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Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-05-10
CITY COUNCIL
INSTALLED
NEWLY ELECTED MAYOR AND
COUNCIL TAKE OVER CITY
AFFAIRS AND GET BUSY.

The New Council met and tool
their seat last Monday evening. Geo
Rezac, chairman of the outgoing
u. Council, met and turned the "a
CIairs of the City over to the new
board. After the reading of the
minutes of the previous meeting, the
following committees were appointed
by the Mayor:
Police and Fire-spauIding, Pease
and Blair.
Licensing and Tippling-Musgrove,
Sherwood and Pease.
Public Buildings and Grounds-Mus
grove, Pease, and Spaulding.
Finance, judiciary and Printing
, Blair, Swanson and Spaulding.
Street and Alley-Sherwood, Pease
and Blair.
Health, Drainage and Cemetery
Pease, Spaulding and Mus"rove.
Water Works and Electric Light
Swanson, Musgrove and Sherwood.
Purchasing - Swanson, Musyrove
and Sherwood.
Hospital Pease, Musgrove and
Spaulding.
The Mayor then made the follow
ing appointments to fill the various
offices:
City Treasurer-E. H. Murphy.
City Attorney. H. Norris.
City Engineer-W. C. Sturdevant.
City Marshal-John Pearce.
Night MARSHALL. Fenske.
The appointment for City Marshal
and City Treasurer were not con-
firmed by the Council The other
appointments were all confirmed.
The appointment of Water Mas
ter, and Street Commissioner was
deferred pending a consultation with
the committees. ]. M. Swanson was
appointed Chairman of the Council,
and the Payette Enterprise was
made the Official Paper for the
City. The usual batch of bills was
read and allowed, and several mat
ters of Importance were discussed.
The work and general manner Of
procedure was just a little new to
the board but everything went of
very smoothly, and we have no rea-
son to believe but what the new
board will give us a good admins
tration.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-05-10


! that this was not a true Statement
of the facts. He knew that with Z
levy of SIC and valuation of So,
90 o,665.00 Gem County did not rais<
the sum of S80,987.71. He knew that il
would only raise the sum of $685.
$1,000. He knew that because of oui
size and compactness it would not
cost any more to run Payette County
than it has Gem County. He knew
that with our valuation of $500, ,000.-
90, we can raise more money with q
o3c levy than Gem County can with
an SIC levy.
| He then tried TO make fun Of the
class of men that will be the county
officers in Payette County if the new
county is created. He stated that a
man who would accept the office of
County Auditor for the salary of ST.
10000 per year; a man who would
accept the office of Sheriff for the
sum of S1,200.00.OO; the man who
would accept the office of Treasurer
for the sum of 100000 per year;
would all be incompetents or \ bunch
CT Grafters.
Fellow Citizens, the American
people all love a square deal. Just
because this worthy citizen thinks
mat he is so constituted that the
nUnOr OF beng County Auditor,
.oneri1f or County treasurer with 3
salary OF $I,zUU.U0 or perhaps ST.
vUV.OU per year would make him an
,ncompeUenC or degrade hun from an
honorable, upright cltlzen to graft
er certainiy does not prove that all
american citizens are of the same
cahber. He certainly went q long
way In making his assertions about
uem County Officials. We wonder
II he knew that the Probate Judge of
uem County is a Graduate of the
University of Idaho. Did he know
that the County attorney of Gem
county is Graduate. of the Univer-
sity of Iowa, and is one of the best
read and ablest lawyers in the north
west. Did he know that the County
treasurer is an ex-bank cashier
Did he know that the County Super
mtendent of Schools has a life GER
tificate and has taught in the Emmett
High School for ten years? Did he
know that the County Auditor holds
three University diplomas. However,
we presume E. P. Day is so much
better qualified for his position as a
Notary Public and Real Estate man
that these qualifications seem in
significant to him.
The Speaker then wandered around
for some thirty minutes after he had
said all he had to say and finally
stated that he had great deal that
he could say but that there was +,
another speaker and he would there
tore give place to him.
The Hon. P. Monroe Smock was the
next speaker. Stated to us frankly |
that the first speaker had stolen all
If his thunder and that all that was
left for him to say was to poke fun
~" other news papers in the pro-
posed new county. He stated that
the Payette Enterprise was an "Ocu-
lar demonstration of total depravity."
That he had also been taught never
to speak i'll of the dead, but that the
Fruitland Banner was the same as
the old saying that "Figures wont lie
but liars will figure" that the Pay
cite Booster was in fact the Payette
Rooster, and finally wound up by
asking for contribution of the sum
Of S1.00 from his Payette visitors to
defeat County Division. You would
have thought that he was conducting
a side show or was trying to sIctior
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-05-10

