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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-19
STATE BRIGADE
FORMATION TOLD
BY Cen. 0'NE|L
Oklahoma County Men Part Of
Company A, Battalion I,
CLEVELAND COUNTY PART
Assignment Of Quotas Is Ex-
planned TO Governor,

The organization OF Oklahoma
drafted men into the 10th brigade
which has been named the Oklahoma
brigade" and its division into regl-
ments, battaions and companies IS
described in a letter received today by
Gov. K. l. Williams from Brig Gen
J. +. O'Neil
Oklahoma county drafted men, along
with those from Cleveland county, form
Company A, First battalion, 3S7th in
fantry. National army Only two coun-
ties in the state furnish enough men
under the draft to fprm separate com
panies Tulsa, which is Company +,
Second battalion, 558th infantry, and
Creek county Company X, Third bat
talon. JS8th infantry.
In his letter to the governor, Gen
eral O'Neil said he hoped that Okla
homa would take an interest in the
brigade named after this state and
made up of men taken from it under
Mlective service He said much could
he done to help ;he men and asserted
that he would cooperate with the peo-
pie Of the state in making conditions
as pleasant as possible for the men
under him.
General O'Neil expressed the hope
that the organization would keep ITS
entity and so conduct itself that after
fcortlnved on Psos Z, Column -
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-19
Metal Men TO Help
Wood Ship Workers

SEATTLE, Wash, Sept 10 The
metal trades council representing 1900
men employed in the steel shipyards OF
the Seattle district. voted last night
TO extend financial ssuppor, to the
workers in the wooden ship Yards
who are on strike against the use Of
lumber produced IN Washington mills
operating ON ten.hour basis Decision
also was reached II was said. to de.
clare strike II members Of the coun
eli are asked TO handle ten-hour lum-
beE.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-19
LEACH CHARGED WITH
TEARING up EVIDENCE

y An information was filed in county
court today against J. d. Doc" Leach,
charging him with destroying evidence
Leach is charged with tearing up a let
ter seized in raid on his place at 2loI,
North broadway several nights ago.
The letter was in safe and had been
carried to the county attorneys office
Leach agreed to open the safe for the
county attorney and when Porter Nor
gan, assis,an, county attorney, turned
his back momen,arily Leach took the
letter and tore II up, i, is charged. The
letter has been partly put together but
as yet the officers have been unable 10
get il into readable shape.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-19
HENSON CONVICTED
OF NUMBERING WIFE

WICHITA. Kan, Sept. l9.-B. w. A.
Henson, retired cattleman, wa, found
guilty Of murder in the second degree
for having killed his wife by shooting
her At the Henson residence in this
city two years ago. Two previous
trials resulted in hung juries. The
jury retired to deliberate last night at
b:Sl o'clock and agreed on a verdict At
5 o'clock this morning 1t was sealed
and not opened until court met at Q
o'clock today. Henson also is charged
with having dubbed his s,epson to
death at the same time Mrs Henson
was killed. Henson is 10 years old.
The woman who was killed was his
second wife
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-19

NEW YORK, Sept l9.---(Specisl) j.
The first Of twefRysstx American girl
who have bctn selected for the hazard
Gus work of driving one of the Ameri
can anibulances in Russia. Miss Natalie
Camp will soon start on her task at the
front, She has been soliciting fund,
for the ambulance service for some
time, and is now ready for more dan
gerous work.
Miss Camp will go to Russia by way
OF the Pacific. She will travel across
country in the big auto ambulance and
then by way OF Japan go to Russia and
eventually reach the eastern front.
There she will head the unit OF Amer.
can women ambulance drivers.
The selection OF Miss Camp for ser
vice in Russia is the elimination oi
three years Of effort, Soon after the
war started she tried to get into the
French ambulance service as driver.
but she was refused on account OF her
age. She is only 20 now Then came
the chance to go TO Russia, which she
eagerly accepted.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-19
ELEVATOR SAFETY
ORDINANCE TO Be
DRAWN BY KEsLER
SCott-Ha|Iiburton Accident
Hastens Introduction,

