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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-01-25

duties again. They report the cattle
doing well.
Esther JONES and Grace Nolano
visited with Mrs. Rex Hoseley Mon.
day. They report Mrs. Hoseley's
health much improved.
The Aid society spent a very pleas
ant afternoon last Thursday with Mrs
A. H. Seward. This being the date
for the election OF officers, quite a
lively time was INDUCED in. The new
officers are Miss Garfield, president;
Mrs. Seward, vice president: Mrs.
Pugh, secretary and Mrs. Stanton,
treasurer. The next meeting will be
with Mrs. w. II. Day.
H. A. Garfield and wife and R. E.
holland and Miss Grace motored to
Boise Wednesday. While on their
way they called at the Gilmore home
and were introduced to little Miss
Drake.
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OLA.

Still we have winter with the Their.
mometer at % below zero, the cold
est weather we have had for several
years. 1t begins to look as if Mr.
Linebarger got hold of the wrong END
of the hogs melt.
f. H. Martin took load of hogs
to Montour Wednesday
l.. L. Matthews took three loads of
hogs to Montour Thursday.
Mother Whitlock went to Boise last
week. She was accompanied by her
son, George.
Mr.. Cramer is the first young man
to be buried in the Ola cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Walker of
Payette came up to Ola Saturday to
be presentr at the funeral of her
brother, Thomas Cramer.
Mr.. Cramer is quite sick owing to
the bereavement of his son, Thomas.
Mrs. Anna Gross is on the sick list
this week.
Most everybody is recovering from
the measles. They will soon be a
thing of the past.
Died-On January 20, Thomas
Cramer, youngest son of VIM. Cramer,
aged 81 years, months and 20 days.
The young man was stricken with
pneumonia on Tuesday and died on
Saturday following; was only sick
four days. Funeral services were
held at the home of Mr.. Cramer at
10 o'clock Monday. Interment at the
Ola cemetery at o'clock with short
service at the grave Services were
conducted by Rev. Ford of Sweet.
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BRAMWELL.
BY e. F. Wells.

The oldest daughter of Mr.. anc
Mrs. Frank Newman was operated OF
Monday for enlarged tonsils and ade-
noids. Drs. Clark and Cummings die
the work.
The whooping cough is raging in
this neighborhood and many children
are out of school on account of it.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Wells spent Sun
day evening at the home of Sid Wal
ker and family.
Rev. Mitchell was the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. A. N. Storey, Tuesday even
ing and Wednesday.
The county commissioners being in
session the first of the week, made a
change in road District No. 33, taking
that part of the slope road as far
west as the George Mitchell place
and portion of the east side includ-
ing the Star lane and added it to the
road district east of it. This seems
to be the most natural and satisfac-
tory way of making the desired
change.
Elmer Rose and wife entertained
number of young people Sunday even
ing in honor of their daughter Agnes
eleventh birthday.
E. F. Wells went to Haley Tuesday
on business trip.
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Robert Howard will go to Smith
Prairie on Friday on business.
E. j. Reynolds is expected home
from his Eastern trip Saturday.
John Liechty and the Howard
brothers have been taking advantage
of the good ice the past week and
have stored away their summers sup
ply.
The Sunday school young people,
met Wednesday evening at Mr.. Rey-
nolds' house.
j. l. Guthrie shipped two carloads
of fat lambs to the Portland market
on Friday. HE accompanied the ship
ment and will return tomorrow.
Special music will be a feature of
the church service next Sunday at 3
o'clock.
Mrs. E. J.Reynolds and son Merl,
Miss McCool, Miss Fowler and Mrs.
R. D. Wentworth attended the lecture
course entertainment in Emmett Tues
day evening.
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MONTOUR.
(Too late for last week.

(Too late for last week.
James holland of Horseshoe Bend
spent Tuesday night at Montour
Heights.
Henry Grand who was seriously ill
last week is improving.
L. l.. Miller of Nampa is in this
section buying hogs.
Mr.. Maulding of the Boise basin
is spending few days at the w. R.
Williams home
McConnells are canning ice this
week. Noland's put up ten inch ice
off their reservoir last week and in
four nights it was again frozen to the
depth of 6A inches. This is hard
on water pipes. Several are COM
planning of pipes bursting. We haven't
experienced weather like this in 25
years.
Rev A. H. Seward has started a
series of sermons on the Lords Pray
er. He has used for the Sunday even
ing services for texts, "Our Father
Which Art in Heaven. "Hallowed Be
Thy Name" and "Thy Kingdom Come
Mr.. Seward handles his subjects well
and it would be encouraging if more
people would turn out to hear them.
The Montour correspondent is suf-
fering with an attack of bronchitis
which comes close to being pneumonia
NJ L. and l.. M. holland have re-
turned from Snake river country and
R. <. Jr, has gone to take up his
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SOUTH SLOPE.
Mrs. C. w. Cook.

