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VOL. XII—NO. 91.
TWIN FALLS, IDAHO.
TUESDAY. AUGUST 21. 1017
NEW FARM i&V
STARTED AT A
MEET SUNDAY
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BUYING AND SELLING COM
MTTTEE OF FARM BUREAU
MEMBERS IS ORGANIZED
Large Crowd Attends
the Gathering
Meeting of Spud Men Wednesday
Bean Men Thursday and Clover
Men Friday to Discuss Question
of Pools.
in order to segregate the work of
the farm bureau proper from any ac
tivities in buying and selling in which
it may be deemed expedient to Indulge,
a number of members of the bureau,
including a good many district chair
men met at headquarters Sunday af
ternoon and formed the commercial
committee of the farm bureau.
The object of the new organization
in the words of its constitution is "to
form buying and selling pools for
farm equipment and farm products
and to aid in the solution of any eco
nomic problem pertaining to the coun
ty as a whole."
Only members of the county farm
bureau shall be eligible to member
ship. The only permanent officers
are a chairman and a secretary-treas
urer. "An advisory committee of three
shall be selected from the members
forming any pool at the time of the
formation of the pool. Such commit
tee shall serve until the object of the
pool shall have been attained." W. F.
Alworth was elected chairman and
W. F. Edwards secretary of the new
organization. It is provided, however,
that hereafter such officers shall be
selected by the advisory council of
the farm bureau.
No special dues are collected for
membership. "The finances for pros
ecution of the work outlined In Article
II shall be raised as follows: There
shall be a voluntary levy made on
each pool based on a percentage of
the saving made on a buying pool and
upon the gain made on a selling pool.
This percentage shall be determined
/ 'by the advisory committee of the
pool."
There were about fitly present at
the meeting. The idea was held out
that through these committees stand
ardization could be attained along cer
tain lines, so that the certificate of
the Twin Falls bureau would be ac
cepted anywhere.
There will be a meeting of the po
tato growers tomorrow night at 8
'vo'clock at the Parish hall to discuss
>>ie matter of spud marketing and
pooling. Thursday night the bean men
will get together and Friday night
the clover growers will meet. What
action will be taken at these meet
ings, cannot, of course, be determined
before hand but it is hoped to make
them successful. Whether apple mark
eting will be taken up later or not has
not been decided.
The activities of the committee will
be separate from the work of the farm
bureau proper so that no charges for
its operations will be made against
the government or the state.
In order to start the movement on
its way, until the percentage fo the
money from the wool pool can be
made available, the sum of $265 was
advanced by the following members
of the new organization: E. T. Bis
sonette, F. W. Fisher, H. E. Thomp
son, George Hislop, J. W. Grahm. J.
H. Wiseman, C. E. McClain, Dr. John
E. White, W. S. Winans, Gustave
Kunze, Frank Holman, Frank DeKlotz,
George Thomas. Jack Craig, Nephi
Larsen, W. F. Alworth, W. S. Parish,
E. J. Malone, Thomas Costello, E. C.
Ticknor, W. D. Stark, W. B. Hoag, O.
D. Bills.
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Engage Attorney To Carry On Suit
And Vote Assessment on Members
For Expense.
Imon Settlers
Hold a Meeting
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The Settler's association of the Sal
man tract held a meeting Saturday
night at Hollister and determined to
bv;cepl the co-operation of the state
in the lawsuit now pending in the
United States Court.
Bothwell was selected as attorney to
fill the vacancy caused by the death
of C- O. Longley.
The association voted to assess
members up to fifty cents an acre
if necessary to raise a fund to prose
cute the suit. They all expressed the
opinion that the Intervention of the
state would clear the atmosphere and
hasten the determination of the ques
tions at issue, so that all parties might
know their rights under the law.
Judge J. R.
Will Open Buhl
Bank September 1
The Farmers' National Bank of
Buhl, capital stock *25,000, will open
Its doors September 1. Asher B. Wil
son of this city Is president, E. A. Mil
nem of Buhl Is vice president, and G.
jk if Slocum, a Portland man of bank
ing experience, is cashier. The bank
will open hi the Weeter building hi
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PLUCKY VETS,
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YEAR IN HUB
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PLAN TO CUT OUT- MARCH
VETOED BY NATIONAL G.
A. R. IN BOSTON
Show That They Still
Are Able to Move
Patriotism Over War Stirs Old
Soldiers to Sturdily Tramp a
Mile and a Half in Procession
Along the Streets.
(International News Service)
BOSTON, Aug. 21.—Ten thousand
men in military uniform paraded with
firm step through the streets of Bos
ton today. They were not the olive
drab soldiers of the Federal army nor
the flower of American manhood
which will make up the draft army.