Following closely upon the death of
Mrs Mary Worley. A5 years old, In the
elevator in the Scott. Halliburton com
pany store last nigh, at o o'clock. Mark
kesler city commissioner Of public safe,
ty. announced today that he will draw
up Immediately an ordinance providing
Tor safety devices on all passenger
carrying eleNors In Oklahoma City.
Al Second Floor.
Mrs Worley. an employe OF IN. Scott
Halliburton company, stepped into the
elevator al the second floor, ON which
she was employed. Witnesses say tina,
when her righ, foo, had touched IN,
floor OF the car. il shot upward sudden.
ly, pinning her head down between tn.
edge OF the car-iloor and the gate
When the car stopped. Mrs. Worle!
plunged downward thirty feet IN the eic
yator shatt TO the basement. She va
killed instantly. o
Mr., Keller announced today that NJ
would have his new ordinance read,
for presentation to the city commission
~ is next regular meeting Tuesday aft
ernoon. lie has been working on 'hc
proposed law for some time. but will
put aside his other work now to com
plete il,
The city electrician and elevator in
speetor, Ross Snyder, has done efficient
work since he was appointed" said Mr..
Kesler today" and the first day he
worked for the city he found several
elevators in operation with defective
cables, lie issued instructions that
these tables be replaced by new ones, or
the elevators he closed. Owners OF the
buildings chose the former course"
Federal Law Needed.
Il believe that there should be moi,
only a city ordinance, but a state and
federal law requiring all elevators 10 be
equipped with safety devices to prevent
just such accidents as occurred here
yesterday afternoon" he concluded.
The victim Of yesterdays elevator &C.
oident lived with her daughter, Mi"
Roberts Worley a, ll2S North Harvey.
Miss Worley Is voice teacher At the
high school, No funeral arrangement,
for Mrs Worley had been announced
today,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-19
Son Going to War,
Mother to Work AS
Elevator Operator

N HRS GERTRUDE CLYMER Of
Ml 7lsb West Fourth street is
"'h the first woman in Oklahoma
City TO run an elevator She is en-
ployed in The Oklahoman building
When ! came 10 work At 8 10
o'clock this morning and hooked At
the elevator ! was most scared to
death" said Mrs Clymer. II went
to the foreman and told him that |
had decided not to tackle the Job
While | was talking | thought of my
boy going to war, and then and there
! decided that ! would not be one OF
those gutter folks, After two
hours vacation | went at IL again,
and |, won't be very long before !
will be able TO do IL as well and
better than any man"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-19
eEDDES SAYS END
OF war FAR OFF

PARKERSBURG, w Va, Sept 10.
Belief tha, the end of the war is ye,
far off and America has not awakened
to its seriousness is expressed in le,-
let written by Sir Eric Gcddes, first
lord Of the British admiralty to George
{. Ecker OF this city Ecker was West
Virginia manager for a Pittsburgh lum-
her firm at the time the WeSen, head
of the British navy was boy l9 or 70,
and was taking in logs and inspecting
lumber at Nicolette, near here
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-19
Employers Declare
Nothing Yet Done

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept "a pro
longed conference between joint com
ml,teeS of workers and employers en-.
deayorlng to find settlement basis in
the strike OF approximately 5000 iron
workers and ship builders, adjourned
early today without any productive re-
suits, according to A. s Gunn. repre-
senting the employers a,Spt ia,ion. Fur
ther efforts a, conei,a,itN were to be
aiicmnied indaA
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-19
WOMAN FOUND DEAD;
COMPANION WOUNDED

NEW BRITAIN, Conn, Sept 10
Mrs. Anna Tobn, Is years old, was
found dead in the stree, here today
with her throat cut, Nearby lay Will
liam J. Wise, said to he connected with
the quartermastet's department a, Fort
Sloeum. His throat also was cut His
recovery is expected The woman's
husband, John d. Tobin, is being tenn
porarily held by the police, although
the authorities intimate the case may
be one Of murder and attempted sui
eide
Later Tobin was released a charge
OF murder was placed against Wise and
he was put under guard at the hospital
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-19
ANOTHER BURGLARY
REPORTED TO POLICE

The residence Of S. II. Jones, 4OO
Fast Fourth street, was entered by .
burglar last night, according 10 a re-
port to the police department TODAY
The book at the police station also
shows that an unsuccessful attempt
was made to breah into a residence a,
AlS Cla'sen boulevard.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-19
Two U.BoATS SUNK
BY BRITISH FORCES

COPENHAGEN. Sept 10 - Two
German submarines have been sunk by
British naval forces, reports the Bergen
correspondent OF the Tidens Dcgen,.
Six men from the u-boats were taken
prisoner.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-19
BOSTON OBSERVES
"WHEATLESS DAY.

