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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-21
INDICTED
FIFTH WARD CASE
" Jury Returns True Bill
ainst Alleged Hirer of
X Eppley's Slayers
MEL is DISCHARGED
teen Findings Involving Mayor
nd Other Figures in Primary
Election Tragedy

Ne nineteenth Indictment growing out
6'(he murder OF Special Detective
rte A. Eppley In the Fifth Ward on
nary election day was presented by
0rand Jury to Judge Carr I'm the
~ of Oyer and Terminer In Room
City Hall. This afternoon. II was
Of Samuel q. Maloney. Pbiladel.
manager Of the Val O'Farrell De
I've Agency, who Is charged with
Wing sent his men to New York TO
I11x the gunner to this city. His was
DRrently the final indictment unless
0ftienai evidence is discovered.
e 1faloney Is indicted for conspiracy to
!nrder. conspiracy to prevent a free and
~ election and conspiracy to assault
NM overawe electors In behalf of Isaac
&utsch in the primary The others
}H6o are held on these same charges are
31nAc Deutsch Ware candidate for Sc
~ Council against James \. Carey
z511utenant of Police David Bennett, Of
- Third and De Lancey streets police
4tionS located In the bloody" Fifth
Xerd. and five of his policemen, Writ
1cI1after, Feldmau. Tram, Murphy and
&[4yden, the latter n negro : Burkhart,
C0stello, ~Brunelli. Falcone. Smith and
B9nnehy, six of the seven New York
Gunmen captured after the murder. and
Butch" Mascia, the seventh captured
yunman who was convicted of murder In
The second degree for having done the
ol1ooting and who was sentenced to Inn
urisonment of from, fifteen to twenty
years In the Eastern Penitentiarv by
Judge Carr last night; Jimmie" Clark,
resident of the Fifth Ward and de
kective Of the Val O'Farrell agency who
II alleged TO have led the gunmen on
their rounds in the ward, and Mike"
sullivan. another O'Farrell detective
Who has confessed having brought the
G11nmen here from New York at Ma.
loney's request.
Mayor Smith is under indictment for
misdemeanor in office, conspiracy to vio-
late the Shern election law and con-
tempt of court. William +. Finley, a
ffanch Ware follower a member OF
Select Council. mercantile appraiser
and secretary of the Republican City
committee. has been indicted for con-
epiracy to aid flight. testimony having
been produced at the preliminary hear
Ing that he sent Maioney a $1,000 bill for
the purpose of paying the Eunmen aud
frAte George A. Persch was also indictcs .
~ result of an investigation mad.
after his docket was produced in the
Dfeiiminary hearing. lie is charged
with embezzlement.
4 The trials of the gunner will prob
ably be held next month, as they are
not allowed bail. Those of the other
defendants may be held in either Janu-
4ry or February. District Attorney Ro.
TAN declared both before and since th'
election that he would push
the prosecution of all of those indicted
with all his energy
4 Among the witnesses called against
were Congressman William 5
Ware, Captain of Detectives Tate and
of Detectives Wood.
After the Grand Jury presented its
return 1t was discharged by Judge Carr.
having returned 476 bills Of indictment
&fd having ignored 43 bills. The jury
714ds no comment other than approval
IL county institutions visited.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-21
MUNITIONS WORKS CHANGES
Remington Arms Company General
Manager Heads Board of Ed
dystone Company

Readiustment of tho management Of
the Eddystone Munitions Company has
now been accomplished, and Charles II,
Schlacks, general manager of the Rem
ington Arms Company. becomes. in addi-
ton thereto. cha man OF the board of
directors of the Eddystone Munitions
Company,
James McNaughton becomes president
of the Eddystone Munitions Company
and Captain Walter Wilhelm, vice presi'
dent,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-21
COMPENSATION BOARD
VALUES SIGHT AT $4,000
Awards That Sum as Maximum to
Be Paid Man Blinded While
at1 Work

For total blindness and other injuries
received while he was working for
Joseph \. Coylc & CO.. Frank Gorgona
of Philadelphia. was awarded 80 per cent
of his wages for period of 500 weeks
by the state Compensation Board. &C..
The total award is not to exceed $4,000.
1t is believed that this case establishes
IL precedent in such claims.
The board refused a rehearing in the
Privcovic vs. Pittsburgh Crucibe Steel
Company case on the ground that mere
ignorance Of the law would not justif.%
the board in proceeding contrary to
what it deems to be positive and neces-
sary requirements under the act
New hearings were awarded in numer.
Gus cases,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-21
DIES OF GAS POISONING
Wife Finds John Barry Dead, With
Jet Wide Open

