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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-07-19
POST FOR MAN HE DERIDED
Lloyd George Picks OId-Tlme Political
Foe Because He Is Best
Man for Job.

London. - Premier Lloyd George
picks his subordinates in curious ways.
On account of the food scarcity and
the need for increased production, the
premier was hard put to think of a
suitable man to fill the post of presi-
dent of the board of agriculture. A
political colleague, overhearing Mr..
Lloyd George speak of his difficulty,
said to him.
81 know the very man you want for
agriculture"
"Who is that?" asked Mr.. Lloyd
George
"Prothero, of course" was the re-
ply.
'Prothero, Prothero," exclaimed Mr..
Lloyd George. Lets see, isn't that
the man / had a controversy with
the man l once called the duke of
Bedford's butler, or something of that
sort? Why, that's the very man l
want"
Roland e. Prothero was an old
time political foe of the premier's, but
that made no difference so long as he
was an efficient man for the post.
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the board that he should not go into

the board that he should not go into
training.
The call will be made by the presi-
dent for certain number of men suffi-
GENTLY large to make 1t certain that
the necessary number for actual serv-
ice will be obtained after Examinations
for one cause or another.
The board which is now devising the
scheme by which the men may be
chosen has experimental with various
devices for drawing by lot. 1t is prob
able that this phase of the draft will
be made a public ceremony, which will
be carried out at the capitOls of the
states or in some other public place.
If the registrant has run the exemp-
ton gantlet he will present himself be-
fore the military authorities for physi-
cal examination. If rejected, he Will
be dismissed, but record of his case
will be kept. If accepted, he will be
sent to one of the sixteen environments
where he will undergo training to fit
him for the rigors of war or held in
readiness to enter one of the training
camps which will be drawn upon to fill
gaps in the ranks.
A Tremendous Task
Army officials do not minimize the
difficulty of the intricate task ahead
of them. The president Is wrestling
with the problem of selecting the ex-
emption boards, so that there will be
no basis for charges of favoritism or.
political preference The normal board
probably will be the same as that
which conducted the registration, but
there will probably be many excep-
lions to the general rule. An effort is
being made to obtain men only Of the
highest character for the appellate
boards.
General Crowder and his assistants
are very careful not to disclose even
the most general features of the sys-
TEN upon which they have virtually
agreed. They fear that if 1t were ex-
planned now changes that might be
made before its final approval by the
president would lead to confusion. For
that reason the word is not to be given
until every detail has been pondered
and when 1t is given there is
to be no retracing Of steps.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-07-19
INDIANA WOOD IN FRANCE
Used in the Making Of Gunstocks and
the Wooden Part of Air
planes.

Noblesville, Ind.-Airplanes, the
wooden parts of which are made from
walnut trees from Hamilton county,
are flying over the battlefields of
France, and gunstocks made from the
same kind of wood, cut from the same
territory, are in the hands of the
British who are fighting on the western
front.
D. I. Neher, who operates saw
mill in this city, is filling an order for
the British government for walnut tim
Der. The contract calls for 80 carloads,
and all the lumber Is to be used in
the manufacture of airplanes and gun
stocks. Neher has contracted with A.
L. Pursel for $4,000 feet of walnut tim
Der in a strip of woodland in the vi
cinity of Nora. 1t brought the top
price of $3.50 hundred feet.
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Are You One of Them?

There are great many people who
taking Chamberlain's Tablets for a
weak or disordered stomach. Are you
one of them? Mrs. M. r. Scarf, Bald
winsville, N. Y, relates her expert
ence in the use of these tablets: 81
had bad spell with my stomach about
six months ago, and was troubled
for two or three weeks with gas and
severe pains in the pit of my stomach.
Our druggist advised me to take
Chamberlain's Tablets. l took bot
tie home and the first dose relieved
me wonderfully, and l kept on TAX
ing them until / was cured" These
tablets do not relieve pain but after
the pain has been relieved may pre-
vent its recurrence.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-07-19
PRICELESS BOOK is FOUND
Letters Of Vespuccp Stolen From
Florence Some Years Ago, Is Re-
covered in Mail.