BOSTON. Sept lo-This was the
first of the two wheatless days week
prescribed by the state food admins
tration. Responses to the appeal re
ceived from hotels, restaurants and
clubs throughout the state indicated it
would be difficult to buy white bread
today. Thousands of housewives have
agreed to join the movement to save
wheat.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-19
Chicago Believes
You re Insane If
You Back Giants

~HlCAGO, Sept, lo.-When Hen
\ ry Spies Of Milwaukee began
- shouting predictions today that
New York would triumph over Chi.
cago in the coming worlds series
he was taken to the psychopath,c
hospital for examination as to his
sanity
Previously Spies had stopped red.
dents of suburbs and insisted upon
highly.eScited discussions of the
war. lie was attired in a blue aud
white suit, red shirt, a crcam-col.
oted ha, and suede shoes.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-19
new YORK PRIMARY
Vote TO Be HEAVY

NEW YORK. Sept lo.-An unusually
heavy vote was predicted by campaign
managers at the primary election in this
city Mayor John Purroy Mitchell, fusion
candidate for reelection, is opposed in
the republican primaries by Former
State Senator William N. Bennett,
Judge John +. Hylan Of Brooklyn, is
the democratic candidate for mayor
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-19
new LOANS MADE
TO ALLIED NATIONS

WASHINGTON, Sept lo-Loan, OF
N0W0W to Great Britain and so,
mm 10 France were made BY the
government today, bringing the total
thus iar advanced to the allies up to
&,J9l .4WM
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-19
JOHNSON NEARING
SET FOR FRIDAY

The second preliminary hearing of
Orval J. Johnson, local attorney, post
poned a number OF times, has been SCI,
for Friday morning before Justice Of
the Peace T. F, Donncll Johnson is
charged with shooting To- year-old Earl
Evans several weeks ACC.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-19
DooToRy REO0aDs
PRoBED IN 001obER

Charges Of unprofessional conduct
have been brought agains, three Okla
homa physicians and will he investigat-
ed at the October meeting of the state
board of medical examiners. DR. Cald-
we'll OF Chelsea and Drs T. NJ. Stotts
and Ira Allison of Tulsa, are the ply
sicians The attorney generals depart
ment now is investigating the charges.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-19
AMERICAN STEAMER
PLATuRlA T0RPED0ED

LONDON, Sept. lo-The American
steamer Platuria was torpedoed by a
German submarine on September Is,
Forty-iive survivors have been landed
by the Italian steamer Andrea. The
master Of the Platuria and eigh, of the
crew were drowned
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-19
RIoTlNo FEATURES
PHILADELPHIA VOTE

PHILADELPHIA Sept, "a riot
today in the First ward of this city,
where two factions Of the republican
party are bitterly lighting for control.
resulted in the killing OF a policeman
and the woundins Of several other po-
litioal workers. Primary election, arc
being held throughout Pennsylvania.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-19
BRIDGE At QUEBEC
HALF way PLACED

QUEBEC, Sept, l9---Thc half.wa
mark was reached here today at o;sS
a m, in raising the huge central span
of the Quebec caniievcr bridge across
St Lawrence river The task was be.
gun Monday morning.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-19
COUNTRY INN CLOSED BY COURT ORDER
Six Hundred Killed
By Chinese 1yphoon

