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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-08-16
TREASONABLE ORDER
l. w. w. Calls General Strike-''Let
Crops Waste" Says Circular.

Circulars calling for a general
strike of the Industrial Workers of
the World August 20 unless call un-
ion men now held as class war pri-
soners are released from jails before
that date" have been mailed to each
local union of the organization in
Montana, Washington, Oregon and
Idaho, according to a statement made
Wednesday by James Rowan, district
secretary of the Industrial Workers
of the World. Rowan also said that
the governors of the four states have
been notified that the strike will be-
gin unless the men are released.
Two circulars were mailed, one to
construction workers and the other
to agricultural workers. The con-
struction workers were advised in the
circular to clay down their tools in
protest against the systematis perse-
cution that has been carried against
our members"
The agricultural workers were in
structed to let the harvest go to waste
and the fruit rot on the ground.
Rowan in his circulars says that In
dustrial Workers of the World have
been arrested, thrown into jails and
held without charges being preferred
against them. He charged that the
men are practically starved and are
beaten. The circulars also state that
in addition to the release of the men a
strike will be called unless the L. w.
w. receive an eight-hour day on con-
struction work and ten-hour day in
the harvest fields, better sanitary con-
ditions, no discrimination against
union men for being such, and that
union halls must be allowed to con-
duct legitimate business of organizing
the workers without interference.
According to Howan's estimate 3d.
900 men are members of the Indus
trial Workers of the World in the
four states.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-08-16
GUN CLUBS
ELECTION
Annual Meeting Prepares for An
other Year of Sport

The Emmett Gun Club held its an
ual meeting last Thursday evening
and reelected E. L. Holverson as
president. The other officers are:
Sam Mcmillan, vice president; Ed
Skinner, secretary; Ray Coon, trea-
surer.
The president, secretary and H.
Haylor were appointed as committee
to secure leases on hunting grounds.
The dues of the club were continu-
ed at $3.50 per year, which carries
with it the right to hunt on grounds
leased by the club. New members
will be charged an admission fee of
$3.50 in addition to the annual dues,
making S5 in all. Visitors card will
remain at S1.0O per day.
Membership cards may be obtained
of either the president or secretary.
The duck season opens September 10.
Another meeting will be held tomor-
row (Friday) night in Commercial
club rooms, and all members and those
wishing to join are requested to be
present.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-08-16
TO BUILD new MOD
ERN THEATER
Building to be 50x130 Feet and
to be Completed by
Christmas

A fine new theater will be Buck
mum & Allmon's Christmas present
to Emmett. Plans have been COM
pleted for the building and have been
given to contractors for bids on it's
construction. The estimated cost of
the building alone is $4,000.
The building will be located on Com
mercial street on lots purchased a
month or two ago by c. D. Bucknum
from Mrs. Minnie Fairchild. 1t will
be of brick, with a frontage of so feet
and depth of 130 feet. The stage
will be so feet wide and 25 feet deep.
The auditorium will be so by 80 feet.
In the front of the building will be a
waiting room for ladies and a smok-
ing room for gentlemen. These rooms
will contain toilet conveniences.
The seats will be arranged so that
they may be easily and quickly re-
moved and the auditorium used for
dancing and social functions. The
floor will be hard maple. A heating
plant will be installed in the base
ment to be built under the stage.
The plans call for a balcony, but
this will not be put in at this time.
When the balcony issbuilt, the build
ing will have seating capacity Of
1000.
The stage will be large enough for
the big theatrical companies that
make the cities and Messrs. Buck
mum & Allmon expect to book num-
ber of these attractions as well as the
smaller ones. No expense will be
spared to make this theater modern
playhouse in attractiveness and COM
fort, and one that Emmett will be
proud Of The gentlemen are to be
commended for their enterprise and
their faith in the future growth and
prosperity of Emmett.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-08-16
FIRE IN BAKERY
Burning Kettle of Lard Fills Kitchen
With Flames and Smoke.