Another fatal gas-poisoning case was
reported today. when John Barry was
found dead in his apartment. 629 North
Eighth street Four persons died OF
asphyxlation yesterday
Barry was found by his wife In n
third-story room. where an unlighted
gas jet was wide open lie was taken
TO the Roosevelt Hospital. but efforts
TO revive him failed. 1t is believed that
after he had gone to bed. leaving the
gas burning, the flame went out auto
maticilly and later some one put
quarter in the meter. releasing n fresh
supply nf gas through the unlighted
jet Barry, who was forty-fvc years
old, is survived by his wife and child.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-21
WARE MEN DROP CONTESTS
Court Asked to Dismiss Action il
Two Councilmanic Fights .

Counsel for the Nare-controlled Re-
publican city Committee this afternoon
requested the Court of Quarter Sessions
to dismiss the contests for councilmen
in the F'ortieth and Forty ythird Wards.
Argument will be made in both eases
at II O'Clock tomorrow morning before
Judge McMichael
The petition to dismiss the F'ortieth
Ward contest was filed by Joseph Lau-
derback, Ware candidate for Common
Council. In the Forty-third Ward case
1t was filed by William r. Scargle, who
was defeated by the independents at
tho recent election.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-21
FIRE MARSHAL WARNS
OF HOLIDAY PERHS
Danger From Candles and In
fammable Decorations
, Are Pointed Out

Fire Marshal Elliott has issued an ap-
peal TO all the citizens Of Philadelphia
to take every rrecauton against the
usual Christmas fires caused by careless
nes7 In regard to decoration. Particular
stress ia laid on the laet-m'autc ru"h of
the storos at Christmas Eve, and on the
matter Of decorations by churches for
Christmas entertainments and Christi
mas-tree decorations in private homes.
The Fire Marshal stated that the aver
age Christmas fire is--in common with
most fires--unnecessary and caused by
thoughtlcssness Particular attention is
directed to the fact that the request OF
the National Red Cross Socitey that
candle be placed back Of each Red Cross
service nag has been repealed by the
national body itself, through the crorts
Of the National Board OF Ere ndeT-
writer's The danger attending the
placing of candles back OF iags ~ VIM
dows was made clear to the National
Rcd Cross Society. as n result of which
every citizen is now requested by the
Red Cross Society not to use candles.
hut to throw up the window shades so
that the Illumination from the room
falls on the back Of the flag.
poNT's FOR STORES
Don, throw rubbish 10 accumulate,
but have Il removed every night
Don't allow the Use Of lnfammable
decorations.
Don't overlook hasty or faulty tenn
porary electric work
Don't permit laXity by employees III
charge Of fire regulations.
Dor,t allow carelessneSs to wipe out
,ht, voor's rcceipts by holiday hre. see
that there Is a rigid Inspection OF 'ne
v,ore eycrv night, and especially 'hrlSt-
mas night
DoN"rs FOR CHURCHES
49,. ,uo,v oxlt doors to be locked
ro,,,t nern,it the use Of candles by
-, ISron who are dressed in fimsy
onwps 70 represent fairies. At least
,Yo deaths have been caused in this way
20 children taking part in christmas
entertainments .,
Don't have open flames on the stage.
nou.t hermit highly tnAammable ma
.eriat to accumulate. Al.
Don't permit temporary WIRING that
Is not properly inspected
Don't permit gas Jets ana electrlc
bulbs to he drapcd with ihhah''"""'e
materill. .,.
Don't turn all the house lights out
for so-called Christmas stage effects,
Don't permit n bazaar or christmas
entertainment without fire eNt.hsulsh-
cr or buckets or water present.
Don't look for Christmas ornaments
in the loft. cellar or closets wit
lighted candle.
Don't place lighted candles on Christ
mas trees. ....,,.
Don't use cotton or paper ornaments
Don't use cotton to represent snow
use asbestos fiber or mica
Don't allow matches to be IN reach
Of the children.
Don't permit TOYS operated by coal
oil, benzine or gasoline 10 be uSed
around Christmas tree.
Don't allow Christmas to overcome
your good judgment in the use of cleo
tric wiring for illumination or the oper-
alton OF mechanical toys.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-21
Licensed at ElktOn to Wed