But along the line of march hundreds
of thousands cheered them.
The marchers were the "men of
blue," the remnants of the great army
that fought in the Civil war for the
"freedom of human kind." Their step
was "firm" in mental determination,
although in fact many of the crippled
and aged veterans found the mile and
half hike a pretty stiff tour of duty.
But when a resolution came up that
the annual parade—the great feature
of the National Encampment of the
Grand Army now in session here—be
omitted owing to the age of the veter
ans, the "vets" voted almost unani
mously to parade.
The parade formed at 10 a. m. on
Commonwealth avenue. Commander
in-Chief Patterson took his position at
the head of the line. The Massachu
setts veterans formed on the right of
the avenue and reviewed the parade at
the start. Nearly every state in the
Union north of the Mason and Dixon
line was represented in line.
Governor Samuel W. McCall review
ed the parade as it passed the state
house, and Mayor James M. Curley in
front of city hall. A great grandstand
was built on Boston common, and here
the wives and daughters, granddaugh
ters and great-granddaughters of the
veterans, with many public officials,
reviewed the parade. The route of
the parade covered a mile and a half.
The first session of the National En
campment opens tomorrow.
The thousands of Grand Army vet
erans, with their families, here to at
tend the National Encampment, enjoy
ed the sights of the city today. It was
"open house" in Greater Boston for
the veterans of '61 to '65.
Thousands of the veterans enjoyed
a trip to the beaches, Nantasket and
Revere being the mecca of hundreds
of parties. Others took the famous
Paul Revere ride sightseeing trip to
Lexington and Concord. Reunions
among the various regiments and com
mands was a feature of the day.
Last night in Mechanics' building.
John L. Bates, ex-governor of of Mas
sachusetts, presided at a meeting of
the veterans, at which an address of
welcome was delivered by Mayor J. M.
Curley, of this city, and Governor
Samuel McCall, of the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts.
Tomorrow the veterans will be seen
in the annual parade.
The present war appears to have re
vived the spirit of the doughty old
fighters and Increased their interest
in the encampments, for this year's
attendance is larger than in several
years.
Every one of the forty-four depart
ments in the country is represented.
The encampment opened with a re
ligious service in the new Old South
church. The regular convention ses
sions will start August 22.
I W \V. STRIKE PROVES
I ' Ii,1Prs Organize to Stop Them At
Burke—Portland District All Quiet
Today.
FLASH IN THE PAN
(International News Service)
Wallace, Aug. 21—The threat of the
I. W. W. strike at Burke was met by
the organization of the miners into a
society known as "The American
League" to support the war plans of
the government. There is no strike
or disturbance at Coeur d'Alene.
PORTLAND, Aug. 21—The threat
ened Industrial Worker's strike failed
to materialize anywhere im the north
west and there is no trouble reported
from any part of the threatened dis
trict
PROTEST AGAINST NEGROES
IN CAMP IN 8. CAROLINA.
(International News Service)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21—Governor
Manning and Senator Tillman today
protested to Secretary Baker against
sending negroes to the national army
contonment at Columbia, South Caro
lina
GOT BIG DIAMOND
HAUL IN BOSTON
(International News Service)
BOSTON, Aug. 21—Four men stole
$15,000 worth of diamonds and jewelry
today, after knocking the clerk In Sol
Robinson's store unconscious.
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BATTLE MOST EXTENSIVE
IN HISTORY OF THE WAR
RAGING ON WEST FRONT
Fighting Along a Line for Four Hundred and
Thirty Miles-French Capture 5000 Germans
at Verdun—Italians Take 10,000 Teutons and
Plunge Forward Toward Trieste.
(International News Service
PARIS, Aug. 21.—The Germans this morning resumed with great fury
the battle north of Aisne and on the Verdun front, trying to recapture the
ground which they had lost, but all their assaults crumbled under the fire
of the French. The French took 5000 prisoners today in the Verdun sector.
The western front has at no previous time during the war seen such an ex
tensive battle as is now raging on a front 435 miles long.
ROME, Aug. 21.—The war office announces that the Italian drive
tinues today, over 10,000 Teuton prisoners having been taken since the lat
est buttle began. The enemy is being overwhelmed by the fury of the
nonade. Italian flyers are pouring a machine gnu fire into the trenches of the
Austrians.
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The Club Lunch
efficiency Exploited
Some Criticisms and Some Excellent
Suggestions With Regard to Past
and Future Management.
The bi-weekly lunch of the Commer
cial club was excellently well provid
ed for this noon, at the Palace Cafe.
