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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-02-23
UNIVERSAL TRAINING ACT
PRESENTED TO CONGRESS
The Senate Military Committee Adopts and Re-
ports Measure Requires Six Months Train
ing for All Youths Under Nineteen.

,ould be appealed TO the federal dis
,rict courts. Youths liable for train
ing would be required to report them
selves or be reported by parents or
guardians.
To encourage preliminary military
training such as that given in schools
credit to the maximum OF three
months. or one-half of the total re-
quired period might be allowed. The
applicant could elect either army or
navy service.
Officers and enlisted men of the
regular services could be commits
stoned in the citizen army, but would
receive the pay of their grades only
while on active duty, not during the
training periods. Provision is made
for commissioning volunteer officers,
selected by examination from men
who have had experience in the ma
tional guard, military or naval
training camps, at military schools
or colleges. or who have served their
own six months training period un-
der the act. These officers would be
liable annually for three years for
two months duty in training troops
and could be promoted only on ex-
animation and compliance with train
ing regulations to be fixed by the
president. Machinery for the dis
charge of officers on unfavorable
findings as to their qualifications
by efficiency boards is also provided
The sale of intoxicating liquors to
member OF the citizen army or navy
while in uniform is forbidden. An
other feature is that men who have
completed their training would be
entitled to wear a rosette showing
the class to which they belong.
Officials of the general staff are in
clined to disapprove the bill, particu-
larly because of the six months train
ing period. They declare that even
the year minimum fixed In the staff
plan contemplated only fifty per
1
European requirements for training
The staff officers are also inclined
to feel that inadequate provision is
made for training personnel. A force
of 100000 men they say. requires q
minimum of 1900 officers, at least
fifty per cent of whom must be pro
fessional soldiers. II anything resem
bling intensive training is to be Civ
en- in six months. The full commits
stoned strength of the regular army
under the national defence act viii
be less than 1900 officers and 4
is pointed out that 5000 of thes,
are to be detached for training pur
poses for six months out OF each year
training OF the regulars or any ust
OF that force would be virtually i'm
possible. It is understood that tn
staff bill takes these points into
consideration.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-02-23
LOCAL sHEEPMEN CONTRACT
WOOL AT FORTY CENTf

Frank Mau made a contract with
Jess Goodfellow last Tuesday for his
1917 wool clip at 40 cents a pound,
the highest price ever known to have
been paid in this territory. Mr..
Goodfellow, who represents a Bos-
ton weol house called Mr. Mau on the
phone from Salt Lake last Tuesday
morning stating that he had made a
contract with Stoner Bros. for their
1917 wool at forty cents pound, Of
fering him the same price for his
crop. The deal was closed at once.
necessary papers to be forwarded by
mail.
Possibilities OF this country beeom-
ing involved in the great war and a
consequent demand for army goods
of all kinds has caused a great de-
mand for woods needed for such
goods. American wool manufacturers
are facing a shortage of wool. the
only chance of relieving the situa-
ton being the possibility that Great
Britain will lift the embargo and al
lot more wool to the United States
should the latter enter the war.
Later In the week contracts were
closed with P. w Olson. r. d. Boom
er and Beenion brothers and we I'M
derstand that several others in this
locality are about TO contract for
their crop at forty cents. Some OF
the sheepmen are very optimistic in
regard to wool prices this year and
say they will not contract at the
forty cent rate but expect TO get al
least forty five cents even II the war
should come to an end.
The men who have contracted foI
their wool are we'll pleased and fee
that they have. made no mistake ir
taking the offer even IL WOOL should
go a little higher. Selling the WOO
al forty cents leaves them good
profit besides having the wool Of
their hands much sooner.-cokevill'
Register.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-02-23
dTtA. WN. ". BORAH LOSES
VALUABLE JEWEHRY

Los Angeles. REQ 20 Sire. ". T.
Borah. wife Of Senator Borah Of Ida
no. is minus sTeTal thousand dollars
worth Of IeNelry and 1850 IN cash
today as the result Of the visit OF >
hnrEular 10 the fashionable Darby
hotel In Yves, Adams street.
Police have rsdoubIed their efforts
TO catch the thief. whose operations
recently have been on : large -eale.
Mrs, BoTah reported the ioas.
among other Iewelry. Of = diamond
brooch valued ~ $500
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-02-23
ENTERTAINMENT ~ THE
THIRD WARD MUTUAIA