ELKTON, Nd, Decf 21.-The follow
ing marriage licenses We're issued here
today: William Stern and Cecilia En-
dres, Horace Haley and Elizabeth Klein,
Charles w. CALDER and Mae Campbell
and william a. Herbine and Margaret
Il Caldren. all of Philadelphia Henry
=. Bigler and Olivt lIeydt, Bethlehem
George NJ. Boyd, Nottingham. Pa, and
Fila NJ. Lynch, tIkton: Charles NJ.
and Rose Hechter, Balti-
more, and Delbert Waters and Nancy
Buck, Cecilton, Md.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-21
BURPEE'S CHRISTMAS GIFTS
Fortieth Distribution to Children
and Employees Takes Place

The fortieth annual Christmas d'stri-
button Of W. Atlee Burpee & Co. took
place today at Fifth and Buttonwood
streets, when 1900 children received
either new shiny quarter or a box OF
candy.
The presents were distributed by w.
Atlee Burpee, Jr,, and David Burpee
Thrift books were given TO the employees
of the firm q a. ,t. p,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-21
BABIES HOSPITAL
FUND NEARS GOAL
Now $166, 6,665, and Promoters
Set 100000 as Total at
Tomorrow's Close

Not cent less than 5000, 900 for the
new hospital' was the slogan adopted
at noon today by the twenty-five cap
tains and 250 volunteer members of
teams in their giant ten-day drive for
the Babies Hospital ending tomorrow.
with $lG6,6G5 as already subscribed I'm
to date. the 100000 mark ought TO be
crossed with ease by tomorrow. tho
workers agreed. Two hundred and fifty
Of them pledged themselves to presen,
their appeal to ten persons each before
the closing hour tomorrow.
The champion banner Of the day went
TO mems team No. IA, of which percv
NJ. chandler is ctptain, on its showing
OF slldO. The women's banner to Mrs.
W l. Tonncr captain of team No. &
whose days total was $500 Total re-
ported Tor the day was slG59i.
SUMMARY
Grand total previously reported. .sl5o OF,
ToDAY's REPORT
Woman's division ....sp spnoG
business mems division. " T36S
io''' iof inc day .,........... s16.5s4
Grand total to date ............ si00, ,O06
woMAN's DIVISION
Team 10. /. Mrs. L. II. Artman.
Team No. !, Mrs isaac ii. cloi6ierS $500
Team No 3, Dr Ida stewart Co. '2o'oo
raam 81. !, Mrs. Z. j.. Jenkins. l''oo
Team No :. Mrs. william W. Mont. ioo''oo
p Gomcry, Jr, ,cartain ,..,....,.. 900 90
=, ards captain .................. G23 90
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-21
DENY SHIP BOMB CHARGE
Three Accused Germans Will Be
Given a Trial Next Month

NEW YORK, Dec. 2l.--Pleas of mot
guilty" were entered here today by
Franz 1tntelen, friend of Kaiser Will
helm, Chief Engineer Carl Schmidt ana
Captain Charles Won Kleist, OF the
steamship Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse,
before United States Judge Hand, on
charges OF placing bombs on ships Of the
Allies.
The accused men will he tried jointly
next month. The three men were con
victed last spring OF formenting strik
in American munition plants.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-21
Kills Man on Street; Walks On

NEW YORK, Dec. 2i.-Calmly wax
ing along the street, holding little boy
by TIE hand an unidentified man today
shot and killed Joseph Nasselli. wine
merchant. The slayer walked on after
the shooting and escaped.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-21
Boys in Street Set House Afire

Matches thrown into the cellar of the
home of Peter Ramos. 5702 Leonard
street. by boys playing in the street.
caused a slight fire today which dam
aged the house TO the extent of $50.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-01-18

Emmett is still in the banana belt
that is, it is when considered in COM
parison with other nearby towns. Ac-
cording to Jack Whaylan, conductor on
the P. V. railroad, the thermometer
registered 10 below zero at Payette
Monday morning, and IA below at
Fruitland. The stand pipe of the Ore
gon Short Line froze up at Payette,
and the p. V. was two hours late, on
account of having to wait for the
pipe to thaw out before they could
get water to make the run to EN-
NETT. AT Sweet the same tempera-
ture was recorded. Here in Emmett,
II. I. Davis, the government weather
observer, reports zero on Monday
and below on Tuesday. Pay
cite is 30 miles down the valley and
Sweet is 10 miles up the valley. The
difference in temperature is due to
peculiar climatic conditions that this
layman cannot explain.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-01-18
MARRIED