An alarm of fire called the fire ap-
paratus to the kitchen of the Palm
Bakery at noon Saturday. A kettle
of lard, in which doughnuts had beer
fried, was left on the stove while the
baker ate dinner. The grease caught
fire and the flames threatened the
destruction of the rear end of the
building. The fire was distinguished
by the chemical. The damage was
slight.
While the hose was in the street
an auto ran over it and the driver
was promptly arrested. The city Of
ficals warn people strongly to avoid
running over the fire hose, as it IS
misdemeanor and punishable by
severe penalties. A hose can be ruin
ed and the city endangered in case
of fire by such practise. Don't do it.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-08-16
Recome War Brides

William C. Mems of Marshalltown
Iowa, a member of the Machine Gun
company of the Second Idaho, and Lii
lie D. Olson of Little Rock, down
the valley, were united in marriage
last Thursday afternoon at the brides
home. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. E. E. Coulter. Mr.. Mems was
married in his soldier uniform and
showed the real type of the splendid
young men who are making up Uncle
Sans army. Mr.. Mems is one of the
regimental BARRIERS. Miss Olson was
dressed in a beautiful dark blue silk.
The smiling bride proved herself to
be a true American. While the
thought of her lover going to the front
was breaking her heart, yet she said
she wanted him to go and if she was
needed as a nurse she herself was
ready too for duty.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-08-16
CALL ARMY IN SEPTEMBER
Entire Lot of Selective Draft Men to
Report Nent Month.

The, entire 1000 men composing
the first increment of the army draft
forces will be under training early ir
October. Under orders issued Mon
day the first 80 per cent of the quota
of each district will begin entrainment
for cantonments September 5, the
next 80 per cent September Is and
another 30 per cent September 30
The remaining 10 per cent will be
mobilized as soon after that date as
possible.
The plan to assemble the new forces
in three increments distributes the
task of furnishing supplies and equip
ment through September. 1t also will
prevent serious shortages in any camp
and will give the new officers from
the training camps time to familiarize
themselves gradually with their duties
before responsibility for great body
of men falls on them.
The order issued Monday means
that about 10000 men will reach each
of the 16 cantonments soon after Sep
tember 5. They first will be exam
ined physically by army doctors and
finally accepted or rejected.
Presumably the first increment will
have been organized into skeleton
companies, battalions or regiments be-
fore the second arrives. The new
comers can be absorbed quickly by
a going concern in that case, and the
third lot can be taken into the war
machinery with even less disturbance
when it reports Is days later.
In farming communities the local
boards will arrange the lists of those
to fill the first increment with local
crop conditions in mind. Drafted men
engaged in that work and who other
wise would go with the first third OF
the district quota will be passed over
to the second or third, as may be
necessary.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-08-16
BORN

August 9, to Mr.. and Mrs. al How
ell, a daughter.
August 9, to Mr.. and Mrs. L: L.
Bates, a son.
August 10, to Mr.. and Mrs. Chest
er McCammon, son.
August u, to Mr.. and Mrs. A o.
Sutton, daughter.
August 4, to Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W.
Burton, son.
August 5, to Mr.. and Mrs. r. L.
McElfresh, daughter.
August 6, to Mr.. and Mrs. A. L.
Parent, son.
August i6, to Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Quist, daughter.
August z, to Mr.. and Mrs. A. c.,
Beckman, son.
August 8, to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Schadt, a daughter.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-08-16
A Narrow Escape.

Mr.. and Mrs. Echelbauer, Mr.. and
Mrs. Atkins and Mr.. and Mrs. Cy
Wolfe journeyed in two automobiles
to the Arrow Rock dam on Sunday.
The Atkins car, roadster, had a
narrow escape from being pushed off
the grade between Boise and Arrow
Rock by road hog driving big
powerful car, VINO insisted he was
entitled to the right of way when the
two cars met where it was impossible
for either of them to turn out. The
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-08-16
new SUPT. OF SCHOOLS
EMPLOYED
Vacancy Caused by Mr.. DeBOlt
Being Called 10 Army
Other Teachers.

The school board Monday evening
employed J. A. Goodwin of Kinks
vile, Mo-, as acting superintendent
of the Emmett schools, to fill the
vacancy caused by the present super
intendent, V. H. DeBolt, entering the
Officers Reserve.
Mr.. DeBolt has been given leave
of absence for three months. If he
is accepted into the Officers Reserve
after three months training at Pre-
sido, Calf, Mr. Goodwin's services
will be continued. If Mr.. DeBolt fails
to come up to the high standard re-
quired of applicants for commiss ons
in the Officers Reserve, he will be
given back his job here.
The new superintendent comes well
recommended. The last two years he
has been teaching in Missouri. Pre-
vious to that time he had taught for
a number of years in the schools of
Baker City, Ore.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-08-16
Meteoric Display.

