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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-01-24
BOOSTER DAY

Greetings from the Crescent Improve
ment Club, South Slope, Emmett
The Crescent Improvement Club, al
ways boosting for the Emmett coun-
try, is this week sending out folder
to Eastern friends containing the fol-
lowing from the government weather
report:
January 25, 1918.
We have the climate, the land and
the opportunities.
We want young progressive people,
farmers, dairymen, stockmen, orchard
lists to share these good things with
us. Compare our official weather re-
port with your official weather report
for the same time, Dec, 1917, and
Ian 1918.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-01-24
BORN

On Tuesday, to Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Rynearson. a daughter.
On Saturday, to Mrs. Bessie PEBBLES
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Graham, son. Mr. and
Mrs. PEBBLES have been dry ranching
in Council valley, but this winter have
been working in Long Valley.
On Monday, to Mr.. and Mrs. W..
II. Rekow, a daughter.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-01-24
Candle and Cork.

After first removing the cork from
bottle of glue do not use the cork
again, but in its place insert the stump
of an old candle. 1t will never exas-
perate you by sticking and the glue
cannot spill.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-01-24
TERMS OF OFF E
fPl a1!|
l(T'in|

Under this plan y
shares up to rs, pay
$40 per share each n
of 500 per share is
include accrued divi
dividend date.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-01-24
Plans No. l
(Cash Payment)

Under this plan you may buy many Under this plan !
u Is, pay
shares OF Preferred Stock DESIRE each nj
of SlOO share is
the price pehg 9oo per snare accrued include dvI
e dividends to date of payment dividend dle
Interest the of allowed and paid guam
partial payments purchase stock on
withdrawing all partial Including unpaid interest thereon al
annum days notice date OF hna pay
stock full mement
Your stock certificate carrying regular per anm div1
final payment S
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-21
PLANS r. LAID T R
TE.IlD LIBERTY LOAN
Secretary of Treasury Announces OPP
pcrtuuity 10 Buy Bonds Amount
ting 90 500. 600, 900.

Signalling the country To begin
preparations for the next liberty loan
drive which will be Instituted within
the next few weeks. the secretary OF
the treasury announces that it will Of
fer s4o0, 100000 of United States
treasury certificates OF Indebtedness
to the general public, and all banks,
trust companies, business organi-
Nations and Individual are asked to SO
order their business affairs as to be
able to meet the demands OF the gov
err ment with the same patriotic re-
Spouse that characterized the second
campaign.
The first note heralding the APP
proach of the third campaign mas
been received by the Federal Reserve
Bank Of Richmond. and similar estao-
lishments throughout the country nave
also received notices.
The war needs of the government
for the successful FORMULATION OF the
plans of the war department mus
, come before all other consideration
il the theme OF the announcement.
DAY by day and moro and more
banks will be, compelled by the nigh
est obligations to govern all exten'
sion Of credit by the measure OF wal
necessity, and every demand for cred,'
should be tested by the questions
/ II necessary n,r the conduct OF I'M
war and the safety Of the nationg The
winning of the war Is the chief bust
ness of the nation. and no half wa,
measures can bs successful.
/ I'VE urge upon banks to make ant
! obtain the most liberal subscriptions
/ possible tn this issue OF certificates o.
Indebtedness"
| A communication announcing thu
sale OF bonds has been sent to AL o.
1 the banking institutions Of the. STAT
by Governor Seay. Of tina local Fed
eraI Reserve bank. and Virginia = *
pected % subscribe NhsralHs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-21
CHARTER CHANGES AND ELECTION
PETITION GIVES COUNCIL PAUSE

Commissioner Graham E. Hobson,
who fathers the petition asking for
an election Of the question of charter
changes, said yesterday he anticipat-
ed no trouble whatever in the prog
reas of the petition on it's way to the
people
we are satisfied that the petition
is signed by d sufficient number OF
qualified voters said Mr.. Hobson
yesterday. land we anticipate no
trouble in getting the measure to the
people, where II belongs. under the
requirements of our charter. If the
people want changes In the charter.
let them say SO. and II they show
they want them, 7 for one will be
glad TO help the good work along,
hut let US go along in regular order.
The charter tells us how TO proceed.
and we are carving out the pro-
visions OF the cha rter by asking coun-
ell TO provide for an election.
Has Taken First STEPS.
The petition has been filed with
the clerk OF hastings court. II by
submitting the list to the clerk. and
asking HIM TO certify 1t Is not fling,
then / would like TO know what
II Is.
Anyhow, the first legal step has
been taken. and you may call 1t any
thing you please.
IAN the other steps required by the
charter will be taken. until the peo-
pie themselves have been given the
chance to indicate their preferences
We have been open and above board
in all our actions. and 1t is surpr's
ing to have people charge us with
not being so. and then they them
selves declare that they have sur
prise to spring at the last minute.
Talks About Surprises.
''ff anybody has a surprise &c
spring. why doesn't he spring IT now
What IL his idea of waiting until thu
proper time when the people arr
eager now to know everything in con
nection with any proposed change Of
the cha rter. This seems to me to bs
the proper time"
Clerk Christian VIII lose no time In
certifying the names on the list, anc
while II cannot be accurately fore
cast 1t Is probable the paper will b'
ready by the time council meets II
February.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-21
fIAAHC|ERS BUSY
ON ANNUAL BU.. G:1
Expected That 10 Per Cent increase
In Salaries win Be Continued
for Another Year.