London.-A Rome dispatch reports
"Some years ago there was stolen
from Florence an old book of priceless
value of which only one copy is in ex-
istence. 1t was entitled 1.-THE letters
of Amerigo Yespucci." and in 1t the
celebrated Florence explorer recounted
the journeys and discoveries which he
made shortly after Columbus.
"The book belonged to Marquis Cap
POM, but. despite prolonged inquiries
by the police, no trace of it could be
found. Now the police, while inspect
ing postal packages addressed to for
eign countries on the Italian-Swiss
frontier, have discovered a parcel con-
tanning the precious work. The pack
age was addressed TO a German book
seller who fled to Switzerland after the
outbreak of war"
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GERMANS GET BOGUS PAPERS
Fury Of British Drive Made Impossi-
BILE to Continue Publication Of
the Genuine.

London.-War papers issued by
German armies at the front are bring
ing high prices. The fury of the Brit
ish drive has made it impossible to
continue their publication and scarcity
of numbers issued has resulted in as
high as 300 marks (s60) being offered
for a single copy.
Printers throughout the empire are
working on counterfeit reproductions,
many of which are so near the orig
inals that it is impossible to tell them
apart. Although warnings have been
given not to buy the bogus copies,
,0usands are being sold as originals
~ghOut the country.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-07-19
IT'S SURPRISING
That So Many Emmett People Fail To
Recognize Kidney Weakness

Are you bad back victim?
Suffer twinges; headaches, dizzy
spells?
Go to bed tired-get up tired?
It's surprising how few suspect the
kidney.
It's surprising how few know what
to do.
Kidney trouble needs kidney treat
ment.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for the kid
neys only.
Have convinced Emmett people of
their merit.
Here's an Emmett case; Emmett
testimony.
Kidney sufferers hereabouts should
read it.
Mrs. w. NJ. Ames, Park st. & Ward
well Ave-, Emmett, says: 81 had
severe headaches and dizzy spells and
the action of my kidneys was irregu-
lar | had been troubled a great deal
by these ailments and could hardly
get any rest. In the morning, l got
up feeling tired and nervous. Doan's
Kidney Pills helped me far more than
anything else ever used"
AFTER TWO YEARS HAD PASS
ED, Mrs Ames added: 81 still think
highly of Doan's Kidney Pills. My
former endorsement holds good"
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Ames has twice publicly recon-
mended Foster Milburn Co., Props,
Buffalo, N. Y.
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Influences the Brain.

Every organ in the body exerts In
some way an influence upon the brain.
Those whose lives are along the sys-
tematic, plodding way the great
crowd of us-have no excuse for item
peramental fits" If we take care of
our health every organ does its duty,
and brain and nervous system do not
become temporarily poisoned.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-07-19
But Some Can Do II.

How does an old bachelor make
love, anyway? Surely after one has
been encrusted with the dust and
toughness of three-score years or more
he can't reel off that baby talk that is
so foolish and sweet in the ruddy morn
ing of life.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-07-19
NO REGISTRATION CARD,
TWO NEGROES BEATEN

I Kansas City, Mo.-Uncle Sam
uel has a misguided but willing
I CONSUMPTION aid in William Mac
Clellan, twenty-five, a structural
I steel worker. Shortly before mid
!. night Mcclellan halted a pair
of negroes.
"See this" he queried, SHOW
ing one of the little blue regis
tration certificates under their
noses. "Got one?"
! NO" one of the negroes re-
piled, "and what's more, we amt
. goin' to wear one Of them
things"
: Whereupon the structural
steel worker proceeded to dem
: onstrate the superiority of
trained muscle and shortly after
: wards marched the negroes up in
front of the sergeant's desk at
: the police headquarters. 1t was
, a fateful match for the trio. All
three were charged with disturb
ing the peace.
That's all right, sergeant"
said Uncle Sans co-worker,
"just put 'em in cell with me-
MacClellan's request v'as not
granted.
r. IL. Ii.
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Notice for Publication of Time APP
Dointed for Proving Will. Etc.

pointed IOT IIONiHS niil, GtS-
In the Probate Court of the County
of Gem, State of Idaho.
In the matter of the estate of Will
liam W. Chambers, deceased.
Pursuant to an order of said court,
made on the End day of July, 1917,
notice is hereby given that Saturday,
the 21st day of July, 1917, at 10
o'clock a. m. of said day, at the court
room of said court, in the City of En-
NETT, county of Gem, has been ap-
pointed as the time and place for
proving the will of said William w.
Chambers, deceased, and for hearing
the application of Lille Chambers for
the issuance to her of letters of adj
ministration with the will annexed,
when and where any person interested
may appear and contest the same.
Dated July 2, 1917.
A. o. SUTTON, Clerk.
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SuIphur.