It was also unusually well attended,
over forty members being present. Mr.
E. L. Ashton, who was selected for
chairman at the last meeting, having
been called out of town, the program,
so far as there could he said to have
been one. was made a sort of free-for
all—a "physician, heal thyself" stunt,
so to speak.
Vice President Blue called the
meeting to order, and. after stating
that he had just returned from ab
sence and was not informed as to the
subject or purpose, turned it over to
Secretary Stubbs, who indicated that
the club needed an Increase in
membership and enthusiasm, as well
as definite and earnest purpose, and
called on Dr. White, of the Farm Bu
reau. The latter spoke briefly but
pointedly to the effect that every bus
iness man in the city owed It to him
self and to the community to become
a working member of this club; and
that when thus organized and animat
ed. a union between the club and the
Farm Bureau tor any specific object
would prove invincible "and," conclud
ed the doctor, "make your club a live
one and we will work with you in any
worthy cause."
Secretary Stubbs rejoined by say
ing, "you hear this challenge; let us
quality for its acceptance." He then
commented further on the necessity
for union and enthusiasm in club
work. The opportunity for great
things is before us. All good results
come from team-work. For winning
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football eleven men must strive as
one. Given here two or three bun
dred men working earnestly and in
perfect harmony, there is nothing pos
sible too groat for accomplishment,
He noted the opportunities for exhibits
referred to elsewhere herewith, indi
cated the need for proper advertising
and closed by an appeal for the
burial of all hammers and the insti
Mr. Stubbs later called upon Messrs.
Hackman and Longley, each of whom
spoke briefly along the lines followed
by previous speakers, urging all
Twin Falls business men to join the
club and to take an active interest in
its aims.
The secretary then announced that
at the next meeting September 4, the
program would be an educational one,
and that Dr. Lindley, president of the
University of Idaho, was expected to
be present. Also that Mr. Ashton's
program, "City Building," would be
announced at a later date.
tution of boosting instead of knock
ing.
Cried Out and
Dropped Down Dead
Edward Noble of This City Expired
Suddenly While Helping Thresh
Yesterday.
Edward Noble, aged forty-one
years, dropped dead while sacking
grain, at a thresher in his field
the "Perrine Eighty," at 6 o'clock last
evening from apoplexy. He was ap
parently in good health and was jok
ing with Orlo Williams, a son of
D. Williams, who was helping him,
when he suddenly cried out "Oh, My
God," and fell to the ground, dying
instantly. He lived at the end
Eighth avenue.
Mr. Noble leaves a wife and two
children, a son and a daughter. FMn
eral arrangements have not yet been
announced
HANSEN BRIDGE PLANS
ARE SCANNED YESTERDAY
The Hansen bridge plans, submit
ted by the engineers of the United
States government were gone over
carefully yesterday by the Twin F'alls
county commissioners and the com
missioners of the Hillsdale highway
district, and tentatively approved
They were sent to State Highway
gineer Booth for approval and If pro
nonnaed satisfactory by him a
for bids will be issued.
(International News Service)
LONDON, Aug. 21—A strong Ger
man attack on southeast of Epirey on
the Somme front lias been repulsed.
The British coutlnue to press in west
of Flanders and east of Ypres. The
terrific offensive against the Germans
continues, and is practically existent
from the sea to the Alps on the Swiss
border. There is a fierce offensive de
veloping on (lie Italian border, where
the Italians are smashing past moun
tain fortresses toward Trieste.
The Russians have succeeded in de
cisively stopping the German advance
in the east.
AMERICAN CAMP, France, Aug. 21
—American troops are descending in
to trenches captured by the French.
The American officers are still at the
front.
the practice given by Pershing, who
was formerly severely criticized for
his severity in insisting on rigid dis
cipline
The troops are pleased with
LONDON, Aug. 21—Brlish aviators
made a fourth raid in as many nights
against the military works of
Germans in Belgium, dropping tons
of explosives at the middle of Kerke
and Brugeaise, doing much damage.
the
21 — The British
LONDON, Aug
government today transmitted u note
to the Vatican, containing the assur
ance that serious consideration would
be given the pope's proposals.
Council Does Much
Small Business
No "Permanent Issue'' At Gathering
Last Night. Bui Many Little Things
Acted On.
