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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-12-11
COUNTY BOARD
READY TO WORK

The Boundary County exemption
board is now preparing for strenuous
work again in connection with the
QUESTIONABLE system and acting upon
authority given by Governor Alexan-
der the board has employed Sweitzer
Moore to act as clerk. Mr. Moore
will assume his new duties today and
the board will transact its business
in the court room of the county
courthouse.
Beginning the 18th of December
the board will begin the sending to
all registered men in the county the
QUESTIONABLE blanks and five per
cent of the blanks to be mailed will
be sent out each day. Those to
whom the blanks are sent must re-
turn the same to the board within
seven days. The penalty for failure
to return the questionnaires in the
required time is one year in the fed
eral prison. This regulation is to
be strictly enforced.
The following men of the county
have been selected by the board to
assist the registered men in filling
out the missionaries and to admin
lister the oaths required: F. A. Shul-
tbs, H. f. Storm, j. Bert Cowen, Otto
F. Mathiesen, j. G. Bush, E. r. Hen
derson, S. E. Henry, Charles O'Cal-
laghan, j. V. Stanley and o. c..
Wilson.
The postmasters of the county are
also authorized to assist registered
men and administer oaths.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-12-11
OVER ONE HUNDRED
WOMEN HAVE REGISTERED

Mrs. F. E. Murray, chairman of
the women registration drive in
Boundary county,. reports that up-to-
date a total of 118 women have
registered in Boundary county. Of
this number 112 Bonners Ferry
women registered.
Mrs. Murray has heard from but
few of the rural districts and she
believes when these reports are made
that the total registration will be
much greater.
The registration of women in the
county was hindered to some extent
owing to the fact that not nearly
enough registration cards were sent.
hero. The various chairmen in diff
ferent precincts have been notified
to take the names of all women
desiring to register and as soon as
registration cards can be secured
the same may be filled out.
Mrs. Murray is we'll pleased with
the response made by the women
of the county in the last weeks cam
paign and she desires to thank all
those who gave their time and eff
forts towards making the campaign
success.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-12-11
BENEFIT AT
THE AMAZON
RED CROSS BENEFIT POST
PONED FROM TONIGHT UN-
TIL THURSDAY, DEC. 13
HON. Mr.. WEEKS TO SPEAK
Special Feature Film VIII Be Shown
Five Reels.

The date of the Red Cross benefit
at the Amazon theater has been
changed from tonight until Thurs
day night of this week, December
18th, on account of the coming here
of Hon. Mr.. Weeks, who is touring
Idaho in the interests of the Red
Cross membership drive, on Thurs
day. A. j. Kent, who is chairman
for this county of the Red Cross
membership drive, has arranged for
Mr.. Weeks to give a 15-minute talk
at the Amazon Thursday evening.
Mrs. Gale is arranging for a few
vocal and instrumental selections and
Mr.. Woods, manager of the theater,
announces that he will run the spe-
cial feature Mutual film, "Mrs. Bal
fame" in which the famous movie
actress, Nance O'Neil, is featured
The prices for the benefit perform
ance will be only Is and % cents.
Synopsis of Mrs. Balfame"-The
beautiful and accomplished wife of
David Balfame, a man of mediocre
type, becomes wealthy and at the
same time a drunkard and tyrant
through local political successes,
found life at last insupportable owing
to his prosecutions and in a frenzy of
despair tried to kill him.
Belfame was found shot in his own
garden. Mrs. Balfame was tried and
faced conviction when DR.. Anna
Steurer, an advanced sociologist, who
actually slew Belfame in defense of
her friend, confessed the Staying on
her deathbed.
Dwight Rush, a lawyer, devoted to
Mrs. Belfame and her defender in
court, whom she loved, proposed mar
riage, but the beautiful woman made
her great final sacrifice, surrendering
Rush to the arms of a young woman
of his own age, who adored him. This
is the great dramatic climax of the
play.
Red Cross Needs Material
Mrs. H. A. Gale, chairman of the
Red Cross auxiliary, states that the
Red Cross can use all kinds of bed
spreads, Turkish towels, linen table
cloths and flour sacks, and if any of
the readers of the Herald have any
such articles to spare the gift will be
appreciated. Articles may be left
at Red Cross headquarters any after
noon except Saturday. All cloths
must be thoroughly clean.
The bedspreads are used for pads
after being cut into 16-inch squares;
the old towels are made into wash
cloths; the sacks are made up for
use as dish towels.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-12-11
Zimmerman Home on Furlough