Sulphur is one of the oldest known
elements; the ancient Assyrian al
chemists regarded it as the principle
of combustion on account of its own
infiammability, and termed it "brim-
stone" meaning literally burning
stone, a name now applied popularity
to roll-sulphur.
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Chamherlain's Collie and Diarrhoea
Ran,adv

Now is the time to buy bottle of
this remedy so as to be prepared in
case that any one of your family
should have an attack of collie or diar-
rhoea during the summer months. 1t
is worth a hundred times its cost
when needed.
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A household remedy in America for
25 years-Dr. Thomas Electric Oil.
For cuts, Sprains, burns, scalds, bruis-
es. 25c and SOC. At all drug store.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-07-19

The supreme muddlers of living are
often people of quite remarkable in
tellectual faculty. with a quite re-
markable gift of being wise for 9TH
ers.-Arnold Bennett.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-07-19

Mrs. Flatbush-"She tells everybody
her face is her fortune" Mrs. Benson
hurst-"Well, she's made it nearly all
herself "-Yonkers Statesman.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-07-19
Will Sacrifice High
Grade Piano

We have on hand at Emmett high
grade piano, which for immediate sale,
will be sold tremendously cheap. Lii
beral terms to a responsible party. If
interested write The Denver Music
Company, Denver, Colorado, at once
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Notice of Sale of Delinquent Stock

Enterprise Ditch Company, Ltd, To-
cation of principal place of business
Falk, Idaho.
NOTICE-There is delinquent upon
the following described stock on ac-
count of assessment levied on the 18th
day of June, 1917, and assessments
levied previous thereto, the several
amounts set opposite the names of
the respective shareholders, as fol-
lows, towit:
Names No. Cert. Shares Amt.
w. H. Redway-:--------------2s $ SIP
Lewis Larson, 95...--.4 1900
David Evans, 1S1--.--..---31 -6 1884
VIM. Schultz, 175...--..12 $500
McHoke and w. G. Sloan
And in accordance with law, so
many shares of each parcel of such
stock as may be necessary will be sold
at the residence of the secretary in
Bramwell precinct, Gem county, Ida
no, on the 21st day of July, 1917,
to pay delinquent assessments there
on, together with costs of advertising
and expenses of sale.
B. C. BERTLESON, Secretary,
Residence Bramwell Precinct, Gem
County, Idaho, P. o. Address New
Plymouth, Idaho, Route 2.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-01-25
Mrs. C. w. Heard.

Mrs. G. G. Heard, who had
been sick for only a few days with
an attack of la grippe and>cold,
passed away at her home in east
Dunlad on last Wednesday even
ing the 10th, at 5 o'clock, at the
advanced age of " years.
Mrs. Heard was connected with
some of the best families Of the
valley, her maiden name was
Pankey and her mother was a
Stone.
She was a good woman and
there never was a better wife,
mother or neighbor for she was
always dutiful to her family and
was ever ready to help a neigh
Dor and her sudden taking away
will be keenly felt and regretted
by a large circle of friends and
relatives. She was member OF
the Christian church in which
faith she lived for a long number
of years and her duty to her
church and to God was all that
could be expected Of true and
tried christian.
Interment took place Friday af-
ternoon at 2 o'clock at the Rankin
cemetery. Elder j. L. Hines, OF
the Christian church conducted
the funeral services. Five of her
grandsons, Horace, Jesse, Arcey
and Jud Heard and Harry and
RoylBrown, were the pail bear
ers. Quite a concourse of friends
| were present to pay a last sad
tribute,
She leaves an aged husband,
three daughters and four sons,
together with a host of friends
! and relatives to mourn her loss
Those present from a distance
were, Mrs. Allison Brown and
two sons, of Hixson, Mr.. and Mrs
John Howard, of Pikeville, anc
Mrs. Richard Huddieston, of Chat
tanooga. Dunlap Tribune.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-01-25

ty. This matter has been
presented before and nothing
done. If the Court wishes
to really do anything in the mat
ter except talk at its next session
it should appoint a committee OF
known corporation haters in its
body and put them under penalty
of fine to examine the matter OF
taxes against corporations in this
county, and get this question for
ever settled. If the corporations
are not paying proper tax, make
them pay it, and thus give US the
money to build good roads which
is rightly due the county.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-01-25
Mrs. Tom Thompson.