The weather predictions and book
ed order failed to materialize a Jan
uary thaw. So the order was cancell-
ed and placed with Montgomery Ward
& Co, branch house in Texas. Hope
we'll get better results.
Continued sickness in the Warden
family at this writing while the
housewives in the Ed Modin, Bert
Wright and II. j. DeClark homes are
much improved.
Several ladies from the South Slope
attended the lecture by DR.. Hubbard
at the "Ideal" Sunday evening, thru
the kindness of Mrs. w. L. Nicol who
made two trips, each way, with her
auto taking load each time The
lecture was a great treat and great
ly enjoyed by all listeners.
Ray Stinson found his pocketbook.
Index want ads are money getters.
Grace Cook finds 20 degrees below
zero and plenty of snow. Quite an
experience in training, to make her
regular trips to school with fires to
build, homesick for the banana belt
located 80 miles south.
Regular meeting of the Crescent
Club this week at the club house. Five
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-01-25
NEWS OF GEM COUNTY
By The Index's Correspondents.

Mrs. Whiteside and Mrs. Molly Whit
sell being hostesses.
The attendance at Mrs. Larkin's
last week of the club members was
small owing to cold weather and some
sickness, but those present enjoyed
a very pleasant social afternoon and
were served delicious lunch at the
close
Mr. Anderson's little girl has been
out of school, but all have returned
except Beulah.
Sunday school next Sunday at p.
m. Everybody cordially invited.
Nazarene Sunday school at 10 a. m.
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HAW CREEK
BY Mrs. E. Tenhyson.

Mrs. F. w. Porter visited at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Ed
Francis Friday afternoon.
The Frank Sanders children have
been on the sick list.
Mrs. f. Tennyson and Miss Elsie
Boehringer visited with Mrs. w. H.
Yergensen Friday afternoon.
Mrs. VIM. Bischoff of Caldwell
spent few days last week visiting
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. E.
Tennyson.
Mrs. B. C. Morris spent Saturday
and Sunday at the home of her sis
ter, Mrs. Ed Francis.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Yergensen spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Abe Yer
gensen.
Mrs. Elise Boehringer, who has
been visiting at the home of her cou-
sin, Mrs. f. Tennyson, returned to her
home at Parma Monday.
Roy and Jay Sanders and families
were Sunday visitors at the Frank
Sanders home.
Mrs. w. X. Yergensen visited with
Mrs. Ed Francis Monday afternoon
C. j. Billiard came over from Boise
Wednesday returning Thursday.
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Hoping for the Best.

Chicago music and art critic who
is suing for divorce makes the predic-
ton that fifty years hence the men
of this country and the world will
have to arise and band themselves to-
gether to maintain their own rights
We trust that they will attack no fe-
male prime minister, blow up no rail
way stations, and respect monuments
and art collections.-NewY York Sun.
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The Pioneer Furniture Co.

minute talks by several members, ar
excellent paper by Mrs. w. M. Wilson
A full house is desired.
Bobbie Tucker has been victim of
Group this week.
Marvin Hutton is back from Cas-
cade. Even 3 below in the banana belt
looks good to him.
Mrs. Bruner, Viola Kefauver and
Mr.. Mcdonald were guests of Ray
Stinson and wife Sunday.
Dick Tucker is on the sick list this
week.
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HANNA
By Mrs ]. l. Guthrie.

About 80 young people of the
neighborhood were the guests of Merl
Reynolds Friday evening. The oc-
casion was most enjoyable one.
Ellen Norwood is out of school on
account of sickness.
F. S. Blaser has been confined to
bis bed the past week with grip.
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What Sickness Costs.

1t is estimated that 13,40O,0O0 per-
sons are sick on an average eight and
one-half days every year. The social
and economic cost of all this sickness,
including wages lost and amounts paid
for physicians, nurses and medicines,
is $772, 1872, $50.
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Able to Aafford Ii.