. OIL some patent medicine and the
zone OF ms voice and the manner II.
wnIch ne exhorJed the audience I.
contribute to the cause. At this time
a New Plymouth cItlzen, Mr.. Gus in
gals slowly walked up the isle ant
addressing Mr.. Smock, stated tina.
ne noticed that State RepresentaTi7>
Iyler and County Auditor MilsoA
rrom Gem County were in the aud
Ience and requested that these gentle
men be called upon to explain how
county Division has worked in Gen
county. Brother Smock stated tina.
he was not the Chairman of the
evening and bid disgraceful retrea,
off the stage. Hon. +. P. Day hau
made his get away prior to the exit
of Brother Smock and the Chairman
OF the evening had lead the retreat.
From the side of the stage we coulG
see the Silver tongued Orators arm.
waiving command to the chairman to
return and face the truth, the enemy
OF all that is unfair and unjust, ana
the friend of all that is just and fair.
Ne noticed the command slowly ex-
ecuted by the chairman whose plum
age at the opening of the Mass Meet
ing was prim, glossy and shining,
but now ruffled and awry. Our hearts
bled with deep sympathy for him.
jealousy and malice towards
Payette all combined to work his
downfall. Did he desire that the vot-
ers learn the truth, hear the truth
or did he desire to only allow them
to hear one side of the question?
Actions speak founder than words.
The request was denied. He stated
that the Mass Meeting was a New
Plymouth Mass Meeting. That ii
was only called for the purpose of
giving one side of the question, and
altho the request was repeated, he
still held firm and refused to allow |
these men from Gem County to state
how County Division had worked in
Gem County. The American people,
we state again, like to see fair play.
They like to know the truth. They
do not like to be hoodwinked. They
do not like to be treated as if they
we're kids nor as fools. Why did he
refuse to let the State Representa-
tive and the County Auditor give the
facts about Gem County? If the
facts and figures given by Hon. P.
Monroe Smock and Hon. E. P. Day
we're the true facts and figures,
would the Anti-County Division Com
mittee have been afraid to have these
men tell the facts. Certainly not.
They would have been more than
anxious to have had them speak.
County Offices.
The Anti-County Division Commit
Tee not being able to produce any
,angible arguments against County
Division is now trying to prejudice
he minds of the voters against the
,reation of the new County by say
ng Payette will try to get all the
offices. Yet they say with the
salaries offered no man except an in
or CRATER would accept
my of the offices. "Oh Consistency,
Thou art a jewel" Does every MEM
,er of said Committee desire an
,ffice? And does the Committee de-
ire the salaries all raised simply to
prove that its members are
Competent and not grafters?
Commissioners Districts.
II the County is created the Gov
rnor of the State will appoint the
he first three County Commission
RS. After taking office, these three
will divide the County
nto three Commissioners Districts.
'hese three Commissioners will be
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-05-10

