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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-29
MEN NOT TO
CUT PRICES YET;
WAIT QUOTATIONS

LEGAL dealers have not as yet made
any move to reduce coal prices despite
the agreement Of she operators Ia
Washington yesterday 70 reduce tae
price 81 10 $3.50 q 1on immediately.
One local dealer stated today that the
Rock Island retailers wOu5d not act
until definite quotations were received.
A number of The local coal dealers who
have storage facilities bought mp
great deal Of coal some time ago ar
top prices IF fne slump comes these
dealers stand chances of losing a CON
siderable sum of money.
It's the old case Of the retailer being
fha goat again. The operators can
change thair quotations daily with 1T
tie Inconvenience. while the retailers
are kept In "A quandary all the time
and have TO bear the wrath OF tae
consumers when advances are made.
All Of the local dealers hope tbe prices
viii come down soon. even though
they be the loser
Pfumtnous coal here S selling at
from SIS 10 81 ton Of the present
time
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-29
J. KAHLKE OBSERVES
HIS 88TH BIRTHDAY

) J. kahike. POI Fourth avenue. a
resident Of Rock Island for SIS years.
received congratulations of his friends
today. the occasion being his 83th
birthday. Though he broke his hip in
au accident five years ago ana has not
been able 20 waIk-since his physical
condition IS excellent. He retains an
Of his faculties and is actively inter
ested in ali events Of ahe day Mr.
KahIke was born ia Germany and came
to this country when he was q years
OF age He was 3 sailor and while on
cruise mp the Mississippi river he
located in this city and for many
years was in the boat building bust
ness. recently retiring from his part
ueTship in the Kahlke e. Sons boat
yard. His son, Charles E. Kahlke, and
family came down from Chicago to
spend the daE with him
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-29
FIRE DAMAGES ROOF
OF THE LAMONT HOME

A small roof IRE at the home Of
Mrs. Sarah Z. Lamont. 1000 Fifteenth
street, caused damage OF s25 at 9 this
morning. A wood fire had been start
ed in a cook stove and it is thought that
the blaze originated from chimney
sparks The flames were extiuguisbed
with Z chemical
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-10-11
City of Emmett, Idaho
Call for Bids.

Sealed proposals will be received
bv the City Council at the office of
the CITY Clerk until o'clock p. m.
on the 10th day of October, 1917, for
the construction of sidewalks in Local
Sidewalk Improvement District NO. z.
All proposals shall be made in
blank forms provided by the City
Engineer, in accordance with plans
and specifications prepared by him,
and shall be delivered to the City
Clerk at his office on or before the
hour above named, in sealed envelopes
plainly marked Proposals for Con-
structing sidewalks in Local Sidewalk
Improvement District No. 81 All bids
will be opened by the City Council at
a public meeting at the City Hall on
the 10th day of October, 1917, at .
o'clock p. m. The City Council VIII
proceed without unnecessary delay to
award the contract to the lowest re-
sponsible bidder, the right being re-
served to reject any, or all bids
The estimated cost necessary TO
construct said sidewalks in said Local
Sidewalk Improvement District No. 2,
according to the estimate of the City
Engineer, are as follows: 1889 feet
of five-foot walk at Is cents per foot,
S10,970.21.
Bidders are advised that they must
inform themselves of the character
of the work to be performed under
this contract and that a deviation
to any extent either way may be
made from the approximate quanti-
ties above, which are stated for the
purpose of showing the class of work
required and as basis for determin-
ing the amount of the bid, but not
to fix the amount of work to be
done. The contractor will be paid
for the work actually done at prices
bid regardless of the approximations.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-10-11