A beautiful display was observed by
those who were out of doors Sunday
evening at the right time. A meteor
deserted his starry home and seooted
across the sky from west to east,
leaving fiery trail of most beauti-
full colors. Several Emmett people
who saw it were positive it fell in
w. D. McFarland's yard, but the
meteor was seen by travellers in Boise
valley and its course was along the
hills north of that valley.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-08-16
No Fish-Foupht Fire

Joe Helfert, Sam Mcmillan, Ben
Dixie and one of the Demaris boys
went fishing Sunday to the South
Fork. They came home with empty
creels. While trying to entice the
festive trout, a forest fire broke out
on the Middle Fork and they dropped
their fishing tackle and went to the
assistance of the fire fighters. Clin-
ton Titus, who was camped in that
section, was also drafted for service in
the fire fighting service.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-08-16
PRUNE CROP BLASTED
BY HEAT
Fruit Dropping from Trees-Es-
timated Yield Cut to
Few Cars

The fear expressed in last weeks
Index that the enormous prune crop
was in danger of being cut down to
small proportions by the abnormal
drop of fruit from the trees has be-
come reality. Opinions differ as to
the per cent of loss, but those who
have made careful investigation place
it at so per cent. A few go farther
than that by declaring that the loss
will be practically total. In today's
Statesman, F. V. Martin of the Ear
Fruit Company estimates that the loss
will amount to 30 per cent in southern
Idaho, or a reduction from 400 car
loads to 1000 carloads.
E. K. Hayes, who figured on 20 to
25 carloads, thinks he will be lucky
to get half a dozen. Guy Dayton
manager of the Fruit Union, thinks
the orchard will not exceed a single
carload The Kirk Landers orchard
will be total loss.
The crop of the large Westlake
orchard, which was expected to yield
between go and 100 carloads, has al
ready been greatly reduced. Through
the drop is heavy, Mr.. Richards is
still hopeful that he will have at least
half a crop.
Conditions in other orchards, not
only in the Emmett section, but all
through the Payette and Boise val
leys, are similar.
What is the cause of the damage ?
Opinions of horticulturists are as
varied as the amount of damage. AT
first the state horticultural depart
ment laid the cause to the plum cur
culio, but later investigation dis
proved that theory. t. E. Hance lays
it to the cold spring, and W. c. Stone
on the former Hartley place, is of the
same opinoin. Mr.. Stones theory is
that the cold weather during bios
soming time prevented perfect pol
Imitation and that the resulting fruit
were weaklings.
R. H. Stanley, who lives on the old
West place east of Frozen Dog ranch,
and who is a fruit grower of life
long experience, is positive that the
excessive and unprecedented heat of
July 26, when the government ther-
mometer registered 109 and a hot
wind blew, caused the damage. He
saws that in 1889 identically the same
thing happened at Baker City, Ore,
during an excessive hot spell. Mr..
Stanley's theory is that the heat fer
mented the juices in the prunes, that
these juices stopped the flow of sap
from the branches to the fruit and
literally cut off all sustenance. The
result is, the fruit shrivels and dies
and then drops to the ground. Mr..
Hayes agrees with Mr.. Stanley and
it is now almost certain that this IS
the cause of the trouble.
If the damage is as serious as
many predict and indications point to,
the loss in the Emmett country will
amount to from S125, 900 to S150,000.
Prunes had been contracted at prices
ranging from $35 to $3.50 per ton,
and dealers have claimed all along
that thew would sell at $40
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-08-16
Hens Must Do Their Best

California hens must lay to live, ac-
cording to a war order issued by the
state council for defense. The coun-
ell has published bulletin stating
that in war times the efficiency mark
for hens should be raised from 120
eggs to 140 eggs annually. 1t says
that hens falling below at least 40
year are not earning their way,
and suggests that the slackers be used
for food.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-08-16
Machine for Loading Ice.

Henry Thompson is constructing a
machine for loadig ice into refrigera-
tor cars for the Emmett Ice company.
The machine consists of endless chains
that carry the cakes of ice from the
wagon into the car and thus obviates
much work and is a time saver.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-08-16
Open for Business.