The finance committee OF city coun-
Grafton OF the ways and means of
providing funds for the conduct Of
the city's affairs for another year
beginning February list.
1t Ia generally believed the commit
tee will recommend continuation OF
the 10 per cent increase In wages OF
city employees. as provided in the
bonus appropriation recommended
by Councilman Mills hast fall. There
10 more reason now. It is suggested
by counciinen. for the increase than
there was upon the occasion of the
passage OF the resolution.
Besides this 10 per cent increase.
IL 10 said there will be individual In
creases in cases where unusual re-
auirements and exceptional eff1cien-
cy have developed.
The committee will meet frequent
" within the next ten days until
their work of compiling. budget
has been completed. The require
mcnts OF the CITY departments. 1t Ia
believed. will exceed ss.0oo,ooo, not
including extraordinary appropria-
tiOnS WnNCn may pe uSHiahuSu uu4
ing the year.
A large sum will be turned over TO
the administrative board to be niaced
to the credit OF the city ensfneers
department Several main and branch
sewers will bA constructed during tbs
wear, one of them 10 relieve the con-
gestfon along Shockoe valley, another
TO take care of the section OF city
known as Lee district, west or LON.
hardy street, between Main and
| Monument avenue
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-21
Brand Struggled Into Rich
mond IL More Dangerous to
Us. Than to the Enemy
DEPARTMENT OF WAR
REFUSES 1T AS GIFT
Says Il To Not Worth Consid-
ering for Medical Purposes
and Cannot Even Be Utilized
for Making Powder

wniskey seized In Virginia as re-
suit of the prohioition Law Ia not only
such poor stuff t,lRt the surgeon-gsn-
erals department refuses TO use II Tor
medicine. out It's quality 10 actually TOO
had TO allow It's use in the manufsc-
ture of munitions of war. a ie1see
received Yesterday by Governor Btu
art from the Acknowledgement OF the
army deals this blow to connscatso
lio,tor. and indicates taat tx used In
the making of smokeiess powder. II
might be more dangerous TO our cwn
soldiers than to the enemy.
The letter 10 as follows:
From the adjutant-geneTai OF ths
army.
.eTo the chiefs Of all bureaus and
the commanding generals Of all de-
r artments and all national guards ana
national army divisions
: Subject: Disposition OF oonAS-
Gated liquor.
Cannot Use whissrcy.
with reference 70 the disposition
81 liquor connscated In many parts
OF the United States. you are Inform
ed that It will not ee practicable for
the war department TO utilize the
same.
For medicinal purposes only re.
iatively small quantities Of very select
grades OF whiskey are utilized. ii
Will not be practicable for the medical
department to xort over the large
quantities OF all kinds OF liquor to oo-
tain the small quantity of satisfactory
whiskey which would be OF use to IL
The ordnance department, after
consultation wi tn the chief OF the
raw materials division OF the war In
chief chemist of the bureau Of inter
dustries board tMr. Summers) and tbs
sal revenue. has come to the conciu'
sior that the uss of this alcoholic liz
uor by that department n not prac'
ticabIe. The ordnance department
uses large quantities Of alcohol In this
/ manufacture Of smokelsss powder
which 1t obtains at n lower cost thar
tho cost OF redisttiiing the confiscatct
liquor into alcohol of the prcpel
grades considering the cost OF handling
and transporting the many small
quantities OF SEIZED whiskey. wine
beer, etc.
( Pure Alcohol Needed.
THE ordnance department further
states, that for the manufacture o.
Continued on Page Three,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-21
Great Hole L. Blown in I er
Side But Cargo of Flour Acts
as Inner Skin
FINE WORK OF CREW
PERFORMS WONDERS
Exciting Incidents of Midnight
Attack Upon Convoy by
Submarine Made Public by
Secretary of Navy Daniels