Each proposal shall be in strict
conformity with the terms OF this
notice without modification, era
sure, or interlineations, and permits
sion will not be given in any case
for the withdrawal, modification or
explanation of any bid. Each pro-
posal shall be accompanied by certi-
fed check on some well known En-
NETT bank and made payable to the
City of Emmett, in the sum of Fifteen
Hundred (S1500.00) Dollars.
The place of residence of every bid
der must be given after his signature,
and must be written in full. When
proposal is made by firm, the firm
name and also the individual name
of the members of the firm must be
signed in full.
The deposit of the unsuccessful bid
ders will be returned as soon as an
award has been made, and that of
the successful bidder upon the con-
summation of the contract. A salts
factory corporate surety bond to the
amount of sixty (60) per cent of the
contract price must be provided by the
successful bidder, who must present
evidence satisfactory to the City
OOQilLll Cldb llC lldo DCCl leg eli
gagged in the business or is reasonably
familiar Herewith, and that he is
fully prepared with the necessary cap
ital, materials, and machinery to COM
plete the work to be contracted for
The City Council will inquire dill
gently into the bidders reputation and
business methods elsewhere, and re-
serves the right to reject any bid
on account of previous difficulties on
the part of the contractor. Reason
able grounds for supposing that any
bidder is interested in more than one
proposal will cause rejection of all
proposals in which he is supposed to
be interested
All proposals shall be made and
received with the understanding that
the bidder accepts the terms and con-
ditions contained in the proposed form
of contract
The City Council reserves the right
to reject any and all proposals, and
to waive any informality in any pro-
posal received.
R. E. ROSE, Mayor.
Attest: D. NJ. STOKESBERY,
(SeaD City Clerk.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-10-11

In the District Court of the Seventh
Judicial District of the State of Idaho,
in and for Gem County.
Frank w. Tennyson, Plaintiff,
VS..
Sweetser Farms, Limited, corpora
ton, L. H. Sweetser, Clara H.
Sweetser and Boise City National
Bank, a corporation, Defendants.
Under and by virtue of an order of
sale issued out of the above entitled
court on a judgment and decree of
foreclosure and sale recovered in the
above entitled action, on the oath day
of September, 1917, in favor of the
above named plaintiff and against the
above named defendants. Said writ
citing the material parts of said judg-
ment, duly attested on the 24th day
of September, 1917, and to the Sheriff
of Gem County, Idaho, directed, and
to me as such sheriff delivered on the
oath day of September, 1917, for exc
cution, COMMANDING and requiring me
as such sheriff to execute the judg
ment by making the sale, applying
the proceeds thereof in conformity
Herewith in the manner prescribed
by law.
lie pIciillStS I'll CIlcQ ny SilQ OtdSA
of sale to be sold are situated, lying
and being in Gem County, Idaho, and
bounded and particularly described
as follows, towit:
The north one-half (Nh) of the
south one-half (S1z) of the southeast
quarter (SEA) of the southeast quar-
ter (SEA of section seven 90, town.
ship six (6) north, range one (1) west
of the Boise Meridian, together with
all bitches and ditch rights, water and
water rights thereto belonging or in
any wise appertaining, and subject to
all accrued ditch rights-of-way; and
excepting therefrom strip of land
sixteen (16) feet wide adjoining and
along the north Inns, and beginning
at the northeast corner and running
two hundred forty (240) yards west
for private road purposes, containing
ten (10) acres according to govern
ment survey.
Notice is hereby given that on the
goth day of October, 1917, at the hour
of 800 o'clock in the afternoon of that
day, in front of the court house door
in Emmett, Gem County, Idaho, | will
sell at public auction sale all and sin
gular the above described property,
or so much thereof as may be neces-
sary to pay the amounts found due
the plaintiff as set out in said judg
ment or decree, together with interest
thereon, costs and expenses of sale
and the commissions thereon, to the
highest bidder therefor in cash lawful
money.
Dated this the Gath day of Septem-
Der, 1917.
DAVE NICHOLS,
Sheriff of Gem County, Idaho
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-10-11
Notice to Creditors.

Estate of David G. Scott, deceased
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed Administrator with the will
annexed of the Estate of David G.
Scott, deceased, to the creditors of
and all persons having claims against
the said deceased, to exhibit them
with the necessary vouchers, within ten
months after the first publication of
this notice, to the said Administrator,
at the office of the Probate court of
Gem County, Idaho, in Emmett, Coun-
ty of Gem, State of Idaho, this being
the place fixed for the transaction of
the business of said estate.
Dated July 23rd, 1917.
First publication August 16, 1917.
BURTON w. SCOTT, Administrator.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-10-11
Notice of Sale

