Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-11-30
WOMEN WILL REGISTER
FOR A UNITED EFFORT

Boise, Nov. 27-The women OF
Idaho are TO register In order that
their united force may be used In
the plans to prepare Idaho for the
war. BY proclamation Governor
Alexander has set aside the week OF
December to when all members
of the fair sex between the ages OF
16 and so will be asked TO make
known their address and give such
other useful data as ia thought nee.
essary. The governors proclama-
tion is as follows:
Whereas. the women's commit.
tee of the council of national defense,
with the aid and assistance OF the
Idaho state council of defense,
which has been recognized and Ia
now in a high state Of efficiency for
the purpose of aiding and assisting
the national government In carry
ing on the war to a successful con
clusion, and
Whereas. the women OF the state
OF Idaho. having enjoyed equal priv
ileges for twenty years, feel thai
they should be permitted to take
part In the great contest for liberty
and humanity, and they desire that
the women OF our state shall be per
mitted to do do all these things for
which they are so well qualified.
Therefore, /. NJ. Alexander, gov
ernor of the state of Idaho, hereby
set apart the week beginning De-
eember and ending December 3,
1917. for every woman In the state
of Idaho between the ages of 16 and
so to register In accordance with
| the rules and forms adopted for
wOmen's committee of the council
of national defense: that the women
may have an opportunity to do their
] part. either In their homes or in the
community. or anywhere else in the
] United States. and thereby shorten
/ the duration of the war and make
victory more sure and peace more
lasting"
i Cannot Finance Private Guards
l. declining the request of the st.
Anthmy Milling q Elevator Company
to pay for placing guards at It's prop
erty. the state council of defense has
made 1t known that It cannot, at
this time. 90 to the expense OF guard
ing private property The elevator
company cited in its petition that
the grain stored In its elevators which
the nation needs Is In danger or loss
by fire and otherwise and that IL
should be given every possible pro
lection. The council felt that to In
augurate the policy Of financing
guards over private property 1t would
shortly drain its financial resources.
leaving 1t without funds.
Convictions 8 Warning.
Idaho has sabotage and criminal
syndicalism law with teeth in If. 4
fact that was demonstrated beyond
any question of doubt with the con
victIon OF J Otis Ellis and ]. J.
McMurphy. both of whom have
started service OF sentence in the
state penitentiary. The former vas
convicted Of sabotage and the latter
Of criminal syndicaiism. Their sen
tences run from | TO Il years. Both
are socialists and members Of the
Industrial Workers Of the World Of
which William D. Haywood. who IL
being investigated by the federal
officials. is secretary. Ellis sought
to force loggers TO strike for higher
wages ans instructed them TO cut
the logs which the contractor waq
cutting into ties. foot short. If the
demand vas refused. Had the In.
structiona been followed the con.
tractor would have been ruined. The
loggers Instead Of acting on Ellis
advice. informed their boss and Ellis
vas arrested. tried and convicted
! McMurphy aas one of the strong
N " leaders during the trouble il
: northern Idaho. He also sought x
i force satisfied iaboring men Il
. strike Tdaho.s sabotage and Grim.
inal syndicaiism laws are stringent