The Alexander store opened for
business Saturday, with A. D. Simonds
in charge, in the beautiful, new well
lighted store room of Masonic Temple.
The furniture and fixtures are all new
and with the artistic display of goods
makes one of the prettiest stores in
the state. The store makes an an
nouncement on another page of this
iSSue
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-08-16
Building Hospital.

Mrs. Hewittson has started con-
struction on her new hospital on lots
on East Second street. The material,
purchased from a Portland house, ar
rived few days ago, and E. E. Coul-
ter has been given the contract for
the erection of the building.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-08-16
METRO PICTURES
VIII Be Shown in Ideal Theatre Every
Sunday Night

By special arrangement, the Ideal
Theatre will show on each Sunday
night the Metro program used on Sat
urday at the Strand theatre, Boise
This will assure our patrons Of an ex-
cellent program for each Sunday even-
ing.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-08-16

Three of the Emmett boys in Major
Clark's hospital corps received promo
tions last week. Jess Meyer has been
promoted to assistant cook, and Har-
vey D. Parks and Clarence Skinner
have been made frst-class privates.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-08-16
Good Yield of Potatoes

A pound and half of potatoes to
every foot is the yield of H. H. Hol-
lars potato patch, so far as he has
dug. Up to yesterday he had dug six
rows 24O feet long and had a ton of
spuds.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-08-16

Ezra w. Bowles of Emmett, a
member of company, Second Idaho,
and Miss Carmine Anderson of Nyssa,
Ore. were married at the First Metho-
dist parsonage at Eagle Wednesday
afternoon, the Rev. T. B. Graham of
ficiating.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-08-16

big car crashed into the smaller one
and forced it partially off the grade.
When Mr.. Atkins reached Boise he
entered complaint against the driver
of the big car and an example will
be made of him.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-08-16

1t is the policy of this government
to conceal every matter of plan or
policy which may prove decisive fac
tor in the war. All of which is wise.
But there is a gentleman at Salmon
who has invented a bullet that will
shoot hundred miles, and he has sub
mitted designs to the war department
for approval. The contraption is so
simple that the only wonder is that
we had not thought of it first. The
projectile is cigar-shaped and about
compartments connected by fuse, each
compartment charged with powder.
The explosion from the gun drives it
about five miles. by which time the
first fuse has burned up to the first
bunch of powder, which goes off and
sends the projectile another five or ten
miles, at which time the second fuse
has exploded a second magazine, and
away she goes for another dozen
miles, and so on. 1t is believed that
such a projectile, made large enough,
would shoot around the world; and
maybe by it's introduction into the
war, the Sammies could be able to
fight the Germans without even cross
ing the Atlantic. We always said that
this war should be won with Yankee
brains.-Salmon City Herald.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-08-16

NETT resident, has been drafted, and
Harrison Munday of Washington is
in line for the draft. They are both
brothers of our Vern Munday
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-08-16
Henry Dubburke and their daugh

Henry Dubburke and their daugh-
ters, Louise, Huldain and Meta of
Chippewa Falls, Wis, arrived in this
city a few days ago, and are guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Dubberke on
lower Main street. They will prob
ably conclude to remain.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-08-16
Commissions TO Emmett Men

Two Emmett members of the Sec
ond Idaho have received commissions
of lieutenants in the officers reserve
They are Harry Lindgren and Clark
A. Miles. V. H. DeBolt, who will go
to the Preside training camp, has
chosen the artillery service.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-08-16
Is Now the 165th Infantry

Since the Second Idaho regiment
has been taken over by the govern
ment it will be known as the 165th
Infantry, U. S. A.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-08-16

Miss Margaret Knipe has been en-
gagged to teach in the Emerson school
and Miss Clara Peterson has been
employed as teacher in the grades.
Both are Emmett High school grad
yates.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-08-16
Band Concert Friday

The band concert to have been held
tonight has been postponed to tomor-
row friday night, this week only.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-08-16
FOURTEEN men CHOSEN
FOR SERVICE
Gem County Quota Still Short Ia
More Men to be Called
Next Week
Certified for Service