[ The council meeting last night
transacted a good deal of business in
a small way, but put over nothing
j b , g . M M . Murlaugh wanted a small
, c i, UU g e j n the sidewalk grade at one
si{ | e 0 f b t s property and as it was
I declared that it would not cost the
j t .j t y anything and would make the
j r oad grade uniforiti, it was allowed,
; The quest ion of the grade near the
| tym-tia Turner place, outside the side
j district was discussed but
no
1 action taken on it.
j The city clerk reported that there
I were a couple ol the
p () p corn stand Sizer's "Kandy
. Knock," being put out on the slde
wa ji(. The chief of police was in
gtructed to determine whether any
ordinance was being violated and if
so to see that it was conformed to.
a complaint that new arrange
nients for caring for waste water on
Third avenue and Second street east
should be made, was referred to the
proper committee with power to act.
on request of the library board $500
was ordered paid over by the city,
An intentional ordinance providing
f or the voting of the assessment roll
for the Elm Park sewer was passed.
An ordinance on the petition of East
Lawn residents for a sewer was in
troduced but on explanation by the
city attorney that no petition had been
put in by residents of Block 1, Jones
addition, before whose property the
sewer was to run, had not filed the
required petition which they had sign
ed, the whole matter was postponed
until the next meeting.
A petition for the paving of the al
leys between blocks 86, 87, 102 and
103, was filed. The council agreed
order it In provided that enough steel
pipe could be procured at once to put
in the water mains. These are the
alleys running from Second street
south to Second street west, between
Main avenue and Second avenue south
In
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of
and west.
The bridge over the ditch on Third
avenue north, was ordered in.
City Sidewalk Inspector H. J. An
dries reported that the Rock Creek
sand and gravel with which it was
planned to make sidewalk material,
was defective In that it contained
lumps of clay and chips of driftwood.
Contractor Helmer said that he had
been away and had just returned.
said that he agreed that the Burley
sand contained less foreign substance,
but had hoped to be able to utilize the
local product since it meant more
work for local teamsters. He did not
know conditions until he got back and
was quite willing to use the Burley
product. City Engineer Bybee agreed
that this would be the better way,
the Burley sand will be used.
The matter of getting waterpipe
the hospital line was agreed to
HOGS CRACK
THE SKY IN
SOARING UP
PRICE OF TWENTY DOLLARS
A HUNDRED PAID ON THE
CHICAGO MARKETS
President Says Coal
Matter Is Serious
Cancels Cabinet Meeting to Con
sider It—Trades Commission
Would Curb Trade Associations
That Raise Prices.
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HOGS REAC H THE
WORLD'S RECORD
CHICAGO. Aug. 21_Hogs
reached (he world's record
price of $20 a hundred on the
market here today.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.—So
serious does President Wilson
consider the coal situation that
he today cancelled u cabinet
meeting and other important
engagements to study it. The
White House today character
ized us misleading the state
ment contained in some news
papers last Sunday that Robert
Lovett had been given dictator
ial powers. President Wilson
has designated Judge Lovett as
"Priority Commissioner,*' so
that he may relieve the situa
tion in the northwest. The ad
ministration believes that the
shortage In coal is more seri
ous than the possible food
shortage.
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It was announced today that the
administration would set the wheat
price September 1. Reports current
that the price had been set at $1.65
was characterized as an effort to sway
the markets.
The trades commission today re
ported to congress proposed legisla
tion regulating actively all trade as
sociations, which the commission says
is needed to counteract the tendency
to convert them into price fixing as
sociations.
Burbank a Piker in
Unnatural Selection
New Animal in Twin Falls That
Promises Fair to Revolutionize Lo
comotion.
The seedless orange, the odorless
onion and the milkless milkweed are
tame developments compared with the
new product of evolution seen yester
day when Anthony M. Sande, noted
us a dispenser of pure ice, came down
Main street in his "flivver," followed
by its colt, which strongly resembled
both in appearance and soprano ef
fect, its sire whose name was doubt
less Senor Burro, and whose remote
ancestors were doubtless residents of
the salubrious climes of Andalusia.
The little Fordule, for Its maternal
ancestry would forbid Us being called
a mule though the living image of
one, was evidently in good health. It
cantered down the street, stopped at
the postoffice and affectionately rub
bed its head against Its Ford mother,
while Mr. Sande went into the office
to get his mail. When Mr. Sande
came out and mounted and rode away
it followed down the street cracking
but not quite breaking the speed lim
it, as well as the ear drums of every
one within hearing distance—which
took In quite a respectable scope of
territory. There certainly is nothing
wrong with the foghorn attachment
of the prodigy, and if Mr. Sande does
not patent it there will be imitations
though not duplications. As a whole
the Fordule resembles Its sire more
than its dam, although it is said by
those who heard Mr. Sande refer to
the matter as he passed by, that he
seemed to lay more emphasis on the
latter.