Charles Zimmerman, a member
of the National army and now sta
toned at Camp Lewis, arrived here
Sunday on a four day furlough. He
plans to return to camp today.
Jockey" is looking and feeling
fine and he reports that the boys
from Boundary county at the camp
are all satisfied with the treatment
accorded them. "Our captain is a
regular army man." said Zimmerman,
"and he is all business. Some of the
newer officers like to show their au-
thority, but as a whole we have good
officers. We have to work hard
and after being out all day we de-
velope tremendous appetites. The
conditions at the camp are better
than expected"
Jockey states that the ban on Sc
attic is still in effect and that none
of the soldiers are allowed in the
city. "There is an awful lot of jeal-
busy between Seattle and Tacoma
and a lot of the present trouble
arose through jealousy. All the SOL
diers prefer to go to Seattle rather
than Tacoma because the former is a
larger city and there are more and
better attractions. 1t is true that
some of the soldiers coming back
from Seattle were drunk and some
drugs were found on them. Where
you find $4,000 men gathered from
all parts of the country you will
always find some of them addicted
to drink or drugs"
Jockey came home with his brother,
Leo, who enlisted in the navy last
week and went to Camp Lewis to
visit his brothers, Art and Charles.
Most of the Boundary county boys
at the camp are located close to-
gether although they are in differ
ent companies.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-12-11

George Marvin has disposed of his
interests and is selling his house
hold goods Thursday at a public auc-
ton preparatory to leaving Friday
for Portland or some coast city
where he will try to enlist as an
ambulance or truck driver in the U.
S. service.
Mr.. Marvin states that he may
not be able to get into the army on
account of his age or perhaps some
physical defect but he intends to go
to France anyhow if such a thing is
possible.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin have made
their home in this city for several
years and they have made many
warm friends, all of whom regret
their leaving but wish them success
in whatever their future undertaking
may be.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-12-11
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VIII Enlist With the Navy

Ralph Welch, AL Bruce, Osmond
Plato and Edgar Edwards leave to-
day for Spokane where they will
enlist in the navy if they are sue
cessful in passing the physical ex-
aminations. The boys have already
had preliminary examinations and
have no doubts of their final accep-
lance.
All four of the young men named
are wellknown in this city and they
have the best wishes of everyone
for their welfare.
They will be accompanied to
Spokane by George Kindschuh and
Leo Zimmerman, who enlisted in the
navy last Wednesday and were ac-
cepted. Kindschuh and Zimmerman
will proceed to Portland where they
will take their final examinations
and be assigned to duty.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-12-11

John Gray, formerly a resident Of
this city and until last week the
city manager for the Spokane Opt
cal Company, enlisted last week with
the hospital corps of the navy and
received notice yesterday that his
application had been accepted. Mr..
Gray was seven pounds under weight
and his application had to be acted
upon at Washington, D. c., before
he was finally accepted.
Mr.. Gray is a brother of Mrs. H.
w. o. Rosebaugh. He made his
home in this city many years before
going to Spokane and has hosts of
warm friends who join with the
Herald in wishing him goodluck and
promotions.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-12-11
Adiutant General Burns Here

Adjutant General Burns, assisting
the Adjutant General Moody, Idaho
division, was in the city Saturday
to examine the records of the Bound
airy county exemption board and give
the board instructions concerning the
coming work in regard to registered
men. General Burns complmented
the board upon the manner in which
it performed the work of the first
draft
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-12-11
IS NOW CLEAR OF ALL DEBT
Christian Church Holds Mortgage
Burning Service Sunday