Annoy, China, Sept. 19.--More than 600 natives were
killed by typhoon which struck Annoy without warning at
the end Of last week Eghyfve percent Of the water craft
in the harbor nearby destroyed No foreigners
reported lost Outlying districts be communicated with
and it is feared great damage has been done there
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-19
Early Adjustment of Strike
Among Coast Ship Builders
Expected By y. S. Officials

pany'S action in granting high union
wage demands
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-19
Generally Fair,
Weather Forecast
LOCAL AND STATE FORECAST
Generally fair today and Thursday.
HOURLY

KANSAS Partly cloudy and cooler
ARKANSAS AND WEST TEXAS
pntilN clnIIhN
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-03-29
Red Clover seed at Emmett Feed

Red Clover seed at Emmett Feec
Mills.
Want trunk hauled? Phone Cen
City Transfer at Twilegar's store.
Have the Gem City Transfer dc
your hauling. Office at Twilegar's
store.
J. H. Whitson Of Mountain Home
brother of Mrs. Geo. MCGOWAN, has
been spending several days in town
this week.
1t is reported that Ralph Womack
has sold his Cascade News to Bert
Venable of Payette and that he will
engage in other business.
Misses Ella Breshears, Maud Myers
and Josephine Wayman entertained
the Methodist church choir Friday
evening at the Dr. B. o. Clark home.
Sring is now upon US. Call at the
Brown Millinery and you will be more
than pleased with the splendid show
ing of hats, auto caps, wells and hair
ribbons. frankie Brown.
Bromus Inermus, a drouth resist
ing forage grass, all stock thrive on
it, drives out Russian thistle and black
mustard, withstands both drouth and
intense cold, especially adapted to arid
regions. For sale by E~mett Feed
Mills.
Alsike Clover seed at Emmett Feed
Mills.
The Methodist Ladies' Aid will give
a social this evening at the home of
F. A. DeClark. The Gem Concert Co.
will render a program and refresh
ments will be served. Admission to
all % cents.
James MCGOWAN, called here by the
death of his brother, will return in
a few days to his home at Austin,
New, where he is employed as assist
ant forest supervisor.
Mrs. E. o. Miles returned last week
from Portland, where she had been
taking a course in photography. She
will have charge of the developing de-
partment in the Haley & Miles store.
Expert repairing and prompt SER
vice at Lockett's harness shop.
Comrade coffee, pounds for 85c
1T Reilly's.
Canada Field Peas at Emmett Feed |
Mills.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-03-29

cattle at the present time, although
there are very few coming to market.
One load of prime heavy steers
brought $685. yesterday. Several
other loads of good light steers
brought $3.50 and 1885. The balance
of the beef steers sold mostly from
SO to 1925. Feeding steers sold well,
demand being good. Prices ranging
from $S.25 to SO. Best cows offered
brought So with a top of $3.50. Very
few good cows are coming and the
cow market is strengthening gradual
ly. Medium and ordinary light cows
sold from 81 to $7.35; common dairy
breed stuff ranged from SIS to $3.50.
Hogs.
Hog market was rather slow af-
fair, buyers and sellers having wide
divergent views. After trading got
under way prices ruled about steady
with last weeks close. One load of
prime light hogs brought S14.50 with
the bulk of good hogs bringing SLABS
Pigs sold from $12.75 to $3.50. De-
mand was good.
Sheep.
All sheep prices were advanced
again yesterday. There was a fair
supply and demand was good. One
load of prime wool lambs brought
$3.50 with a couple loads of thin
shorn lambs at $10.35. No wethers
Or ewes in trade Prime wethers are
quoted from S11.50 to $12 with good
light ewes at $40 to $1,000.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-03-29
EMMETT NEWS