It is understood that Mr. Sande de
nies that the animal is owned by him,
and that he avers that it was simply
an ordinary mule colt belonging to
someone else who determined to in
vestigate the qualities of a serviceable
car, but this version is not affected
by those who saw the tenderness
which came into the eyes of the little
Fordule, as It fondled the "Flivver"
and who heard the pathetic under
tone (?) in its voice as it cantered
down the street after Its parent.
It Is reported that Secretary Baker
has wired to a veterinarian in this
city to Investigate the possibilities of
the new animal for war purposes.
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STRIKE TROUBLES IN
SEVERAL PLACES WORRY
(International News Service)
WASHINGTON, Aug- 21—Secretary
of Labor Wilson has gone to Alabama
to attempt to stop a strike.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21—Rioting
took place today between striking car
men and the employes, after which
six were arrested, of whom three
were strikers
LAFOLLEÎTE
IS FOR TAX
ON THE RICH
OPPOSES REVENUE BILL AS
INADEQUATE TO MEET
OUR NEEDS
Four Hundred Million
for Destroyers
Secretary Lansing Denies Knowl
edge of Alleged Impending
Loan to Mexico by American
Financiers.
(International News Service)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21—Senator La
Follette in the senate today advocated
conscription of wealth to the extent
of taking the burden of financing the
war off the shoulders of the poor man.
He charged that the $2.000,000,000 rev
enue bill was unsound and would nec
essitate the issuance of billions of
dollars in bonds,
bonds meant increased cost of living
and urged the adoption of an amend
ment making additional levies on big
incomes and war profits to bring the
total raised up to $3,500,000,000.
The government must advance up
wards of $400,000,000 if it gets the
great flotilla of the latest type of de
stroyer. which the naval board
dares to be necessary to cope with
the submarine menace.
He declared that
de
The money
will have to be advanced to the private
ship yards adapted to the construction
of destroyers.
Secretary Lansing today denied ail
knowledge of an impending loan to
Mexico of $100,000,000 by American
financiers. He said that he would dis
cuss the question should the request
be made.
Good Description
Gets Stolen Car
Seattle Officials Spot Auto Taken
From This (Tty More Than a Mouth
Ago.
Because the description fit the car
so neatly that an effort to disguise
It was unsuccessful, a Ford roadster
of 1917 model has been restored to its
owner, C. R. Wineteer, while C- W.
Smith, on whom suspicion rested, Is
in jail awaiting his
which will be held Thursday before
Probate Judge Duvall.
The car was taken from Shoshone
street, near the Idaho theatre on the
night of July 21. A thorough des
cription was sent out far and wide by
the sheriff. Last week a transformed
car that looked suspiciously like the
Ford roadster, was noted by Seattle
police, who took charge of it and no
tified Sheriff Kendall. Smith was al
so taken into custody. A suspicious
circumstance in the opinion of the
Seattle police was that the engine
number had been cut off of the ear.
The radiator had been frozen at one
time and holes had been cut in the
side, one of them of good size, so that
the radiator could be soldered.
Smith claimed that he purchased
the car from an unknown man and
gave his note in part payment It is
said that the car number purchased
by Wineteer had been taken off and
a number alleged to have been taken
from a car, owned at one time by a
man named Davis and sold by Smith
in Hagerson, had been taken from the
old Davis car and placed on the Wine
teer car.
Altogether, the sheriff's office is be
ing complimented for its handy work
in this case. This is only one of the
several cases where men have been
traced far from Twin Falls since F.
M. Kendall became sheriff.
preliminary
of
New Names for the
Twin Falls Streets
A resolution passed by the city
council last night provided for a
sweeping alteration of the names of
Hie streets in some of the additions
of the city. West Boundary and Gem
streets become Washington street and
all streets in that part of (he elty that
ran north and south will be named af
ter presidents. John Quincy Adams
street will he "Quincy" street. The
same manner of naming will continue
through the new Sanger addition,
which
Eighty.
comes Addison avenue, of which It is
a continuation. Polk street becomes
Shoup street, after the former Idaho
senator, while the extension of Hey
burn, known as Harrison, drops that
name and takes on the name Hey bum.
AH thoroughfares running north and
south arc to be called streets and
those cast and west to be called ave
nues.
Further changes may be made later.
This was the most Important business
transacted last night- The plan to
rent a city building was carried over
on suggestion of Councilman F.ldridge
that the time was probably ripe for a
city hall election »fain.
BACK TO PRESIDIO
Claude Mickelwaite, who returned
from the officer's training camp at
Presidio last Friday, leaves again to
morrow to resume his training there,
after a visit with his mother.
was formerly the "Perrine
North Boundary street be-