The members of the Christian
church of this city celebrated the
clearing of their church property
from all debt last Sunday afternoon
at a mortgage burning and dedica-
ton service conducted at o'clock in
the afternoon by Rev. N. E. Beach
and wife, of Charleston, Wash.
Mr. and Mrs. Beach left Monday
for Spokane and they will hold their
next meeting at Colville, Wash.
They are evangelists working under
the direction of the Inland Chris
tan Missionary society's executive
board and came here in response to
an invitation from the Christian
church members to hold a series of
meetings.
Meetings were held each night
was conducted Sunday. All the
meetings were well attended by the
church members and Sunday night
a free will offering amounting to
about $50 was taken and presented
to Rev. and Mrs. Beach as an appre-
citation of his services during the
week The donation came entirely
unsolicited. Mr.. Beach is spoken of
here by members of the Christian
church as being enc of the best BIZ
BILE students and a most earnest
Christian worker.
Members of the Christian church
expect to arrange for regular month
ly meetings until the early part of
next summer, when they hope for
the return here of Mr.. and Mrs.
Beach who will conduct a series of
lectures and sermons.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-12-11

A Deer Story

r. E. Abbott and L. A. Hood had
peculiar experience while hunting
deer Sunday in the Katka district.
The hunters tell that they shot a
yearling deer but did not kill it.
They were searching for it in the
brush when it suddenly ran out and
brushed against Abbott's legs. He
could have caught the deer but was
afraid that Hood might shoot. The
deer, having escaped Abbott, ran
straight for Hood, and ran directly
under his legs and got away This
is the story that was told the Her.
ald-it sounds fishy, but Mr. Alb
bott vouches for the veracity end of
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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-12-11
Knights of Columbus Entertainment

knights of Columbus Entertainment
The benefit entertainment and card
party given by the ladies of st. AIMS
Catholic church Friday night at the
1. o. o. F. hall was a great success
although the attendance was not as
large as the program of the eve
ming merited. w. f. McKenna, of
Occur d'Alene, gave a short address
in which he told of what had been
and was being accomplished by the
Knights of Columbus. Several must
cal numbers were also rendered.
Following the speaking and musical
numbers Give hundred" was played,
the prizes for the highest scores being
won by Mrs. George Loughney and
Mr.. Jacoby. Consolation prizes were
awarded Miss Edmire Boileau and
Ed AIiley. Light refreshments were
served after the card games.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-12-11
All Registered Men
Take Notice

On Saturday, December Is, the Local
Draft Board will commence sending out by
mail to every man registered in Boundary
county the questiOnnaires. These question
nares must be returned with all necessary
questions answered to the local board within
seven days from the date they were mailed.
1t is of the utmost Importance to registered
men that this provision be understood and
strictly complied with FAILURE TO RE-
TURN THE MISSIONARIES WILL NOT
ONLY RENDER THE PERSONS FAILING
SUBJECT TO FINE AND IMPRISONMENT
FOR ONE YEAR, BUT WILL ALSO PUT
THEM IN CLASS AND RENDER THEM
LIABLE TO BE CALLED FOR IMMEDIATE
MILITARY SERVICE REGARDLESS OF
ANY CLAIMS OF EXEMPTION THEY
MIGHT OTHERWISE HAVE.
The missionaries have now been received
by the local board and they will go out at the
rate of twenty per day commencing December
10. Every registrant who has changed his
place of abode and postoffice address since
registering should communicate Immediately
with the local board and furnish his present
address, The fact that the QUESTIONABLE is
never received by registered man will be no
excuse for failure to answer the questions
within the specified time, for the notice posted
at the office of the local board will charge reg
istered men with knowledge that the question
ton is given to answering the various ques-
tons, no great trouble should be experienced in
replying to them. 1t is important also for
registered men to understand that EVERY
MAN REGISTERED WHO is NOT ACT
UALLY IN THE ARMY OR NAVY ON DE-
CEMBER Is must fill out and return his ques-
tionnaire regardless of whether he has been
previously exempted or discharged, or whether
he is or is not an alien, or whether he has or
has not been physically examined, accepted
rejected
At the request of the local board the follow
ing gentlemen of Boomers Ferry have con-
sented to assist without compensation any reg
istered man who desires aid in answering the
questions contained in the QUESTIONABLE: F.
A. Shultis and H. E. Storm at First National
bank; j. B. Cowen and Otto F. Matthiesen at
the First State bank; j. G. Bush. Frank Bot
tum, H. H. Elder Judge E. R. Henderson, S. E.
Henry, Chas O'Callaghan, J. " Stanley and
O. G. Wilson. LOCAL BOARD FOR
BOUNDARY COUNTY.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-12-11
Planning Mill Ready Feb. 18th