The New Plymouth Anti-Count
j Division Committee calld a Mas
-leeting to be held at New Plymout
aIay 4th, and sent out 4land bills in
lung all the voters OF the proposes
neW County 70 come and bring tnel
Lrlenus. Inc hand Dilts lnvIJeu every
oody. A special train went from Pay
we, carrying over one hundred vot
/ rs. we were surprised at lhe way
~ wnIcn TINS General Mass Meeting
..e-s cUnducCed by the New Plymouth
-Anu-County Division Committee be
uause The hand bills in part read as
iollows: "4ou cannot get too much
information on this bject--before
you vote" Evidently the said Com
nliCtee later determined that there
we're many things in favor of County
division which they did not dare TO-
and were determined not to allow the
,oter5 of their community to hear, as
ne Chairman of said Committee alb
5olutely refused to allow State Rep
tesentative from Gem County, Hon.
u. w. Tyler and Hon. R. B. Will
son, County Auditor, an opportunity
20 speak to the audience.
The only speakers of the evening
were Hon. P. Monroe Smock and Hon.
E. P. Day. The Hon E. P. Day led
off the discussion by stating that he
was against County Division not be-
-ause of any i'll will against Payette
nor because of his desire for a County
Seat at New Plymouth, but because
he was certain it would raise taxes.
He then stated that he had written
to ten new counties and that in all
these new counties they had levy
higher than in Canyon County. But
he failed to state that in these coun-
ties the valuations had been lowered
sufficient to more than off set the
higher levy. He admitted that he
did not quite understand how two of
The counties had replied that their
levies had been raised but that the
taxes had been lowered. 1t certainly
is strange that a man of the broad
of this well educated
man could not figure out that if the
levy was raised and still the taxes
were lowered that it would neces-
sarily mean that the valuations had
been lowered. Any man with a.
thimble full of brains, if he were un-
biased, would see this at a mere
glance.
He then stated that another of
his reasons was that if the new
county was created Payette could elect
all the officers of the new county.
Well, this is certainly funny. He
thinks that the Payette
people are all of his same calibre.
We presume that just because heI
links that if he had an opportunity
10 govern all the County Offices he
would do so, that he thinks every
body is just as short sighted as he
IS. What would be the natural con-
if Payette should even
try to do such a thing. 1t would alb
kill Payette. Everybody
Knows that. You don't suppose that
we are so short sighted as to try to
send all the people from the bench
70 Ontario to trade. God gave us a |
few brains and we hope to be able to
use them. The people Of New Ply
mouth and Fruitland are entitled to
heir share of the County offices;
hey are entitled to representation;
md they will get it too
He then stated that Payette
County could not be run on county
evy of 59c. Well, that only shows
low very well posted he is not. He
'tated that it had cost Gem County
.he sum Of ss0sa7,71 per year ful
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-05-10
PoRTIA CLUB

Portia Club Day, May 14th. This
is Mothers Day in charge of the
Legislative Committee. Program to
be arranged by Mrs McGinchey.
Please do not miss the date. Be on
time at 2:30 sharp.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-05-10

Last week while riding in the car
with the Cortner family, Mrs. NJ.
L. Reed received quite bad cut
On her nose, and her face was bad
ly bruised. In crossing a bridge the
car made a sudden bound into the
air, throwing Mrs. Reed agsinst the
top of the car, her face coming In
contact with the bow of the top.
DR.. l. r. Woodward dressed the
wound which required several stitch
es. So far as We have learned, none
of the bows in the top of the car
were broken.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-05-10
Doing Her Part.

Doing Her Part.
There has been much said about
the women of our nation taking part
in the production of food supplies.
A demonstration of what the Amerl-
can women can do, was shown last
week on the Munson farm south OF
Fruitland. Mrs. Munson was out in
tie field driving a team hitchrd to
a farm jointer. By her side on the
jointer were two small ch 'ldre n,
who seemingly were enjoying the
ride. They will undoubtedly have q
good start in life at eating their
peck of dirt. The women can not
shoulder a gun and go to the front,
but they can help to produce food
for those that do.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-05-10

d. L. Dean returned Monday eve
ming from st. Louis and other east.
ern points where he has been for
the past six months visiting friends
and relatives.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-05-10
ARMY Y. M. c. A.

The Army Y NJ. C. A. program
which was carried out thruout the
United STATES Sunday, May 6, was
well supported in the Payette Val
ley. There were special speakers
in most churches and there was a
hearty response to the call for funds
to carry the Y. NJ C. A. work into
every army camp in the country.
This work viii continue for the
next week which viii carry it into
all small communities and quite
thoroughly cover the whole coun-
try in three weeks time.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-05-10
NEW PL YNOU7H ANTI
DIVISION COMMITTEE AFRAID
TO HEAR THE TRUTH

Afraid ANo the Search Truth Turned Siny
Arguments Against County Division the New Plymouth Anti County
DUsion Committee Refuses Euen Extend the Courtesy of the Pu
Making at County Meeting
Hon. W. Tyler State Representative and Hon. Wilson, County
Auditor, Both fromG Gem County,
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-05-10

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Keith and
daughters OF Emmett spent Sunday
a Payette.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-05-10

Some class-The King Eight.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-05-10