Notice is hereby given that the
County of Gem, State of Idaho, by and
through its Board of County Commits
sioners, will, on the 18th day of Octo-
Der, 1917, at 10 o'clock, A. NJ, of said
day, at the court house door inEmmett
Ida, offer for sale, at public auction to
the highest bidder for cash, the fol-
lowing described real property belong
ing to the county and no longer need
ed for the use of the county:
Lot 1, Section %, Township north,
Range 8 w. B. NJ, subject to the
claims of Emmett Irrigation District.
The right to reject any and all bids
is reserved.
R. B. WILSON, Clerk.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-10-11

Itching, bleeding, protruding or
blind piles have yielded to Doan's
Ointment. 60c ut all stores.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-10-11

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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-10-11
Notice of Sheriff's Sale Under Order
of Sale on Judgment and Decree of
Foreclosure of Mortga

In the District Court of the Seventh
Judicial District of the State of Idaho
in and for Gem County.
Frank w. Tennyson, Plaintiff,
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-10-11

Notice of Bids for the Sale of Bonds.
Notice is hereby given that the
City Council of the City of Emmett
will receive bids on the 18th day of
October, 1917, for the sale of
s1O,970.21 of bonds for the construc-
ton of sidewalks in Local Improve
ment District No. 2.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
D. NJ. STOKESBERY,
City Clerk.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-08
STONE rs ASSAILED
AS kAISER'S HIRELING

NEW YORK March s.--Calling for Sen
ttor William joel stones resignation as
chairman 81 the Senate Foreign Relations
'omm'tt.c the New York Morning World
'udaN said
IT ndrr DISCUSSES as transparent as any
assumed 10y the nnumerable agents of the
Eaiser's propaganda in this country he has
been revealed time and again as one who,
in the presence of Germany. would euulNo-
cate. ahate and even sacrifice American
rights
"Hc has made this plain from the day Of
the l.usitauia horror which he dismissed as
lightly as any iunker and for which he
found as many excuses as any instructed
iiermau-Americau In all essentials in
vuIving Germany he has been persistenty
m opposition to tn" United states and yet
has retained a senate chairmanship which
gives him immense Influence upon the for
Ign policy Of the United States
The New York Morning sun bitterly at
'ackS Senator Stone. declaring ne should
hc deprived Of his Chairmanship
!\u fact In the record of william j.
Stone entities him to the important and
confidential office he holds today said the
sun His continuance therein constitutes
a menace to the safety of the United
states His disappearance therefrom would
take load If fear off the mind OF every
patriotic American at home and abroad
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-08
lions, making the retention Of large part

tions. making the retention OF a large part
Of the army along the border .recessary.
That friction between Carranza and the
United states would tend TO weaken the de
facto power was pointed out TO villa by
the German agents.
Already the German cabal in the Next
can capital has set active underground in
nuences to work upon the First chief and his
advisers TO induce them to consent to an
alliance the famous note sent by Carranza
to the neutral Powers. asking them TO unite
in refusing to furnish supplies to belligerent
countries was engineered by the German
propagandists. II was the original intention
10 lead the First chief to order the oil fields
of TamDcu To- be closed 10 export. rms
was later modified to the form In which
owned by English companies and large
amount of the oil IS used bv the English
fleet and such action. therefore would
have brought complications between Eng
land and Mexico
Among officials in MeNicu Citv stories arc
ahoat that two GnNernmeut officials i'm the
First Chiefs immediate circle uf influential
men were cooperating directly with Ger
man agents. one Of the newspapers in the
rapitaI Is said to be under subsidy to- the
Germans to print news from the German
angle. In other ways German money and
influence are at work tu sway the action,
Of the de faCto Government such efforts
are rendered comparatively easy Ivy the
! cross currents ~ jealousy and ambition oi
/ the different military and political leaders
stringent military censorship at All the
| cable and telegraph offices I'm Mexico pre
/ vents the sending of any dispatch not ap.
/ proved by the Government,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-08