j. j. Driscoll of Fruitland and Miss
Lizzie Scholes of Brownlee were united
in marriage yesterday morning at the
home of the brides mother in Brown
lee, Rev. Father F. Refs of Nampa
performing the wedding ceremony.
The young couple came down on
the afternoon train from Montour
yesterday, and upon arrival here were
kidnapped by Col. Barnard and Billy
Wilton, locked up in Mr.. Wilton's Of
flee until the Payette train had de
parted and were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Wilton over night. The
groom is a prosperous farmer, who
formerly lived in Emmett, and the
bride who has made her home for
many years with Mr.. and Mrs. C. P.
Hartley, has a host of friends in
this neighborhood. Mr. and Mrs. Dris-
coll left today for their future home
on the groom's farm, three miles
south of Fruitland, followed by the
best wishes of their Emmett friends.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-01-18
BAMWELL.


Literary is being conducted every
Saturday evening at the Vanderdas-
son schoolhouse.
Sid Walker was over to Boise the
first of the week as a witness in the
drainage suit.
Gwinn Bell is out of school with
tonsilitis.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cross of Burley
Idaho, are the parents of a fine baby
girl. Mrs. Cross was formerly Miss
Mary Harrison.
This continued cold weather is get
ting close to the bottom of most of
the cellars.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-01-18
CENTRAL MESA
By Mrs. l.. F. Dayton

The class meeting at the home O
Darwin Beers last Wednesday even
ing January 10, was well attended
there being about forty present. The
boys furnished and served the re
freshments for the occasion.
The u. A. club will meet with Mrs
Walter Larkin Thursday, Janary Is
Mr. and Mrs Buck and family spent
Sunday at the Luhr home.
The ice crop was harvested last week
and stored for future use, it not be-
ing specially needed just now.
The Janary session of the Parent
Teachers Association met at the Cen
trial Mesa schoolhouse last Friday
afternoon at $3.50, with an attendance
of twenty. The session was devoted
to the discussion Of ways and means
or rather ways of raising the means
for the purchase of new organ. The
decision reached was to have a par
cel-post and box supper entertain
ment at the schoolhouse February
20, the entertainment to be given by
teachers and pupils.
There are still a number sick
There were SIX absentees in
Miss Stones room Friday, all sick,
Kent Graves is still sick with a cold.
Frank Luhr. was sick couple of
days, but is at school again.
Jean and Fred Fulgham were sick
most of last week with colds and
Group.
Marie Conrad is very sick with
appendicitis DR.. Reynolds visited her
Sunday and Monday. 1t is hoped an
operation may not be necessary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Dayton spent
Thursday in town with Guy Dayton
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ival Hawkins and lit
tie daughter and Mrs. Seaman went |
TO Boise Tuesday afternoon. They |
will visit relatives and attend meet
ings which are in progress there.
The Misses Landers and Ellis from
District 10 attended the Parent-Teach
ers' association at Central Mesa Fri
day afternoon.
Most of the men in this neighbor-
hood are hauling coal They have to
make two or three trips to get one
load.
Sunday school next Sunday at 2
p. m. Preaching at o'clock by Rev.
Lathrop. Everybody cordially invit-
ed to attend.
Nazarene Sunday school at 10 a.
m. Preaching Immediately following.
Rev. Mitchell, Pastor.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-01-18
NEWS OF GEM COUNTY
BY The Index's Correspondents.

ter, Mrs. X. 7. Wallack, went TO Eagl,
Thursday to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Boil
kinzer.
John Workman held an examina-
ton on Wednesday for the older pu.
pills. The lower grades were excused
w. G. Epson is assisting Robert
Miles move and remodel his house
Mr.. Epson has laid new floors in
part of his own house. On Sunday
he took dinner and spent the evening
with the Ewing-Pomeroys.
The railroad company's men are re-
placing the slough bridge west of
Letha with new material.
Mrs. Ralph Vanderdasson is visit
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Pell
Johnson, having come on Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hull and child
rem were Sunday dinner guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Bott.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. T. Bott spent Sun
lay with Mr.. and Mrs. James Higgins.
The Pomeroy children have been
Kept at home several days with colds
Thelma Battan has had severe
,ough for ten days.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-01-18
LETHA.