The young ladies and young mems
mutual Improvement associations Of
the Third ward viii give q dance and
social IT the Third ward meet, ng
house next Tuesday evening. Feb 27.
TO which the public Ia cordially inyit-
cd. Tho entertainment Will start
about o'clock Admission for gents
Will be rs cents Ladies' will furnish
candy
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-02-23
HEAVIEST SNOW FALL IN
YEARS FOR BEAR LAKE

Truly. II may be said that this
winter has seen the heaviest snow
fall this section has seen for years.
Fully twelve inches of snow has fall
len the past week. II Ia impossible TO
keep the sidewalks clean.
This should mean plenty Of water
mean prosperity so I'VE should wor-
ry."
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-02-23

Even ths proverblally slov molaa-
ses h now accelerated In its move
uents By the use Of electric heat
srs Arkansas stoekmsn Who feed
the molaHass to cattle uss shs heaters
IN the moiassss tanka TO keep the
sticky maas from freezing.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-02-23

Eggs may b. fried in a griddle.
toast may be prepared in . toast
drawer. and bacon and chops may be
mother commandment at
the same time on = new type Of slse-
trie table stove.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-02-23

Governor De Baca. democrat. OF
New Mexico. died last Sunday His
successor. W. E. Lindsay. former
lieutenant governor In . republican.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-04

Eilmcrs first name. before he suppressed
it Il hope he will forgive me for this awful
reVclatlom was Alfred. | have no middle
name but it was to have been Watts. our
first ancestor of that name was the John
watts who huilt the earliest Baptist church
In Philadelphia, and also in America /
contributed my ancestor.
"'rhey were really wonderful poems
After they were typed We looked at them
duuhtfully They looked 50 much, IN Cer-
tam lights, as If they really had some
esoteric meaning 3" you werc eject enough,
we took . great pleasure in Alfred He
got very real after while. He was tatl
ana slender. with long golden hair and a
wan, spiritual smile. lie was English, and
was discovered by q patron of the arts
starving in garret, rather than debase his
muse by dong any real work.
The Boston Transcript sent him a
charming, encouraging note. y Chicago
literary paper begged for an interview. lie
had a seat Reserved for him at "A free verse
luncheon uhis II different from a free
luuchD. hut did not appear, much to every
ones disappointment lie wrote that he had
no clothes. but the fact was that the Ncrs
ibrists knew all three of his parents by
sight--none of whom is especially sen-
der or gplden-halrcd Notes about him APP
ptared IN various places whore they would
do the most good. and he received not
only compliments but acceptance
And then an awful thing happened Mr..
Eilmer and I found that we were getting
to like writing free verse We were be-
ginning to feel, rereading our nonscse
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-04
Brain Child of Mar
garet Widdemer and
Joyce Kilmer; Made a
Sensation, Delighted
Creators and Deluded
Literary Critics
BY Nl'LISS

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ligiously and conscieutiously of every YES
tige of an tntelligihle idea For two long or
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lowed. Not second more, Then you
write foryidlv never forgetting for a mO-
man, tho i,,,,r,nrc, of rxu,,rpatiug co.
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Misc Margnref ylddcn,.r n pniladylphia
pirI who lives I'm New York now. she de-
clarps, so a. to be abb, to make money
enough to live In Philadelphia later, is
authority for this free verse recipe She
brotber rost ..uuIlad off" the literary sen.
sation of the season when they announced
that Alfred Watts. free verse writer of
ever.ucres sing reuowu wasn't anybody at
ali exceut their own braiu.child Thcy
,rootad him "fr.e and vcrsv" because
being Interested in good and real poetry,
,ha,. bo1 , f,.,irg tba, If thay tho,tpht soft
ouo,ob they could do their rart in Spiling
the baayy claims of the Imagists
.,p,,,r,,u" ,,r t.rI >tt,p HOME
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Alfred was created one laH 'Neh,ns'
Miss Widdemer told me IN New YORK
about two years ago az '"e country """Hc
ol Anne anu 'oSce N''''''' ""'''' "''
visiting.
THE babies we're in bed. MtS N".t'
was sewing, Mr.. klmer was s'h"Nlhs ms
largest pipe ana we were an 'uie' III p'".c
with the world ana talkihg a"o"' every
thlns literary W II HH ,l"'" ~
I'm the course "f the conversation ,"S
all three Of It's were poets we We're hat"raIF
speaking our NINA about N'rS ""''' "i'H.
Kilner said
The trouble with NtfS l!nie ~ any
body can make IL You ana joyce '1"'u'
as well AZ anybody, II Eo" ""'''" l"
bother
"I said OF course ! can make it by
the ward But after it's done | cant tell
which l. good ana which is nonsense, mine
or onvbody's.'
".Nobody can. my child said Mr.. Xii
m.r waving his pipe AZ me, Then some-
bodv iJmped up and got the last lmGiste
anthology and began picking out the most
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-04
DEAFNESS IN ADULTS
. TRACED TO CHILDHOOD
DR.. j. leslie Davis Attributes
Defect to Carelessness Dur
ing Early Illness
Children, Haze You
Babies in Your Homes?