Washington, Jan. 2o.--With .
great hole blown in her side by one
torpedo. with her crews at their runs
and ordered 10 watch for another
torpedo. and with -four in her hold
forming a sort Of hulkhead. the
steamship Armenia in midnight at
tack, made her way to a point OF
safety aud saved all her men and
the greater part OF his cargo.
Exciting incidents OF the attack
were made public today by Secretary
of the Navy Daniels, taken from the
report of the commander % the YES
sci. Chief Poatswain's Mate Stief
Hbminak. L. S, ", in charge OF the
crew, is commended by the -secreta ~
for maintained discipline and devo-
ton to duty.
The Armenia under convoy, was
proceeding through the war zone,
when at midnight the wireless
BROUGHT news of the torpedoing OF
another vessel In the zone. The com
rnander OF the gun crew ordered MS
men 10 keep a sharp lookout, to
avoid the use OF speaking tubes and
| cafi to the bridge II a submarine were
! sighted
Thinks shot CIT Horne
! with nv binoculars the COM
mander Of the guard reports, II pick
ed up a light on the port beam.
| sang out to the mate but got no an
sxver ] called a second time. just
| as the words came from NV mouth
| I saw a large stream Of water and
| rubbish shoot into the air, about lht
! feet. shot came forward mag
/ med | saw one % our gun platforms
20 up into thu air and I got 70 think
| ing of the three men on watch wnf
must have been blown into the All
with It. Tho first words I got out o
INV mouth were NV God So IS hit
/ THE canta'n OF the shin came on
Of the chart house just at this time
I and made "a rush for the alarm
hell. after telling the mate 10 shu
down the engines. All thu gun crew
were told TO stick to their guns an'
| look for a second torpedo and no.
10 wait for orders TO fire II any
thing came into sight Runuins
| down the port ladder I met ore o
| thA officers ~ the shio who ewc'a'T1
ed WHY doesn't some one stop tn'
| engineer
/ "It was nv intention then tn TF
DOWN into the enefne-room nysel
when I noticed SPOT r~hfs hiinkins
Continued on Fourth Page.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-21
AUTOMOBILE SHOW
WILL Open TODAY
Second Annual Exhibition OF H&cia-
naond Dealers IL Staged In
GrAys' Armoxy.

Tho second annuAf AutOmo0fls
show opens tomorrow at o'clock r.
N. in the Grays' armcry ana viii con>
tinus each day thereafter from 10 ~
H. until II p. II.
Despite wars, the automobile deal
ers resolved that the public should
have an opportunity TO ses thu latest.
the most beautiful and modern not
o.,ly in pleasure cars but In trucks -
we'll.
The result IN that ths public will
tomorrow afternoon sec . collection
of cars such a. has never befoee been
shown in the South
The automobile has brought states
together 30 that now little more than
u imaginary line marks the diner
encs.
I Civilization has BEEN driven forward
into the forest and jungle By the auto.
mobile and today the motor car Il
the advancs-guard Of progress alonl
all lines.
The country and the city have b.
come united. For the ease with which
communication can be made bring
tho remotest place close 70 the town
An army OF men across the gicb<
introducing the automobile shows u,
I'm portapce Of the industry, which to
moro money than any other produc
In the world.
Every inch Of space has BEEN taksl
at the show. Thousands OF lights hav,
been hung from the ceiling ana (
decorative scheme worked out that d
at once attractive and beautiful
Tonight u chamber OF commerc,
and Richmond night 1T the show. an,
1t 10 hoped that Thousands viii tur,
out to start this truly great effort u
with q big hurrah.
The automobile dealers have neithol
spared time or sxpenss In makinl
this show complste In each detail
hiGh -clam orchestra and othsr enter
timing features have been secured e
both afteruocA anA nigAk
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-21
PRESIDENT WIZ SON
ENLISTS BOY SCOUTS

Washington, Jan. 29.-Prexident
Wilson has enlisted the Boy Scouts of
America as dispatch bearers.
He has sent the following letter to
Colin Fl. LIVINGSTONE, president of the
national council:
IT desire to entrust the Bow Scouts
OF America with a new and important
mission. to make them the govern
ment dispatch bearers in carrying to
the homes OF their Community the
pamphlets on the war prepared by
TIE committee on public information.
Tho excellent services performed by
the Boy Scouts IN the past encourages
ma TO believe that this new task will
he cheerfuIly and faithfully discharg-
ed"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-21
EDICT ON THEATERS
is LIFTED FOR DAY
Administration Decides Crowd
Should kiave Somewhere to
Go and Decides to Close
These Places Tuesday
TO-DAY rs RICHMOND'S
FIRST FUEL HOLIDAY