Hub-"The doctor says that If I
keep on working at this pace after
money 1 shall be a wreck at forty
five" Whichever mind, dear; by
that time we shall be able to afford
it."-Boston Transcript.
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Who Gets It?

California has produced a lemon
which weighs three pounds and is
eighteen and one-half inches in cir
conference. 1t must be an awful thing
to be handed lemon in California
Buffalo Times.
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Duty.

do the duty that lies nearest thee"
said Carlyle. when thou hast done
that, the next will Immediately APP
pear"
The Washington herald., 1917-01-19
WILLIAM DE MORGAN
IS dead IN LONDON
English Novelist. Widely Read in This
Country. Succumbs.

Special Cabs 10 The washtnstnn Her,ld
London, Jan. 1S-The Times announces
that William Friend de Morgan, the nov
elist, whose books have been widely reao
in America, as well as in this country.
died on Monday of gastric influenza in
Church street. Chelsea He was in his
S7th year.
He was for many years a member Of
the famous Chelsea Circle, which in
cluded Burne-Jones and the Roeettis. He
was long known as an expert on tiles and
pottery and astonished the world by be-
coming a novelist at the age of 66. His
first novel was Joseph Vance" and
others were Somehow Good" "Alice for
Short" and when Ghost Meets Ghost" "
William Friend de Morgan was born in
London, in 1883 the son of Augustus de
Morgan. at that time professor OF nathe-
matics in the University College. As a
boy he attended University College
School and then, for three years. UNI
versity College He turned to art as 2
career, and from 1854 until 1s1 worked in
stained glass, accumulating fame and
fortune by his artistic designs After
wards, for thirty years, he devoted him
self to ceramics. and his originality and
skill in producing beautiful tile and
pottery added to his fame. His ex-
perimental work in glazes and luster
added considerably to the ceramic art,
and he wrote a great deal about his dis
coveries along this line.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-19
TAKES fire Ordeal
TO SAVE Her YOUNG
Cat. Alley Wait. Gives Life to Rescue
Kittens.

New York. jan 1A-Minnie, an alley
cat who made her home at the police
headquarters at 800 Mulberry street, gave
birth to i've kittens about q month ago.
1t was to save these that Minnie did
yesterday.
Always a devoted mother, she decided
some time Monday night that the old
home In a corner of the basement, was
too cold for her offspring. So she car
ried them into the boiler room in the
subcellar.
The fire had been banked for the night
and the door OF the ash pit under the
boiler was open A soft inviting warmth
waited out. There was nothing to warn
Minnie Of the live Goals buried above, and
she carried her kittens into corner at
the furthest end.
Early this morning Thomas Warren.
the day fireman, shook down the fire
preparatory to stoking It Down came
live Goals and out flashed something gray
under Warren's feet. 1t was Minnie.
Before Warren could recover from his
surprise she had disappeared again, TO
reappear presently with a kitten In her
mouth She dropped 1t at the fireman's
feet and entered again.
across live Goals. Five times she re-
turned with a kitten IN her mouth. When
she had laid the last little ball Of fur
on the cellar floor Minnie dropped. The
kittens were unharmed. Superintendent
Furiong bought a bottle for them and
will raise them himself.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-19
WATER HOLDS CARS
in SUBWAY over HOUR
Mysterious Leak Threatens Flood Of
Tube and Halts Traffic.
cdaI tn rha WnhtnS.nn Hsr,ld.

Special to The washtnstnn Herald.
New York, Jan. 1s.-Water in the tube.
800 feet from the Borough Hall station.
stopped all northbound subway traffic
trains running from Brooklyn to New
York-at as a. m today. and until s
O'Clock not a train left for Manhattan
Trains from New York were not affected.
The police and water departments. CO.
operating with the Interborough, finally
discovered that an eight-inch water main
had burst in front OF III Joralemon street
and the water was seeping into the tube
through the cement wall and roof.
Two big water gates. one at Joralemon
and the other at Court street. were
closed. This stopped the fow OF water
into the subway, but also left large dis
trict without water protection IN case OF
fire and without water for household
uses.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-19
ANTI-SUFFRAGISTs ELECT.