TO THE school children of Phila-
l. delphia:
Have you baby brother or
sister? II you have you will be glad
TO know that thousands Of people in
Philadelphia today are thinking of
babies and planning to protect them
from harm.
Forty-one thousand two hundred
and nine babies were born in Phila-
delphia last year and 4l53 of them
have died already.
They died because their mothers
did not know how to take care Of
them, or because the streets were
dirty, or because flies carried disease
to their food, and because they did
not have the right kind of food.
You can help the babies in your
home and neighborhood live by learn
ing how to take care of babies-by
kcC ping your house and yard clean,
by having a tightly covered garbage
pail--and by keeping sick people
away from the baby.
The babies in Philadelphia need
your help.
Sincerely yours.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-04

deeply In sympathy with what he was try
ing to do The particular poems he under
stood most deeply went this way:
Eyes like little green apples
In wrinked apple-blossom race
Why do you look at me?
The wind lifts gold up and down the street
And through the windows
Even the windows no not the windows
OF me.
The Alfred half Of the poet did this
Mr.. kilmcr My half wrote one called 'Ihe
Current. which was also published IN
Others:
The white soul gf tho water
pips-gnHwins the tree roots
Across he implacablc bron2c.sreen scummcd
Ard ~ giis,cnins water rats
you'd think the water rats would have
been tired? Bur we weren't. As captain
Corcoran said
Though I'm anything but clever,
! can tail like that forever"
THIRTY POEMS HIS OUTPUT
Alfred wrote about thirty poems during
his short life his creator continued. and
after my experience with him | never look
AT lazy verse any more and think respect
fully 4 suppose that really means some
thing, IL | were only up 10 understanding H.
! know now that 10 doesn't
Exquisite poems Of the uulibcratel va
riety by Miss Widdcmer have appeared In
most of the leading magazines, and she is
also the author of several novels. Although
she has been writing poetry ever since she
was a lrtle girl the only kind that gave her
no mental effort was that of the ill-tatcd
Alfred
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-04
MOTHER RESCUES BOvS; l
CHECKS BLAZE IN HOME
Hearing Noise, Woman Climbs
to Third Floor and Finds
Room Burning

Mrs. Richard Hammond heard noises
shortly before daybreak this morning on
the third floor of her home at AIS North
SiNty-second street She thought IL was
two Of her children. John. twelve years old.
and Joseph, ten. running around, and went.
up TO give them a padding and put them
back Ia bed.
When she opened the door of their room
ilames shot out in her face. She thought
somethng had happened to the children and
called down TO another boy. Richard. four
teen to bring up little hose to stop the
iames. just as she was about to start the
stream OF water, she stumbled over the
bodies Of the two children wrapped In
blankets outside the door. They had de-
cided to be scouts and live the outdoor life
IN the hall
Mrs. Hammond carried the children
downstairs to safety with Marie nine and
then went back to fight the flames She
was slightly burned, but her efforts checked
the blaze 80 that fremen extinguished il
with little difficulty. For a time the fire
seemed threatening and Sergeant Mcmillan
aud Policeman Blair, of the Sxty-frst
street and Woodland avenue station
awakened occupants of adjoining houses
The loss is placed at $500. The origin is
unknown.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-04