Mrs. Tom Thompson died Mon
day of last week at So. Pittsburg
She started to her daughters anc
as she stepped upon the icy side
walk she fell, striking her heat
against the walk. She went or
to her daughters and washed
returning home latein the after
noon, but died in a few hours at
ter,
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-01-25
Liberal Pounding.

Notwithstanding the high cost
of living the preacher and his
family are not forgotten. We
were taken by surprise with a
very liberal pounding from Vic
toria. 1t consisted Of a large va
riety of groceries and the selec-
ton could not be beat. The good
people of Victoria certainly do.
know how to select the best gro
ceries. 1t is enough to say it is
almost full line. Mrs. Lewis
could nor have been better pleas
ed should she have made the Sc
lection herself.
E. r. LEWIS,
Pastor.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-01-25

There is more Catarrh In this section
OF the country than all other diseases
put together, and for years 1t was sup.
posed to be incurable. Doctors prescribed
local remedies, and by constantly failing
to cure with local treatment, pronounced
it incurable. Catarrh Is a local disease.
greatly influenced by constitutional con-
ditions and therefore requires constitu-
tional treatment. Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine, manufactured by f j. Cheney &
Co., Toledo, Ohio, is a constitutional
remedy, is taken internally and acts
thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
of the System. One Hundred Dollars re-
ward Is offered for any case that Halls
Catarrh Medicine fails TO cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials.
FL. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. Ohio.
sold Dy Deugkists, &c.
Halle Family Pills for constipation.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-01-25
WORTH ATTENTION. or WOMEN

When you feel too tired to work, wake
up weary, have backache or pains in
sides, when you suffer rheumatic twing-
es you may be sure the kidneys are dis
ordered. Fay Shelburg, All, Mo-, writes
81 had kidney trouble two years. Moth
ing did me any good until l got Foley
Kidney Pills. Two SOC. boxes cured
me-" Sold by J. W. Simpson & Son,
Iasper Tenn.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-01-25

1t will not be easy for the Uni
ted States to fool foreign nations
into a piece movement with the
greatest plans for armament now
inaugurated. The "Schoolmas-
ter Of the White House" may
talk, but actions are louder than
words. /"
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-01-25
WANTED MORE TAX.

Every time anything is pro-
posed for the betterment of Ten
nessee more tax is handed out
along with it. 1t is not-sufticient
that the people should pay more
tax and this constant bounding is
getting their goat, to express the
matter slangily. This time it is a
call from the state for the county
court to make arrangements for
more tax so as to help out the
federal government in its feeble
effort to assist the states.in build
ing what the people for years
have been insistently demanding,
good roads. And yet the govern
ment goes steadily on wasting
money in immense floating fort
resses as twenty to thirty millions
each and offers a beggerly seven
ty-five millions to the states on
condition that they drag out OF
their people a like sum. That
sum in the first place comes from
the people, and it is nothing more
than double assessing them.
The following is a letter from
Nashville, which was sent to JAS
per to be read to the members OF
the County Court at its recent
session and see if they would not
place an extra tax on the people:
Nashville, Tenn,
December 81, 1916.
Dear Sirs:
I'm the United States Treasury
is the sum of SIS, 10000 for the
construction of public roads in the
states of our nation; available for
construction, reconstruction, and
bridges SLIP. 3O2.2O for Ten
nessee during the next four years.
Under the Federal Act, rules and
regulations promulgated by the
Government each state is required
to duplicate the amount appor-
toned from the Federal appro-
priation.
Realizing the Importance OF
this matter, | am addressing this
communication to the various
County Courts of our State ap-
prizing them of the Importance of
Tennessee passing such resolu-
tons and laws in our Legislature
as will comply with the Govern
ment's demand; also appropriat-
ing, or levying a sufficient tax to
meet the Federal Funds. .
"A number of states have now
in existence state aid taxation for
public roads, while many others
are preparing legislation that will
produce sufficient revenue for
Federal and State Aid coopera-
ton.
"Oul States revenue is made
quate at present to meet neces-
sary expenses for the state aid
now given to prisons, schools,
charitable institutions, pensions,
interest on state debt, and crimi-
nal costs, and to appropriate from
this revenue an amount to meet
the Federal Road Fund, A state
levy of one mill will produce suffi-
Gent funds to assist each county
in the construction of public roads,
also to meet the Federal appor-
tionment. Should Tennessee fail
to make the necessary fnan riaI
arrangement at this term OF the
Legislature serious loss would oc-
cur by Tennessce's apportion-
ment being pro rated to other
states.
Realizing the Importance and
extreme interest of the County
Courts of Tennessee in such mat
tiers, permit me to suggest that q
resolution addressed to your Sen,
ator and Representative woulo
encourage them in arranging
proper finances and such laws as
will be required by the Govern
ment for cooperation.
Assuring your Honorable
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-01-25