Today is the firss fuel holiday
TN Richmond.
Department stores cloecd Gro
cerics and other food stores open
nntM noon. Drug stores open ali
day.
Theaters and motion picture
houses open. All viii close Tues
day. Billiard rooms, bowling al
legs, dance balls may be open
without heat
Physicians and dentists Offices
open. Other professional oEHiccs
may be open, unheated.
Banks and trust companies open.
Federal. state. county and caty
of1aces open.
Transit lines on semi holiday
schedules Public utilities In OPP
GRAFTON.
Hotels and restaurants open.
Schools open Ii their fuel is sur
ficfent.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-21
STUDENTS PUT BAN
ON cO-EDUcATION

Charlottesville, Va. Jan. 2o.--At
meeting here in Madison hall. yester-
day. the undergraduates OF the Uni
versity of Virginia. went on record
AGAINST coordination In any form.
The vote was overwhelmingly against
the idea.
Several speakers addressed the
fathering. the chief among them, &C
'cordlng TO reports following the meet
ing, being Cary Jacobs and Lieutenant
William A. Etewart, of the coast ar
tillery, nephew of Governor Henry
Carter stuart. who got leave OF abb
seIscs from his commend for the 90
asAjos
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-21
TEXAS FEryS WRATH
or TERRIBLE STORM

Ell paso. Tex. Jan. eo.-The worst
storm In ten years IL ravirS in this
vicinity today. Three and half
inches Of snow fell TODAY and the
mercury has drcpped from 81 TO 10
above zero in eighteen hours.
Hundreds OF Mexicans IN northern
MEXICO ara facing death from the
cold weather.
Heavy snow drifts has caught thou
sands % head Of cattle on ranches in
the Panhandle ard New Mexico and
II h feared II win be impossible to
savo them.
All continental railroads are snow
hound In New Mexico and street car
|trafic In Fl Paso ia paralyZed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-21

Report of COMMITTEES Comes
Up for Action Thursday
Night and Fight ON Floor Is
Expected - Commissioner
Graham B. Robson Says
New City Charter Movement
VIII Continue to Go For
ward According to Law.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-21
JEWISH WAR SUFFERERS
RECEIVE $500, 900 FUND

New York, Jan. 20.--Five hum
bred thousand dollars has been
sent since January to Lithunia
and Poland, Albert Lucas, secre-
tary of the Joint distribution COM
mittee OF the American funds for
Jewish war sufferers, announced
today.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-21
Warns About LIBERTY Rnnds.

Washington. Jan. 20.--Warning to
holders OF liberty bonds againss un-
scrupulous agents who approach
them with pronosaix to exchange
their liberty bonds for other secure
ties was issued tonight by Secretary
of the Treasury McAdoo. He aa'd
liberty loan investors have been in
duced to sell their bonds for ex-
change issues which In some cases
have bean az questionable yalua.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-21
USE ALTAR OF ICE AT
OUT-OF-DOoRS SERVICE

Auburn, N. r., Jan. 20.--An al
tar Of Ice was used today NJ an
outdoor service by the congestion
of the church of 81. Peter and 81.
Paul. The open air service
which WINS planned ~ n demon
stration that fuel h unessentiai IN
connection with worship, tnciud-
cd baptisrnal rites.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-21

Persons interested In the progress
OF the charter changes movement are
looking forward with much specula =
ton to the meeting of common coun-
eli Thursday night.
II Is expected that by then every
member OF council will have received
a copy OF the proposed charter. and
M'il have prepared himself for the
discussion of the paper. and for &C
ton thereon.
Much pressure will be brought 20
bear by Southsiders In their efforts
to have the section IN the proposed
charter relating to the removal OF
courts and offices from South Rich
mnnd eliminated. Mass meetings
have been held and resolutions have
been passed denounolng the commit
tee for its action IN recommending
the changes.
For General Good.
The changes are suggested for
the general good" said a member OF
the committee YESTERDAY. THE
scuthssders. apparently. think the
proposed measure is fine. with the
exception OF that part which affects
themselves directly. Other sections
NAV feel the same way. But we are
Offering a MEASURE for the benefit OF
tne @utfTA CIV anu MOI lux N1h1e va
any particular section"
II 10 expected there will be nght
on the proposition contained in the
section aboisshing the ONCE of city
treasurer. II In pointed out that this
10 a constitutional once. and that no
matter II the charter does eliminate
Il, under the constitution, the city
treasurer will rcmain-in mama az
least
Friends to Object.
There will be some opposition 10
the abolition OF the FIRE board. Tbs
| friends OF the Are commissioners will
point out that the department Ia
among the very best In the country,
and win want 20 know why the max
err Of such a department should oe
abolished.
Friends Of the administrative board
| viii also want to be shown whv. with
the city in such good condition. hav-
| ing been placed there during the
boards administration, there should
| be any chance In that direction.
| On the other hand the cha rtef
! changes committee points out thai
the interests of the city az whole
demand many changes, and that ne
| p<rsonai friendship or Interests
should deter council IN acting for the
general good.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-21
Three ChiIern y>crfaf,.

