The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1913-12-23

Republican party, but the news Great
ed practically no interest in Wash
ington. The virtues arrogated to him
self by Gov. Hiram Johnson have been
catalogued before, and Republicans eX-
pected no remuneration from that
source
The New York conference, In it's dis
play Of yirility remains the most sig
nificent indication that successful
national meeting of Republicans will
be held. There are many Republicans
throughout the United States who keep
their binoculars trained on Senator
Root, and who, while perhaps not &C
cepting him as a political oracle, feel
assured that political programs sug-
gested by him are not likely to tend
toward the spoliation of either civil or
property rights. On this account the
New York conference declarations are
expected to exert strong positive in
fluence toward Republican reorganiza-
ton.
Federal Aid For State Highways.
In view of the proposed state and
county road improvements in the
states of Idaho, Washington and Ore
gon for the co-ordinating of general
trunk system, Senator Brady has adj
vised with the secretary of the inter
ior relative to the government doing
its part in the way of appropriating
sufficient money for the construction
of highways on the Nez Perez Indian
reservation.
Senator Brady called to the atten-
ton of the secretary the near compile
ton of the Cello canal and the OPEN
ing of the Columbia and Snake rivers
to free steam boat navigation, and the
of the country of which
the Nez Perez Indian reservation is a
part, is such that general system of
highways can be constructed which
will serve adequately the people of
that section, both on an off the reser-
vation with cheap water routes con-
Meeting with open river boats, result
ing inevitably in protection against
undue freight charges by railroads
this region.
Aside from the proposed govern
ment appropriation it is understood
hat Nez Perez county will promote
oond issue of 100000 for the develop
nent of a general permanent system of
the trunk system to the
rivers.
In addition to the road construction
by Nez Perez county, it is
he plan of the Idaho state highway
to construct a system of
main trunk lines from the Payette sec
ion northward by way of Grangeville,
Waha and Lewiston to connection
with the eastern Washington highway
system at the Washington state line
lorth of Lewiston; thus providing
great north and south highway with
which the proposed government and
county construction would naturally
The eastern Washington
state highway is routed for a short
distance through Idaho. (usiug the
short link to be constructed by Idaho
from near Uniontown, Wash, to Lew
ston,) to Charleston, Wash, via the
free bridges over Clearwater and
Snake rivers and thence on to Pome-
roy, Walla Walla, etc., to connec-
lion to the Columbia river highway,
under construction by the state of
Oregon and the counties bordering on
the Columbia river, the same to be
part of the Pacific highway system
Seattle to San Francisco.
Cabinet Ladies Have Social Difficult
ties.
"A few days ago, what is believed to
be the final step was taken in social
conflict that has been going on for
some six or eight months in official
life in Washington
Last spring, either officially or 9TH
erwise, it was given out that the cab
met ladies did not propose to return
calls made by the wives of members
Of congress, custom that had been
followed by all administrations in the
past. Immediately the wives of the
legislators took up arms and declared
that it was a poor rule that wouldn't
work both ways and that in turn they
did not propose to call on the ladies
of the cabinet More than this, while
1t has been custom for many years
for members of the congress to call
upon the cabinet officials on New
Years day. it soon became apparent
that even this custom was to so into
the discard" on account of the atti-
tude of the cabinet ladies.
The ladies of the cabinet tried to
allay the feeling that had arisen, but
without avail, until the wife of the
secretary of state in a formal state
ment disclaimed any such intention
upon the part of the cabinet ladies and
indicated the course of the cabinet
ladies to be that which had been fol-
lowed by their predecessors. The
congressional ladies naturally feel
that they have scored victory.
Busy Christmas for the Post Office.
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