II the County is created the Gov
ernor Of the State will appoint the
the first three County Commission
ers. After taking office, these three
Commissioners will divide the County
into three Commissioners Districts.
These three Commissioners will be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-09

ali in Company A. are: esrgts. Wlneen
Walsh. Emil Mayott. oiltsft pvesyk
Thomas Moore, wilbur Biadsn aAd 1fa1
johnson and Corps. Guy Brandt And
John Cassidy. The bulletin announosne
the appointments was signed By MeuA
L. B. schoneid. adjutant Of the bsttah
ion. 4
Recommendations for appointnnSnte g
non-commissioned offcers OF CompeMey
and G have been made by Capt. Lam
bard and Yocum and the appointment
are expected to be announced WITHIN =
day or so.
Several members OF the District nae2
TALON went on sick report yestefday
as the result of their second shot" %
anti-typhoid. The second shot ueuaiiy
is more severe in its action than kn9
first and the men probably will sune1
considerably for a few days. !.
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ASKS LEGAL SEPARATION.
Mrs. Mary Champ Also Seeks an
Order for Alimony.

Mrs. Mary Champ, through Attorney
A. Leftwich Sinclair, today instituted a
proceeding in the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia against her hus-
band, Abraham Champ. asking that she
be granted legal separation and perma-
nent alimony. Mrs. Champ also re-
quests the court to require the Defend
ant to pay her alimony during the
tendency of the suit, counsel fees and
suit money.
On presentation of the PLAINTIFFS bill
of complaint to Justice Siddons the
court today signed an order requiring
the defendant to show cause Friday
why he should not meet the PLAINTIFF s
demands.
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BULGARS ARE FORCED
TO QUIT OSMAN KAMlLA
British Also Conduct Successful
Raids on Other Macedonian
Towns,

LONDON. October 9.-The war office
issued the following communication
dated Saloniki, October 4:
Hostile detachments which entered
osman Kamila, southwest Of Sores
were compelled by our artillery fire to
evacuate the village. Saturday was
successfully raided Akindjali and Bula-
mac east of Lake Dorian. Our airplanes
co-operated by dropping bombs on the
enemy's batteries and engaging his
infantry with machine guns.
"Our aircraft also bombed CiftIidzik
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was established.

submarine was established.
The department announced that Vice
Admiral SIM Is Investigating the I'M
fortunate occ3rrence. and reports will
be forwarded later to the department.
Secretary Daniels Sends Regrets.
Secretary Daniels of the Navy De-
partment, upon receipt of the report
sent the following message to the
Italian minister Of marine:
Il have learned with deepest regret
Of the unfortunate occurrence which
resulted in an American patrol vessel
firing, through misunderstanding,
upon an Italian submarine, causing the
death Of one officer and one enlisted
man on the latter
LAS our patrol vessels are in Euro
pean waters primarily for the purpose
of cooperating with the Italian and
other allied vessels in our common
cause the unfortunate encounter is all
the more regrettable.
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west OF Demir Hissar. where a hostile
anti-aircraft gun was put out of action
and Cestovo. northwest OF Lake Boran
where an ammunition dump was dam
aged
PARIS, October s.-An official state
ment says:
Eastern theater. October 7-Slight
activity was displayed by the artillery
along the whole front. In the region
Of Dorian two raiding parties. support
ed by airplanes, entered the enemy
lines. which they partly destroyed. In
the Skumbi valley a contingent OF
Essad Pasha's forces took some Aus
TRAN prisoners"
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u. S. PATROL BOAT FIRES
ON ITALIAN SUBMARINE
Latter Failed to Answer Signal-Of-
ficer and Seaman Killed-Secre-
tary Daniels Gables Regrets.

The Navy Department has been in
formed by Vice Admiral Sims that re-
Gently an American patrol vessel while
on duty at night encountered an Italian
submarine, and that when the latter
failed to answer the established recog-
milton signals the patrol vessel opened
fire. One officer and one enlisted man
were killed before the identity of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-09
Good Cheer Bags for Marines.

Good cheer bags" are to be supplied
all the United States marines serving
abroad. Mrs. George Barnett, wife of
the major general commandant of the
Marine Corps, has started fund for
this purpose.
An organization called The Marine
Corps Knitting League" with head
quarters at Merton. Pa, has already
supplied the marines with extra wooden
garments.
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eral vessels, the patrol had been strict
~ maintained. and the unfortunate fact
that the patrol vessel did not obtain
the recognition signals resulted In her
opening fire. Please accept on behalf of
myself and the American Navy sincere
and heartfelt sympathy for the loss of
life which has resulted"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-09
D. c. MEN WIN CHEvRONS.
Non-Coms Named for Company A
Machine Gun Battalion.