Deafness in adults was traced directly
to conditions that might have been con-
'r"led In childhood 10y Dr. ]. Leslie Davis,
the eye. car. nusc and throat specialist.
who spoke to the mothers assembled IN the
Durham School, at sixteenth and l.om-
bard streets, today Today was school
day" In Baby, Week, and mothers from all
parts of the city were gathered in the
assembly halls of nineteen different public
schools To hear lectures by prominent physi-
clans
Most of the deafness tina develops In
later life" Doctor Davis said, lis directly
traceable to the convalescent period in
childhood from measles. scarlet fever and
similar diseases The same can be said
Of the throat and nose conditions that
become chronic with adults. These could
have almost invariably been avoided had
proper care and attention been given in
childhood
Four thousand mothers it was estimated
attended the exercises In the schools. The
children were in most cases not permitted
to hear the lectures
There were special "schoOlday" Baby
Week exercises for the Cnildren earlier III
the day. \ proclamation issued by Governor
Brumbaugh and letter from Superintend-
ont Garber were read in all the assemblies
Cards telling little mothers" of the i'm.
portanCe of little brother and sister were
issued to all the girls from the fourth to tn,
eighth grades. They were also 'Astributed
in the high schools.
In his message the Governor called at.
tention to the loss OF .ife that must result
through war and says that physical III,
must he lost in order that the honor ana
Che patriotism of the country, which he COM
Dare5 to its spiritual life, may live. II,
emphasizes the fact that in war time it /,
especially Necessary to do our utmost Il
save life.
Il d like all the boys and girls IN our
schools the message continued. "to hecpn,
volunteer army organized and trained tc
ion the city and state in Il great campa ign
against the enemies Of baby life. Like the
Crusaders Of old you can in this way en,is,
in an enterprise whose purpose and whose
outcome will he good and only good"
There Will be no let-up today in the eNer-
c'scs in the health centers and the neigh
oorhood houses. A particularly interesting
baby clinic will he featured IN the health
center at Thirty-hrst street and Grays
Ferry avenue,
The Baby Week exhibit at SO South
Eighth street is very unusual one, 1t is
being held under the auspices of the WOm-
ems Suffrage party, the Equal Franchise
Society and the County Suffrage Society,
and shows h., d series of charts and stats
tics how womens votes Will have "a bearing
building are also being shown by the Chill
dren's Aid Society the Society for or
ganizing charity. the Society for the Pre-
vention Of tuberculosis and the Octavia Hi!
Association.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-04
TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES

sosenh Evans l22s 81. james St. anh Edith
Michael Grady, 1900 Ridge ave. and Mary
y' ssa s. lass ssth 5 oD" st. and Mary A"
vMf% Matg y u ts Es"R ss W.4ss sss s '7N st. an"
ofSFss % Sen! t4 Er"f araSsnoTE Pa" an" Daisy
70 sa;f bs.on i%SE Is Wsr"0Gn s aa st Hannah
william ssggeR3, i3 iis. fsiles St. and violet,a
wilisS s MsAGamso. Gi"nso"its ios sttottman st. and
Rieia Msckitrhenmsnio s25o jasper st,
sSrsncs fosSSbt isiS Ikl@sGS'0" kqes st ave- ana
F'SSfeninp Sanrn L & Perez 1907 Carpenter st. and
'oH Mglz ssa RusfiHs SS M's%' st an and Jeanne,ra
william r.; Wasseii;' a66a A st., and Louisa
AlssSs s s$gs sss Sf Gros. os st.. and Mary NJ, Ken,
cS" #.'s. F. SS$1i$ ssSsis Sag Jerome and
ssqA Hsrdy wTs isar tsssSs ss.Sse Island and Ethel
Nrlsnd L. rnSr r6srlin LawrsnSs,TIlis Pa, and Mary
AEb.r, TsaYSsr, stssiIanS, p, A.. -
soSsp s., s; Kane, Po!isSs, Pa, and Katheryn
Louis Rooner hass sss WSarSn &fSHn ST. pa and Mamie
g Gahsn' hsS'a%spsnE 4as 5 sih g. and Anna r.
WSrth Riverside, y, j..
.eises Martinez, aOls n. 18th st.
s'fn Myers, lO8 $. 33d St. and Mary Wdas'
Ns5nan Levin. 45O5 Frankford ave and Anna
= FRESHMAN, 40 Morris st.
|~%ry r. Miller, 1877 Miek ST., and Amy L..
Ia WILLIAMS, 8022 Spruce st.
|%iSnis q. Sparks. Merton, Pa, and Eleanor
~ Morse, 4439 Spruce ST.
|<uw,n W Bray, 3015 eColona st., and Kath-
crime Schlittler, 24l0 n. goth st.
bsyis ias. 'f stmh1asnt h1st 81 st'"a" st. ana L'p'"
L<eFa schvarztburg, 1913 Chester ave, and Rae
Aoker. 2hb5 y. Marshall at.
spn y HsJffron; $40 Morris St, and Catherine
1aLrett 26i0 ~ Camac at
sthew p. Urian, 100 s. b4th ST., and Edith
s,,s psonevas 10 s, sslford q, go ana
kvflyn {. King, essi dreene ST., ....,,
fnk hrobak. 1877 Carson St. and Anastatia
eridan Wayne, Pa
ri Lanoiusz, Ili8 Parrish ST., and Cathe-
~ ssefpS % lols oiiys, stn,.mna =, and
q. Mckee, 20s ~ l9th vt.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-04
BOY OF lS WEDS GIRL OF Is
Youngest Couple on Elkton's Gretna
Green List