The following list of IA young men
have been certified by the local board
for service in the new national army:
Harry E. Peery of Falk.
VIM. w. Kimball, Gross.
Eldred V. Nichols, New Plymouth.
FLOYD Sanders, Emmett.
Herman F. Hunter, Emmett.
Claude Polly, Emmett.
Chas. Dean, Sweet.
Frank Bramblee, Pearl.
John T. Davies, Emmett
Arthus M. Casper, Emmett.
Pete Marinaro Ia Creek, Emmett.
Louis S. Alsager, Emmett.
Lloyd C. Sevey, Ola.
John Renwick, Emmett.
Exempted
Harry John Foster, Ola; Jesse b.
Roup, Emmett; Elmer Newman, En-
NETT; Leslie F. Perry, Emmett; Bur-
ton L. Douglas, Sweet; Sommer T..
johnson, Emmett; Harley Johnson,
Ola. All the above have dependent
wives and children.
Six Spaniards were exempted under
the alien law.
Physically Disqualified
John A. Wilhelm, Emmett; Brit
E. Morehouse, Emmett; Malcolm W..
Pratt, Ola; w. Ellis Harris, Emmett.
Of the 40 called for examination,
disposition has been made of the
above. Of the first four certified for
service, an appeal for exemption has
been filed. Several of those called have
not yet filed claims for exemption, but
will do so, so their names are not
given. Of the 40 called, 33 have been
examined, three have been transferred
to other boards and four Spaniards
have fail to report. Another call will
be made next week for 10 or 20 more
to report for examination.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-08-16

The date for the opening of the
schools has not yet been set. 1t will
be the latter part of September.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-08-16

Misses Anah Lathrop and Irene
Jensen have been employed as teach
ers in the brick school house on the
hanch
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-08-16

John Gamage and Willis Harrell
Boise Barracks and are doing thriv-
have opened a barber shop at the
ing business.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-08-16

In their leisure moments when off
duty, the members of the Second Ida
no play all manner of tricks on the
new recruits. A few days ago, an
unsuspecting comrade was sent up
town for 25 yards of skirmish line.
The Detroit times., 1917-06-25
vENIzELOS
WILL RULE
IN GREECE
Zaimis' Resignation In
dicates He'll Be
Premier
KING EXPECTED
TO SEND FOR HIM
Entire Cabinet Quits
With ROyalist
Leader

ATHENS. June 25.-The entire
Zaimis ministry resigned today.
It was reported that Eiutheros
venizelos. former premier and
premier OF the provisional Greek
government. now enroute here.
would probably be named by King
Alexander as the head OF a new
cabinet.
Venizelos Is known 10 have de.
parted from Salonika and 20 have
reached a city n southern Greece
enroute 20 Athens King Alexander
is known 20 have great admiration
FOR the prime minister whom his
father he former King Constan-
tine rejected and whose advice he
refused 20 follow
VeniEelos was three times sup
ported in elections by the Greek
people sgainst\the former king. and
as many times did Constantine re-
fuse 10 follow Venizelos' policies.
The Detroit times., 1917-06-25
DETROIT SIXTH
IN RECRUITING

The Detroit naval recruiting sta
ton stands sixth among the large
cities OF tho central west as re-
CARDS recruiting for the navy since
this country entered the war Al
that time Tho Detroit district vas
asked 90 supply 10 TIE navy 1900
men Reports from the central de-
partmcnt up 70 and including last
Thursday show .enistments from
thl- Office OF 1880 men Those dis.
tricts which have exceeded the 20.
tai % Detroit are more populous
ones Tor the most part, while this
city has exceeded the number En-
rolled By other more populous dis.
tricis
However. recruiting for the navy
and the other branches IS slowing
az every day and there were few
applicants around any OF the re
cruring stations Monday forenoon.
Cart V Morrison, OF the ma
nine corps. wl leave for Chicago
Tuesday 10 serve on an examining
board no consider applicants for
comm sslons in the marine corps.
CAP, Morrison has received an or
cisl communication from Port Royal,
s G.. notifying him n the promo
ZION NJ Edwin DENLY. formerly
president pT'"TTG Board Of Com
lnercc. a prominent lawyer and
manufacture -nd once congress
raan from this district
Mr. Denny enlisted in the marine
corps several weeks ago as private.
Vow oe has been made "a corporal.
lie won the position IN a compeu.
I've examination and turned In a
oerfecr score.