H. ]. Mccoy stated this morning
that the new planning mill of the Bon
ners Ferry Lumber Company would
be complete and ready for running
by about the 18th of February.
The pile driving crew has been
busy for the past week and viii fin
ish the work in another week or
ten days. 240 piling are to be driv-
en- and each is some 80 feet long.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-12-11
Renew Your Subscription
Now at the S1.50 Rate

During the past week many
subscribers of the Herald have
been in to pay their subscrip-
lions for another year in or
der that they might save
themselves so cents on the
raise in subscription price
which takes effect the first
of January.
Every reader of the Her.
aid whose subscription is in
arrears should make it a
point to renew the subscrip-
ton at once in order to get in
on the old price.
Don't put this off a single
day for if you do you are sure
to forget and the first thing
you know the time for accept
ing subscriptions at the $3.50
rate will be gone.
Remember, the publisher
must live and he can't live I'M
less each subscriber is willing
to help out each year with
the small amount of the sub
scription price.
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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-12-11

THE HERALD IS NOW
IN NEW BRICK HOME

The plant of the Herald
was moved last Friday and
Saturday into the Herald's
new brick home adjoining
Brody's Drug Store and lit
tie by little the equipment is
being placed and the office
and composing room is begin
ming to resemble a print shop.
In its new home the Herald
will be centrally located and
with the larger quarters and
numerous conveniences which
were not experienced before
we will be able to serve our
patrons better than ever be-
fore.
Friends and patrons of the
Herald are cordially invited
to call and see us in the new
quarters.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-12-11

Mrs. Harry Kinnear is entertaining
a few friends this afternoon at a
card party given in honor of Mrs.
George Marvin who is leaving this
week for coast points.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-12-11
VIII Elect New
Officers This Evening

The annual meeting of the
Kootenai Valley Commercial
Club and election of officers
will be held tonight at the
club rooms.
A number of important
committee reports will be
heard and the committee on
the constitution and bylaws
will make recommendations.
A representative gathering
of the business men and citi-
zens interested in the welfare
of Boundary county should
attend and take part in the
meeting to be held this eve
ming.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-12-11

The members of the Entire Nous
club will be entertained Thursday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. C. w.
King.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-12-11
Benefit at Round Prairie

The benefit recently given at
Round Prairie is reported to have
bee a great social success and it was
surely a financial success for the
treasurer of the association sent last
week to H. E. Storm a check for
$28 to be applied to the Red Cross
fund.-
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-12-11

The members of Bonners Ferry
lodge No. AZ, A. f. & A. NJ, viii
hold their annual election of officers
Wednesday night and at the same
time the revision of the bylaws
will be considered.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-07

It is significant that Wall street is
against the pay-as-we-gO proposition
and strong for bonds.
Wall street realizes that to the eX-
tent that incomes are taxed and war
profits limited, to just that extent
will stock speculation during the war
be unpopular as pastime.
AS an indication of Wall streets
state of mind, the following is quoted
from the private wire of one Of the
big brokerage houses:
This pay-as-We-gO war tax talk
is rot, but temporarily is having a
market effect. Our war like all other
modern wars will have to be paid for
principally by bond issues, which will
be gradually retired in time Of
peace"
Another Wall street broker sent
the following over his private wire
Tuesday:
There has been a lot Of loose talk
today about fixing prices on steel
and other. commodities which the
government will have to use and
about paying for the war by taxation
as we go, which will be appreciated
before long as economic impossible
ties and absurdities. Paying for any
but a small part of the war by taxa
ton as we go is another fantastic
dream from which we will wake up
in the near future. However, it is a
nightmare that has been bothering
speculation today"
Do you get the full meaning Of
that last sentence? The mere sUg-
gestion that we pay for the war as
we go by taxing the incomes of the
rich and we1-tO-dO is a nightmare
that bOthers speculation"
APPROPRIATE
Z
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-07