A community sale will be held at
Letba in February. Anyone having
cattle, horses, hay, hogs, chickens,
grain, farm machinery, household
goods, etc. can list them for sale
Full particulars and date will be
given later.
X. l.. Battan went to New Ply
mouth Wednesday evening and found
il 20 below zero.
Newell and Stegner's thermometer
registered Is below zero at Letha
Wednesday morning.
The Baptist Sunday school will
still be discontinued during January.
II the cold weather breaks by Febru-
airy the school will open then.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl A. Jones left
Monday for Irrigon, Ore.
The John Wilton family and daugh-
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-01-18
HAw CREEK
BY Mrs. Z. Tennyson.

Mrs. Ed. Francis and Miss Jenny
Kroush visited with Mrs. w. Ii. Yer
pensen Thursday afternoon.
Mrs +. Tennyson visited Will
friends in Emmett Friday afternoon
Miss Jenny kroush, who has been
visiting at the Ed Francis home for
some time, has returned to her work
at Burley.
John Mcconnell is having two wells
dug on his Haw creek ranch.
Mrs. Ed Francis visited with Mrs.
Adolph Cook Friday afternoon.
f. Tennyson and family motored
to Ontario and Caldwell Sunday, re-
turning Monday. Miss Elsie Boeh-
ringer, a cousin Of Mrs. Tennysoa,
came home with them for a weeks
visit.
Mrs. w. II. Yergensen returned
from her visit in Boise Tuesday even
ing.
The joint sale of Emerich and Co
wan was well attended Tuesday.
Mrs. b. C. Morris visited at the
home of her sister, Mrs Ed Francis,
Monday and Tuesday.
Tho II clnh neets with Mrs |
Larkin this Thursday afternoon.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-01-18

good citizen His wife, who is in
feeble health at Grand Junction, Colo,
and two children, Mrs. P. NJ Spratt
and Fred j. Colburn, now located at
La Grande, Ore, survive him. The
funeral was held this afternoon from
the home of w. H. Foster, who oc-
cupy the Spratt ranch residence, Rev.
A. C. Lathrop conducting the services.
The body was laid to rest in the En-
NETT cemetery.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-01-18

and its feeders, and yet the State
Mining Association, at its recent
meeting, was deluded into endorsing
the Weiser River route.
All the advocates of the Payette
River route have ever asked is that
a fair examination and estimate of
the cost and benefits to the state be
made. This has not been accorded by
the Highway Commission. This re-
quest was laid before the commission
before any route had been selected.
The resolution adopting the Weiser
River route was passed as soon as the
| Emmett Committee left the ROOM
Since then repeated efforts have been
made to get the Highway Commission
to make an official examination of
the Payette route. No such examina-
ton has ever been made to the know
ledge of anyone in this locality. Last
autumn the Boise county commission
ers succeeded in getting the state
highway engineer to go over a por-
ton of the proposed road. The ex-
penses were paid by the county. One
member of the state highway COM
mittee has always been located at
Weiser
During the past four years these
highway commissioners have expend- |
ed hundreds of thousands of dollars |
of state money on highways. All of
this has been spent on existing roads
thriving communities like
Wallace and Coeur'd Alene, Pocatello
and Weiser. Almost invariably the
roads projected lead to or through the
in which the members
Of the commission reside. Not one
mile of new road was built by the
to open up new territory
n develop dormant resources of the
state. We ask our road committees
n the legislature to investigate this
and see if it is not true.
During the next ten years under
Ht It tutIdl IOdu dCl lQcillO Will lC-
Give millions of dollars from the
National government for the building
f roads. Are the people, through
heir Legislature, going to demand
hat the money be expended to open
p transportation facilities to the un-
eveloped parts of the state, or are
hey going to let partisan board
ontinue to use it for their own self .
sh interests to the detriment of the
,hole commonwealth
We have tried to get a fair consi-
Grafton of this matter from the
ighway commission for the benefit 7
{ the whole state as much as for :
ur own interests. We have failed
, get such consideration from this
GARD. We are now ready to put the
natter up to any fair minded nom y
artisan committee. If the road COM
littee of our present legislature, or
ny committee they will appoint, will
lake careful personal examination
nd appraisal of the two routes and
lese statements and find the facts 7.
OF as here stated, the Emmett Com i,
lercial Club will pay the expenses in h
Irred by this committee. |,
Signed. D
EMMETT COMMERCIAL CLUB, r
BY f. C. RUNDSTROM, President. II
n n II