A meeting of the District Association
opposed to Woman Suffrage was held
last Wednesday at the residence Of Mrs.
James W. Wadsworth. jr., in Sixteenth
street, when officers for the ensuing year
were elected as follows: President. Mrs.
James w. Wadsworth. jr.; first vice pres
ident, Mrs. c. H. Davis; second vice presi-
dent, Mrs. William Phillips; third vice
president, Mrs. T. T. Gaff; treasurer Miss
Alys Card; recording secretary, Miss
Anne Squire; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. E. Rollins Morse; executive commit
tee, Mrs. Augustus p. Gardiner, Mrs. Ed
ward H. Gheen, Mrs. Joseph NJ. Stod-
dard. Mrs. George B. Fuller, Mrs. Arthur
Wallace Dunn. Miss Murray Ledyard.
Miss Josephine Patten and Mrs. c. L.
Hussey.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-19
EMERGENCY AMBULANCE
TURNS TURTLE ON RUN

The third accident to the Emergency
Hospital ambulance in one week happened
yesterday, when the steering gear broke
and the machine turned turtle at Six
teenth and U streets northwest DR.. Sid
ney Cousins, who was in the car at the
time, and the driver, a colored man
named Herbert Green, escaped injury.
The ambulance was going to the home
Of a private patient. 1t was injured to
such an extent that It was temporarily
put out of commission.
On Tuesday the same ambulance was
In a collision with an automobile belong
ing to the Potomac Electric Power Com
rany at Fourteenth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue northwest.
Last Thursday it was temporarily dis
abled when the front wheels were torn
of in q collision at the corner Of Four
teenth street and New York avenue
The Washington herald., 1917-01-19
WHIPPLE, BOSTON man,
TO Lead Leak PROBE
Selection Regarded as Evidence Com
mittee Is Cunning" for Financier.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

clared that Lawson. when informed OF
the choice Of Whipple, expressed his
qualification and declared that the COM
mittee would get at the root of things
more rapidly than with the services OF
any other lawyer in the country. Whip
pie has the reputation Of having received
the greatest fee ever paid New England
lawyer.
Hearings Resumed Monday.
With the announcement that the invi-
tation to serve as attorney had been for
warded came the announcement that the
hearings would be resumed on Monday
with J. Pterpont Morgan. Pliny F1ske'
Frank A. Vanderlip and other bankers
and financiers present under subpoena
Mrs. Ruth Thomasson viscont, the
young woman who. Lawson asserts, told
him that Joseph p. Tumulty, secretary
to the President. and William w. Price,
washington newspaper man, were IN
volved in the leak to Wall street hnan-
cial operators, will be an early witness.
lsergeant-at-Arms Gordon declares she
mas been served with a subpoena, and
while In seclusion can be reached when
her testimony Is desired.
In the completion of the plans for the
retaining of an attorney and expert finan-
cial accountants. the majority members
Of the committee gave the Republicans
little consideration. In fact they were
not even officially notified that the hear
inss had been called of until next Mon
day. and they received their FIRST notice
that there would be no session yesterday
from the sign on the committee door.
The snub led Representative Campbell
ranking minority member OF the commit
tee, to issue statement declaring that
the Democrats were trying to make the
Investigation a partisan matter and de-
manding that the minority be given equal
consideration in all deliberations
Lansing Issues Denial
Secretary OF State Lansing author
lied q formal denial Of the report
given currency in the leak" investi-
CATION of his having held conferences
was spread on the records of the COM
mittse hearings through an alterca-
| ton between Lawson and Chairman
Henry as to which of the two brought
it up for discussion at their New
Years Day secret conference. Mr..
Lansing said:
| while dislike very much to dig
nifty by denial false and malicious
scandal. at the same time the publicity
which has been given to some reports
\ warrant me in saying In regard to the
| statement that I breakfasted several
| times with Mr.. Baruch at the Bilt-
more, implying at the time that 1 gave
him advance information concerning
the note to the belligsrents, that
never, to my knowledge, knew Mr..
Baruch at any time. I do not know
him; I never had any conversation
with him. I have only been out of
Washington since election day once,
and that was to attend the Army and
Navy game in New York on November
25. I naturally feel that II is unfor-
! tunate. in view of the present diplo-
matte situation that rumors should be
given so much attention"
The Washington herald., 1917-01-19
AUTO GAS KILLED MAN;
ACCIDENT Policies PAY
Widow Gets $I3,250 for Death Of
Germantown (Pa.) Man.
speciL 10 rha M.ahinston Herald.