WALL STREET SHIVERS.-Shau
it be a pay-as-we-gO war or Dor
rOWed money war?
A pay-as-we-go war involves big
increases in income taxes, even to
the point of cOnfscation, for war
purposes Of all incomes over $4,000
and tax of from 5 to so per cent on
all incomes from $4,000 to $4,000.
This would mean that the enOr-
nous cost of the war would fall on
those best able to bear the burden.
A borrowed money war means bill
lions Of bonds, enormous imitation,
higher and higher prices.
So far as we are concerned, we are
convinced both of the justice and
wisdom of paying for the war as we
go by taxing the incomes of the rich
and well-tO-dO.
Whatever bonds it is necessary to
issue to raise money quickly should
be short term bOnds-twO or three
years at the longest-to be retired
as fast as the money from the in
come tax becomes available.
AS has been frequently pointed out
} in this paper, few if any milionaires
or multi-millionaires are young
enough to be of service as soldiers,
and in this war for democracy every
American must do his BIT. Our con-
ceptiOn of universal service is that
those who are best able to fight
should fight and those who are best
able>tO pay should pay.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-07
NEWLY WE'D?

NEWLY WE'D?
DOctOr-YOU must give up all
sweet things.
Patient-GOOd heavens, doctor!
Must l divorce my wife?
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-07
APPROPRIATE

! why do you call your dog Ko-
dak?"
Because he is always ready for a
snap"
The Detroit times., 1917-11-21

Two Wonderful Groups of Dresses at the S
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-12
CANVASS FOR 1000
YARN CLUB MEMBERS
Campaign Starts Off successfully-Each
Member Pledges 25 Cents a Month
for Four Months.

\ canvass of the town for members
of the Brattleboro Red Cross Yarn club
is now being made and the canvassers
are meeting with good response 1t
is aimed to secure 1000 members who
will pay - cents month for four
months, beginning in October, the mon
ev to he used in buying yarn, for which
there is pressing need Just now
Each canvasser is equipped with a
large envelope bearing red cross and
a printed statement Of what is inside.
Inside the envelope is an invitation to
become member and a pledge card for
dues, both attractivelv printed The in
vitation card is retained bv the per
son signing the pledge card, and is
punched SO that it may he hung up in
one IS room. The envelopes and con
tents were furnished gratuitouslv by the
Vermont Printing Co.
Each Saturday afternoon from to
clock and each Saturday evening
from To 9 clock during the four
months members OF the committee will
bc in the vacant store offered hv the
Western Telegraph Co. next north Of
the telegraph office on Main street to
receive payments on the pledges.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-12
WAkELIN IS GUILTY.
WIFE is ACQUITTED
Man Who Strangled His Little Girl in
a Fit of Anger Receives the
Verdict Calmly.

BOSTON, Oct, II. IT Joseph Wake
lin OF MerOsc was last night found
guilty at Cambridge of manslaughter on
account Of the death of his daughter.
Loretta, seven. His wife, Sarah. who
had been on trial with him on the same
charge, was acquitted. The iurv delhi
Grated nearly eight hours. Mrs. Wakeliu
who had been out on bail. wcpt as she
heard the verdict, but her husband re
eelEcd 1t with the calmness that has
marked his demeanor since he was
placed ou trial in the MiddIesex county
superior court Oct. /. Sentence will be
pronounced Tuesday morning. The max
imum penalty for manslaughter in this
state is 20 wears imprisonment.
Wakelin and his wife were originally
indicted for murder, but when they were
placed on trial District Attorney Ma
than Tufts had the charge changed TO
manslaughter. The state contended that
when Loretta, on Tootsie, - as she
was called, was sent home from school
on the morning of June /. 1916. for n
book she had forgotten she objected TO
returning to school and that in fit
of anger Wakelin seized her more forci-
bly, than he intended and choked her to
death. Then, in order to divert sus-
picion, according to the state 5 aIlega-
tlon, he mutilated the child 5 body and
concealed it in the woods near his home
in Melrose for the purpose of making
it appear that his daughter had been
the victim Of a degenerate