CAMP MEADE, Md. October 9.-Ap-
pointment of eight permanent non
commissioned officers in the 312th Ma
chine Gun Battalion was bulIetined yes
tertlay afternoon The new non-c CONS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-09

The Woven Label Manufacturers AS
ISOLATION, charged by the government
with violating the antitrust law. has
been dissolved by United States Judge
Hand with consent of the defense in
the federal court at New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-09
Senator. to Visit Battle Front.

Senators Hale of Maine and Kenyo1
of Iowa are planning to visit the Eus
ropean battle fronts during the rece0
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Patrol Strictly Maintained.

Due to the recent unusual activity
of enemy submarines in this region,
which has resulted In the loss of sew
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-09
Articles for Separate Sale.

The District of Columbia branch of
the Red Cross has taken over a number
Of articles from the Red Cross melting
pot and is prepared to dispose of them
at private competitive sale. Such ar
ticles, most of them heretofore enume-
rated in The Star. have historic value
or are worth while as curios; to have
allowed them to be disposed of as old
metal would have been to sacrifice the
better price that they should bring
from collectors.
The autographs Of noted individuals
should appeal to souvenir hunters
museums might do well to have a rep
resentative look them over. Lovers of
the memory of Robert e. Lee, leader
Of the armies of the Confederacy. will
find here a lock of his gray hair, as
wei as his signature.
There Is fortune in Confederate
paper money! fortune wiped out with
the lost cause. 1t is not worth its
face value. but coin, stamp and cur
rency catalogues fix some approximate
values. There are bonds of the old Con-
federacy. also valuable to collectors.
There are stamps, unfortunately not
ella ssifed, but many prize for the col
lector may Turk concealed among them.
There is wonderful French doll in
court costume. There is an old pistol
of the first revolver type. and an old
Misunderstanding percussion-fre musket
Of civil war pattern. There is an ex-
quisitely embroidered Chinese fan; a
Japanese kimona and a Japanese LACQUER
cigarette box. There are other things.
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Mrs. Esther Danemann, 3134 18th
street northwest: Mrs. P. Reardon.
Winchester, gold and silver. and Mrs.
c. n Rattle. 10 street plated ware.
Miss Florence Schwertzer, $50 Bates
street. foil; Mrs. c. Gilbert, plated
ware. Mrs. George W. Jackson, Takoma
Park. D. c., tableware; Miss Bur-
roughs, gold and spectacles; -. E. p.
friend of the cause gold. silver. brass
and plated ware; Mrs. Constance Proc
tor. gold and silver; Harry Burton.
street southwest, plated ware and
brass: Miss Elizabeth Risley. a little
girl, watches. silver and foil; c. H. Muir
ply, Macon, Ga, foil; Mrs. H B. Todd.
silverware: c. B. Fowler, gold and sill
yer: Miss Dorothy L. Beck, nine years
old. 1927 Sth street. collected from her
neighbors. plated ware: Reed Russell,
plated watch case; George Flenmer,
gold, silver and coins.
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To Start New Melting Pot.

Chevy Chase, Nd. Is about to start a
Red Cross melting pot under the direc-
tion of the local branch Of the Red
Cross. Far away Los Angeles, Cal, has
q Red Cross melting pot in full action.
under the auspices of the Needlework
Guild.
Among contributors and contributions
to the Red Cross melting pot not here
tofore acknowledged are: Mrs. Rebecca
r. Leech. 1909 Massachusetts, avenue,
heavy ware; manager Of the National
Hotel, q notable offering OF rold and
silver: from an Unknown" four new
books by Morgan Robertson; Mrs. /, II
Talbot. coins. by mail: Mrs Evanseiine
Porter. old coins; E. H. Lake, old sill
yer: Mrs.. r. II Hosier. plated ware;
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POEM WR|TTENFOR
THE MELT|NGPOT
D. C. Branch of Red Cross Will
Sell Contributed Articles at
Private Competitive Sale.
SUCCESS OF EXPERIMENT

The Red Cross melting pot has its
lyric Philander Johnson. who has been
writing shooting Stars" for The Star
for years, is the poet; The Melting
Pot" appetred in Shooting Stars in
the past week.
The poem Is here reproduced as it
has been especially lettered by Charles
Hoover. a stan artist Of The Star. 1t will
be shown with the Red Cross melting
pot The intensity of the appeal to the
public for aid to the Red Cross melting
pot and the exalted conception of it's
purposes address themselves to the
readers of The Star through the verses
themselves, and need no interpreter.