the armed ship bill. while Senators who do
not share In the presidential rebuke occu-
pied fore than twenty-four hours In de-
batting the measure
Senator Lewis. reelected Democratic
whip predicted that at least weeks de-
bate would be necessary to bring the adop-
tion Of the rule to vote. The hlihusters
against the armed neutrality bill are plan
ming to inject into the discussion their
alibis for their opposition which killed the
measure last sunday
TO MEET ANY CRISIS
Considerable time will be consumed also
10y senators who will urge reducing the
proposed two-thirds vote necessary to close
debate to bare majority.
Republican Senators are convinced that
the Cluture rule is necessary, not merely
tu insure the passage Of the armed neutral.
itN hill. but to guarantee prompt enactment
If any emergency measure necessary I,
the national defense in the event OF actua
hOStilities with Germany. Much worse slt
uations than the present one may confron
| the country they fear. unless the way il
/ paved for quick congressional action t'
! meet any eventuality.
Republican senators made II plain t'
/ the Democrats. In the midst Of the presen
/ roture harmony. that under no rircum
] stances would they Withdraw their obJec
! ton tu the ratification Of the Colombian
/ .rratN urged bN the President to safeguar'
! he Panama canal
! The Democrats now have only majorit!
/ # twelve in the Senate and the Republican
! fee! confident that even If the. Administra
| ton attempts ~ force through the tWun
! hiau treaty az thi. session, they have IN
/ votes to- defeat it.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-08
IANCE M'CORWICk CALLS
FOR OUSTING or STONE

HARRtSBl' RG. March S.-Democratic
National chairman Vance e. Mccormick
today Joined the chorus of opposition to
senator Stone again heading the Foreign
Relations Committee. The Harrisburg
Patriot. Of which MCCormck is the priuCi'
pal owner. today said editorialy:
"Senatur Stone has forfeited his right
to remain longer at the head OF the veIy
important Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations. II would seem as though Sena
tor Stone should have the foresight and pa
triotism to quit. If he does not. the duty
oC the Senate is plain
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-08
Seeks Test of School Tax Collection

READING IA. March S.-Contrary to
decisions in Wlk,--Barre and elsewhere m
pcnnsy ylVauia. tify solicitor Joseph e. Dick
iusou yesterday filed an opinion at city Han
declaring that city Treasurer Edward
Ncagcr cannot collect school taxes. which
are at present collected by school oricials
amounting to more than siu0.0 600 annually
He suggests, however. that a court pro-
ceeding be brought 10 test the case
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-08
'v,ooo Phone Men Ready to Serve u. s.

Mn. ,ns Bell Telephone Company has COM
ecu ecu the organization of a military signal
sorps Of more than 10000 men for service
~ ~ me United States ARMY, II needed. All
srs s men are experts In telephone work and
~. salo 10 be ready for immediate duty.
1a organization work. was directed nv
ssn' snn .. Carty, chief engineer OF the com
un,s.. ,sscehtiy appointed q major In the
A'ea states Reserve by President Wilson.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-08
Link Berlin Foreign
Office in Conspiracy
Continued from Page One

and extracts from utterances by Senator
Robert NJ la Toilette. bearing on British
rule in India. are believed to he harmless.
but they point. II Is said to the almost un-
believable lengths to which native Indians
are willing to go to stir up revolt against
Great Britain
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-08
VILLA GERMAN PAWN
IN MEXICAN PLOTTING
LAREDO. Tex. March s.

Germany Is playing villa against car
rama Great sums of German money ar"
pouring into the bandit leaders hands. IN
citing him to activity against the United
states and against Carranza. while at the
same time German agents work through
officials Of the CarranZa Government seek
ing 10 align that side against the United
states.
Just back from trip into the interior Of
Mexico. | can state these Facts on the
highest authority:
Agents of the German Government IN
Mexico approached Francisco villa ~ his
headquarters at Bustilo's ranch about
February - with proposition to renew
his raids ON the border in case Of a declara-
tion Of war between the United states aud
Germany. Two German agents reached the
bandit leader The conference extended
over two days
At first villa demurred against any at
tack on the border in force. under any
circumstances At length an agreement
was reached that IN ease Of war villa would
send small bands a. unattached bandits tu
operate at widely separated points along the
international line and to make sporadic
forays to harass American troops
uFFEEGp s25o.ooo IN GOLD
I'ndcr the terms Of agreement. the Ger
man agents promised to pay villa 500 o"n
pesos ,S25o.uooI M gold AZ once to seal th"
compact. lie refused to enter into the plot
until the first payment was handed over
They agreed to pay large amount each
month thereafter IN case of war to enable
villa to pay his men. obtain ammunition
aud build up his shattered forces for cam
paigu
after orders from Foreign Secretary I'm
. mermauu reached Mexico city for an attempt
! to- arrange an alliance with Mexico and
/ japan the villa scheme was one Of the first
/ moves one secret agent was sent north
/ from the capital To- san luJs PotnSi. where
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-25