| remain.
Yours very truly,
J. J. Murray
Secretary.
The letter was never read to
the court. 1t was too prepos-
| ferrous a scheme to put before
people who are now lamenting
S68, 900 worth of mud placed on
its public highways under pre-
tense of making them splendid
roads. An answer was prepared
to be read to the court by one OF
its members who is level-headed
enough to see what sorry con-
dition this tax matter is getting
into. But he did not read it, be-
cause he got Disguised with the
unbusiness-like methods pursued
by the court, and knew that to
present it would be just like but
ting his head against stone wall.
Here is the reply he wished
adopted by the court in response
to this request for more taxes:
1.-The County Court of Marion
County wishes to acknowledge
| receipt of the following letter
| from Mr.. j. j. hurry, Secretary
| of the State Department of High
way.
This court wishes to be placed
on record as favoring the idea
suggested by the State Depart
ment of Highways, and our rec
concentrations to our legislature
would be to devise some means
by which the state could raise
sufficient funds so that it might
be able to share in the distribu-
ton of the National fluid for the
Improvement of our highways.
We would suggest to our Legis-
lature that for this purpose OF
raising these funds they first alb
| olish the Fee System of the State.
By doing this thousands of dol
lars will be saved to the State.
Second, we would recommend
that some means be devised by
| which the railroads, telegraph
and telephone companies of the
state could be properly assessed.
Requiring them to pay to the
state and counties just and equal
taxes would greatly assist in fur
nishing these funds. We take it
| for granted that other counties
of the state share alike with Mar
ion County in these assessments.
In this county we find the NJ, c.
| & st. L. R'y Co, assessed for the
years 1914 with 1882 miles of
] main line at $38, 100000 per mile,
which we take was a fair valua-
ton. During the year 1914 they
completed double-tracking and
greatly improving their 1882
miles of main line, increasing the
value of said property at least
| rs per cent. What did the rail
road commission do, raise the
valuation of their property Is per
cent? No, they reduced the val
uation 1000 per mile. In years
previous to 1914 with a single
track cf 1882 miles the assessed
value was $487, 100, and for 1915
with 12.82-miles of double track,
or with 1854 miles of single
track with other improvements
the value is reduced $25, $4,000.
1--WE also find from the records
that the Chattanooga-Tennessee
River Power Co. is assessed by
| the R. r. Commission on its plant
1865, $4,000 This enterprise,
costing over ten million dollars is
assessed at about one-third of {
million. We also find that the
Railroad Commission has assess
ed the transmission line Of
the Tennessee Power Co. at $170(
per mile. This is perhaps so pei
cent. of what it should be.
las these and other condition:
just as bad exist in this county
be it resolved by the County
Court of Marion County that we
ask our Representative before in
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-01-25

Court of the the Importance of
this matter and hoping that you
viii lend encouragement to this
progressive and all important
matter for the betterment of our
State and of each county, | beg to
remain.
Yours very truly,
Murray