serve the Cause Of Freedom
Until the CAUSE Is woNI
CHORUS.
Here's a health to France and England
Here's a health 70 every land,
That joins the Cause of the Allies.
And for the People stand;
To one and all the Allies
Here's health with heart and handi
STELLA V. KELLERMAN.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-27
.THOMSEN-BRYAN-ELLIS
EMPLOYEES ENTERTAIN

The employees Of the Washington shop
Of the Thomsen-BryAn-Ellis Press enter
tained the Baltimore employees Of the
same company last evening al StohlmAn's
restaurant with q dinner. in return for
a dinner rendered in Baltimore 8 month
ago
In the afternoon a bowling match was
held at the Stohlman's alleys. The wash
ington team scored sOS pins in three games
against 81. In the fret two games the
Washington team won by a narrow mar
gin, but lost their lead in the third. The
score Of the games was: First game
Washington. 4l5; Baltimore, 4O3. Second
gsme-WaEhinEtOn, 49,. Baltimore. Es5.
Third Esme-Washington. -; Baltimore,
as. The high score was rolled by No
Cauley. The teams we're composed Of
NolmerhaUs. MersinEer, Gorsuch, Mo
Auley. Dill Ccaptain), Baltimore: Davis,
Moore. Richardson. Mallonee and Jones
captain. Washington.
The committee Of reception consisted
Of G. Pierce Msllonee. John X. Davis. c.
W. Gibbons Arthur 5. Jones. Charles
Wood. J. E. RIddle. T. L. GIrsrd. c.
Simms and Allen L. Smith
There are now registered in California
more than $1,000 motor cars. or one for
every ffteei people
The Washington herald., 1917-05-27

Sir Arthur Balfour appears to be
more than satisfied at the accelera-
tion with which the American war
plans are going forward. His opin-
ion, in the light OF experience, ought
to be worth more than those who are
continually croaking because we have
not already landed an army in Eu-
rope. When we land our troops in
the trenches, let's have them pre-
pared.