ly foe beat her back. She was near
ly suffocated when she reached a
door, pushed it open, and found her
self in what seemed to be a large
storeroom.. She slammed the door
shut to keep the fire at bay and ran
to the one window of the room to
look out.
Ora was fully frightened as she
noted that the ground was fully 80
feet below. She tried to lift the heavy
sash, but her strength was not equal
to the task. The air was growing
more and more oppressive and she
could hear the cracking of the
flames in the passageway beyond the
door she had just closed.
q must get through the window
some wayw she breathed fiutter-
ingly.
Ora seized a chair, lifted it and
struck the thick glass pane. It shat
tered; she peered through the aper-
tUTe.
A well-dressed young man was
running past through the rear yard,
his eyes lifted, scanning the upper
windows as though with a definite
purpose in view.
All" he exclaimed as if with sat
isfaction, darted back to avoid the
descending shower of glass, and then
shouted up to Ora:
Remain there just a momentI'
He disappeared, but to speedily re-
turn with a long, light ladder He
dropped it's top across the window
coping, ran up it nimbly.
No, then" he spoke, bracing his
feet and opening his arms.
Just in time" he added; for a
tongue of flame darted through the
transOm of the room.
Ora was so weak and trembling
that she hesitated with no false pru-
Joy-,y fo oocaDf tho chn1toT, Of fbo-o
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-25

a young lady in the house. The front
was all ablaze Grounded the house.
Lucky stars! There you werep'
Ora smiled at the ingenious on
handedness of this admirable young
man, frank and unassuming to the
point of oddly.
Wraps lost, l suppose" he pOr-
ceeded briskly. Friend of Miss
Chandler? My brother is engaged to
her. Car near by. l must get you
home. This way and Wen evade the
crowd"
q am not" began the truthful
Ora, but she was not allowed to dis
close the fact that she was not so
fortunate as to be a friend of Miss
Chandler, as the young man had
supposed, but a. very humble caterer,
indeed, to the whims Of style of that
votary of fashion. Fhe smoke chOked
her utterance and her escort breast
ed a crowd to reach an automobile
in which Ora soon found herself and
the young man by her side.
Now, then" he spoke, when they
had gotten a square from the burn
ing house, what is the address,"
'..TYenty-two Danbury place, " said
Ora, "but l cannot put you to the
trouble of driving me there"
She noticed an expression Of sur.
prise come into her escorts face. It
was apparent that he knew that
Danbury place was located in The
poorest quarter Of the city.
81 am afraid that.my borrowed fin
cry and the fact that I was in the
Chandler home have misled you" she
spoke out abruptly, deception and
false pride having no part in honest
Ora's nature
Borrowed finery?" repeated Mr..
Gregory Dale vaguely.
q must explain, - proceeded Ora.
He listened with eyes full of inter
est. He laughed in a free, jolly way
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-03-22
KILLED Bv Initiation.

A jury in the Clearfield county, Pa,
court awarded James Read and wife. OF
Clearfield, damages for the death OF their
son, Thomas Leon Read, aged nineteen
wears, who died as the result OF injuries
received in initiation in the Buzzards, an
organization made up OF Knights OF the
Golden Eagle
The Buzzards, though not connected
with the Golden Eagles i'll any form, are
an organization for sport. One OF the
feats Read was compelled to perform
was TO walk up an inclined plank while
blindfolded. AT the top of the plank he
stepped into blanket, held by means OF
STRAINS fastened to the sides OF twenty-four
other other lodgemen. The young man
was tossed in this several times. AS he
fell into the blanket on one occasion il
was noticed that he was suffering PAIN.
The initiation was stopped and ply
stefan who was called found that Read
was paralyzed from his waist down. In
spite OF all that could be done for him he
died the following day. The parents OF
the young man were partially dependent
on his earnings for support, but the order
could not agree on settlement, and as a
result the father and mother brought a
civil action against the lodge. A jury
awarded them a verdict of $685..