Y0nkers. n Jan. ao.--John
Paradise. twelve, and his sister ard
brother. ten and fifteen. were buried
to death today when their home
burned and they were imprisoned on
the third floor. Their crippled father
was carried safely TO the street but
4 Wa found imponstbls to rs-sntsz
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-21

Today Is not the Fourth OF July
nor yet washington's birthday. Nor
can IL by any manner OF means be
ca4ied Tina 1ksElving Gay, although II
Is "A national holiday.
II Ii the first of the fuel holidays,
proclaimed by Fuel Administrator
Gertield with the consent OF the
president.
AT hrwt, under the edict of the fuel
administrator. IL was a case of every
ssedy dressed up and no place TO so.
foa the original order provided that
- theaters, movies and all must
close their doors Later, this part OF
tho order was amended. The thea
tiers were allowed to open Monday
provided they closed on Tuesday.
So that In the situation todRy, az
lar az they are concerned.
The big department stores VIII have
to close all day. oFod stores will re-
rain open until noon with heat, but
after that hour there must be neither
heat nor power utilized. Candy
stores and confectionaries are allowed
the same privileges as has been ac-
corded the food stores. although II
!. expected that a revised regulation
to the opening OF these establish
ments will be received from the ma
tionAi fuel administration soon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-21
Big Stores Close

Miller A. Rhoads. whose large
building on Mondays is usually falled
with shoppers. will be closed through
out the day a. will the ever-popular
F1vs-and -Ten-Cent and the Twenty
nve~Ccnt stores. The huge throngs
. OF shoppers on the street will be
missing. but they will have their OPP
portunfty to buy Tuesday.
In the downtown business section
all Of the large office buildings will
b closed with the exception of those
whose work Ia absolutely necessary
for the carrying out OF the plans of
the war department Only one eie-
vator In each Of the large buildings
win be allowed TO run. and that for
the eonvenierce of the men engaged
IN the business of tho nation Prob
ably the busiest once on Main street
Will be that OF the fuel administra-
ton whose STAR has been flooded with
requests for interpretations from all
paYts OF the state.
All of the fuel dealers tn the city
win run fun blast tn order that, the
avalanche OF orders for Immediate
dsiivsry may be partially filed The
continued cold wave and the snow
storm Of yesterday increased their
orders ~ we'll a. difficulties In deIiv-
cry, but - has been the case on all
former occasions the emergencies VIII
b attended to with aiacrity.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-21

DRUG stores and offce- OF ply
cisiaaa and dentists w remain
ep<n all day, since thor worG 10
neCessry for the maintenance OF thu
public health and safety.
The schools of the city will con-
tt1u& with their regular schedules
despite the hopes Of the youngsters
the schools have an adequate sup
ply Of fuel on hand they are allowed
to remain open. and 1t is generally
underwood that institutions OF the
city are fully supplied for several
weeks To come.
But the industries are closed. and
even though II has been dolefuify
xorecasted that much suffering on the
part Of the poorer classes will neces.
earily follow the enforced holiday.
there seems to be small evidence OF
gloOn among the large crowds that
all the theaters. hotel Hobbies. and
coraer drug stores throughout the
city. In fact employees seem to look
upon It az q holiday and enjoy 1t a.
Esach.
An Arc Optimistic
The employers and big business
men are facing the first Monday
shutdown OF industry as optim st cal.
N - pos-tbie. Firms throughout the
city have planned TO devote THU
TINA, IN 20 far as possible. for which
n otherwise would have to pay
G94ra-
MANY business houses are utilizing
( - vacation forced upon Thorn by
~. Garfield In. taking stock--a job
8 nat would have to be done later.
anyway. Many factories are icing
r9h0 opportunity for tho repair of ma
k1nofY neglected In the recent rush
NJ AnUsness. Other houses ara util-
S1ng the layoH 70 do their spr1ns