German Millet seed at Emmett
Feed Mills.
Stone jars from half to thirty gal
Ions at Reilly's.
Whitman for Plumbing and Tin
work. Phone 46-J.
G. NJ Paulsen of Greenleaf is Wis
iting his old frienr, R. B. Wilson, this
week.
To introduce Gem flour we offer
for short time only at 81 per sack.
Cash Grocery.
Cement sidewalks are being built
along the front and north side of the
Woodman bungalows on Wardwell
avenue.
Mrs. S. j. Hart and son left last
week for Livingstone, Mont, where
they will make their home.
Come and see US at the Palm Bak-
cry, and bring your repair work with
you. w. j. Easton, the reliable jew
eler.
st. Mary's Guild will hold their final
Lenten tea at the home of Mrs. Geo.
F. Zimmerman on Wednesday after
noon, April A.
Walter Laidlaw is filling in the
yard of the former James Renwick
property on Boise avenue and will
seed it to grass.
Sudan grass, the new forage crop,
especially adayted to western states
where rainfall is light natures in
from 70 to so days. For sale by En-
NETT Feed Mills.
H. A. Campbell, who has been at
tending school at Logan, Utah, the
past winter, is in town for few days
to look after his ranch. His parents
are now located at Logan.
C. A West, who had been in Long
valley, clerking stock sale, returned
home yesterday by way of New Mea-
dows and Weiser. The snow at Lake
port, he says, is six feet deep.
We will be pleased to meet all our
old patrons and friends at our new
location in the Palm Bakery, and
hope to be able to give you still bet
ter service. W. ]. Easton, the reliable
jeweler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Dayton, of the
bench, are planning to take vaca-
ton this summer. They will within
the next two weeks store their goods
in town and go to Otis, Colo, to visit
their son, whom they have not seen {
for a number of years.
DR.. Turkey, who returned yesterday c
from Cascade, left for that place 7
again this morning, being called there r
to treat an employee of the B.-P. Lum- t
Der Co., whose leg is so badly crushed g
that amputation will probably be nee v
essary. The doctor drove his car to P
Weiser and will go by train from =
here, the Idaho Northern still being
olockaded by snow slides. =
The Boys and Girls conference
hat was held Wednesday afternoon
Ind evening, was fairly well attended.
Mrs. Ormsby, state secretary of the
Sunday School Union, and Mr.. Ran n
Iall, of the Y. NJ. C. A. of Boise, were p
he principal speakers. Mr.. Randall's &c
ddress on the Greatest Piker of His p
ory," was very good, and should have
cen heard by every boy and girl in
lem County. 1t was felt by all pres
mt that beginning had been made,
nd when the next conference is held
much larger number will be in at E
ci
Cement blocks at NJ Gilbride's ce-
lent works east of Fruit association. !
Alfalfa seed at Emmett Feed Mills 81
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-03-29
Annual School Meetings.

Notice is hereby given to the voters
of each and every school district,
other than independent districts, of
Gem County, Idaho, that, the annual
school meeting of each district in
said Gem county will be held on April
16, 1917, being the third Monday of
April, as required by law.
ALICE V. HOLVERSON,
County Superintendent
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-03-29
Notice of Election.

Notice of Election.
Notice of School Board of District
No. II of Gem County Idaho.
We hereby certify that an election
will be held Monday, April Is, 1917 at
the schoolhouse for the purpose of
levying a special tax on taxable prop
erty of said District No. IL.
MRS. MABEL MCKINNEY,
Clerk of District No. IL.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-03-29
Sampson Music Co.
913 MAIN ST., BOISE

Mrs. VIM. Hoppock and Mrs. F. j.
Edwards left yesterday for San Fran
cisco, Calf. The object of Mrs. Hop
pock's trip is to adopt and bring home
baby who has been left motherless
by the recent death of Mr.. Hoppock's
sister.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-03-29
PORTLAND MARKET REPORT
Cattle.

Cattle
Yesterdays supply of cattle were
about 600 head. Only few loads of
real fat cattle were included. The
winter supply of prime light cattle
seems to have been marketed and buy
ers had to go after the medium light
stuff which consequently forced slight
ly higher prices for these grades.
There is very slow call for heavy
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-03-29
Save Money on
a Piano

At Sampson Music Co., Idaho's fore
most Music House, Boise. Our one
price, straightforward business pol
icy protects you against sliding sale
prices or other bunco tactics.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-03-29
Gem County Sunday School AssOcia-

Gem County Sunday School AssOcia-
ton.
The annual county convention of the
Gem County Sunday School Associa-
ton will be held in the Methodist
church, Montour, Friday, April lathe
morning session will begin at 1920 a.
m. All Sunday schools in Gem coun-
ty should send at least three dele
gates. All pastors and Sunday school
workers invited. Program will be
published later.