ELKTON. Md, May i,-Millar F. Daw-
son, eighteen. and Margaret l. Long, fifteen
East Nottingham, Pa, accompanied by
their parents, were married in Elkton this
morning being the youngest couple to be
recorded as man and wife since the town
became famous as Gretna Green.
The following Philadelphia couples were
granted permits to marry: Charles Ken
worthy and Florence Groves, Walter Chids
and Margaret Starrett, Harry w. Richa rd-
son and Agnes snyder, Samuel Gordon and
Mary Craven, Albert James Jones and The
resa Barrett and Martin Derogatis and
Florence Kyner.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-04
SHORT DAY, HIGHER PAY
FOR MARYLAND MINERS
Eight Hours of Work and 10 Per Cent
Wage Increase Likely to
Forestall Trouble

CUMBERLAND, Md, May 4,-The
miners of the Georges Creek region We're
today granted an eight-hour day and "A 10
per cent increase in wages This will fore
stall anticipated trouble in the region Under
the increase miners will average 93' cents
a ton in the big vein Workers in small veins
will receive as high as s110 a ton, Many
miners with good places" and cars deliN-
cred promptly to be loaded can dig ten tons
a day The highest paid mine laborer will
receive about 81.
Under the new arrangement the eight
hour day will begin at a IN. and end at
3:30 p. m. II is the opinion generally that
return to normal conditions will not affect
the eight hour day.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-04
Lancaster jewelers. Join Retail Assn

LANCASTER, Pa, May with "A view
to boosting the annual convention of the
Pennsylvania state Retail Association. to be
held ueNt month in Reading F. L. Davis
and George $. katz. of Philadelphia, rep
rcsenting the association. were here this
week signing up Lancaster jewelers. as
members. and all hut one are now enrolled.
tutu this week but two Lancaster jewellers
were, members of the association.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-04
Would Make Backward Pupils Work

POTTSVlLLE. Pa, May 1.-THE Potts
villc Rotary club. whose membership COM
priscs several hundred Of the leading bust
ness men of this city. has passed q rcsolu-
tIon which has been forwarded to Governor
Brumbaugh and members of the Lcgisla-
turc asking that backward pupils between
fourteen and sixteen years who have not
passed the sixth grade school examination
he suspended for tk,vs~secnJ 50 they may
he employed in useful work.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-04

|zTI CLASSES JOIN
III IN SAVING PAPER
Red Cross Campaign Has
Reached City-Wide
s Proportions
FORM A CLUB
Owners of Automobiles Can
Help in Important Work
y of Collection
cHILDREN FORM A CLUB
win You Sare Paper?
: will You Lend Your Auto?

..nHAJOR economists" who want
lM to help the Red Cross in its
citv.wide paper-saving campaign,
have already begun boarding their
paper in bags, , &c
hleached muslin, measuring A by 2s
feet. u, .
atically.. . .,,
A volunteer motor service will
d. it.
will YOU help the Red Cross
BY saving paper?
BY giving your car or truck
several hours one day week?
Address the Red Cross Depart
ment, EVENING LEDGER.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-04
Willard Sims. Actor, Dead

lCAGO. May S.-Willard e. Sims.
dian. died here today at the home OF
ltlyeS after short illness. The cause
1oap was ppaumonia. The funeral Will
1 eanasy, euriel heinE n chl2age,
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-17
NO ELECTION ]DATE
OUTSIDE PRINTERS BUNGLF
ELECTION CALL.
Fall to Name Date OF Bond Election
for City Filtration Plant-Le-
gaulity My Be Questioned.

Moral: Get your printing done at
home.
Instead of following the George
Ade style, this story is prefaced with
the moral, so that the reader may get
the point quickly and, if he is not in
terested in city affairs, pass on.
City Clerk Van Way, wishing to
save the city small sum, had the
ballots for the coming bond election
for the filter plant printed in Los An
geles. They We're returned Monday,
and he mailed them out to the vot-
erS. Today he discovered that the date
Of the election, October 30, was no
where to be found either on the bal
lot or the ticket showing where the
elecion was to be called.
Whether anyone will question the
legality Of the election on this tech
nicality is, of course, conjecture The
city clerk will endeavor to correct the
error made by the printer by profuse
publicity from now on.
N. B.--The Imperial Valley Press
at the present time does not accept
job printing work.