Special 10 Ths Washington Herald.
Philadelphia, Jan. 1a-Mrs. Mary E De-
Rousse, of Germantown. widow of Os-
wald J. DeRousse. who was asphyxiated
In his garage January l, today received
a check for s13250 from the Travellers In
surance Company. OF Hartford, Conn.
Mr.. DeRousse, who was executive as
sistant to President Rea, OF the Penn
sylvania Railroad, carried two policies
with the Hartford Company-one for
$3.50 and another for 5000, with $50
accumulations. 1t is said this Is the first
time a company has ever paid an ac-
cident claim for asphyxiation-
The policies were written By l. Burt
Eyster. a specialist in accident insurance
of the Finance Building. Mr.. DeRousse's s
death was due to petromortis, caused
by the incomplete combustion Of smoke
from the exhaust of an automobile
engine.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-19
Spring Smile Frozen Stiff;
Old Man Winter Back Again

Yes, yesterday gave the city a regular
whin of the eood. balmy sprinStime, but
cid man Winter slipped a march on those
who believed that the time had come for
buryinE ''heavies" and other winter ac-
cessories in the bottom of the trunk. He
sneaked into Washington last night under
cover of darkness and was accompanied
by a frigid breeze or two. And the smile
of Spring was frozen stir.
The engineer in charge of the weather
pipes has turned on the cold air for a
period of at least two days. according to
reports from the Weather Bureau. To-
day.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-19
Not High Cost Of Shoes,
It's Cost OF High Shoes

New York. Jan. 1s.-1t's not the cost of
shoes that's high.
IT'S the height of shoe. that cost said
John S. Kent, president OF the shoe man
ufacturers at the annual meeting here.
Kent passed up the war as an overworked
cause and placed all of the blame on the
women.
"If women would consent to wear lower
shoes the price would be as low as In your
grandmother's day." said Kent. Wheth-
er they like them or not they VIII nave
to wear low shoes this spring, or else re-
sort to cloth tops"
The Washington herald., 1917-01-19
Attempt at Triple Murder
Revealed by Death House

Erie, Pa, Jan. B.-An attempted triple
murder was revealed today when neigh
bcrs forced their way into the home Of
Mrs. John Turrane. Mrs. Turrane was
found strangled to death with a 1-year-
old baby at her side.
Thomas Mundean. a boarder. was In a
dying condition from knife wounds. An
Ice pick was sticking in his neck
The 3-year-old daughter of Mrs. Tur-
rano was unconscious from the blow on
her head Three strangers were noticed
lettering about the Turrane home this
morning.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-19
LEAGUE REGRETS HERO'S DEATH

At a meeting of the Henderson Ma
tional Memorial Civil Rights League of
America last night at the Cosmopolitan
Baptist Church. the death of Admiral
George Dewey was the subject OF the fol-
lowing resolution:
Whereas, 1t has pleased our Heavenly
Father to remove from our midst the
worlds greatest naval hero in the PEI
son of Admiral George Dewey who de-
parted this life. January IS, at 5:5S p. m.
Resolved, That we, the colored Amer
leans assembled here in public meeting
place ourselves on record as regrettinS
his death as a great loss to all Ameri-
cans"
The Washington herald., 1917-01-19
Chicago Janitors Strike;
Flat Houses Beleaguered

Chicago. Jan. 1s.-Many OF Chicaso's s
largest apartment buildings were in a
state of siege today
Striking janitors halted deliveries OF
milk and groceries, and furnaces were
cold as result Of building owners re-
fusing to grant the mems demands for
increased pay.
Police were asked for protection and q
reported order to tanitors to prevent de-
llveries at buildings prompted owners to
confer with the State attorneys office. 1t
was said.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-19
TRAMPs TO CONVENE.

Cleveland, Jan. 1s.-On foot, by freight,
and maybe by passenger coach. 200 dele
gates are heading for Buffalo to attend
the national convention Of the American
Council of Migratory Workers Of the
World-in other words, the gentlemen
tramps of America. Murray YOUTH. ma
tional secretary, whose Office is in Cleve-
land, explained today that It is impossi-
BILE to FIX the exact time for the conven-
tion. Arrival Of delegates viii determine
ltho gt4rttnS tina