The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1913-09-30
FRENCH ATTACKS
WHITE SLAVERY
Idaho Congressman Aids Ma
tiondI Movement
ACTIVITIES OF IDAHO S0LONS
REVIEWED.
Items of Interest From the Ma.
tlonal CapitaI-idahO People Wis.,
iting Washington.

Washington, d. c., Sept. 3O.-The
attention OF Representative Burton l..
French has been called to the pitiable
case of little girl of thirteen years
who has apparently been made vic-
tim of the white slave practice and in
which the party or parties responsible
for the crime have taken the unfor-
tunate girl into Canada.
The act itself is apparently clearly
within the provisions of the white
slave law and were the parties res
ponsible for the crime within the Unit
ed States they would be amenable to
the law, assuming that the facts are
as alleged.
The crime itself is eXtraditable as an
offense against the laws of the state,
but If the offense We're also extraditable
under the Mann act, the federal gov
ernment would have an additional in
terest in the prosecution.
Mr.. French has taken up the mat
ter with the state department and the
department is making inquiries
through it's representatives in foreign
countries to determine the extent of
the violation of the law, but as the
| laws on this subject are of such re-
cent enactment, the extradition trea-
ties do not recognize crime commit
ted under them and for eXtradition
the officers of the several states must
rely upon violation of state laws.
Mr.. French believes that the scope
of the extradition treaties should be
broadened and has introduced reso-
luton directing the secretary of state
to undertake negotiations at once with
all foreign countries looking to the
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| it is believed that our own govern
ment as well as foreign countries can
not fail to recognize the wisdom of
this course when their attention has
been called to it.
| Congressman Smith has recommend
ed that city free delivery be estab-
lished at Payette and st. Anthony and
the first assistant postmaster general
has assured him that the matter will
be taken up for immediate considera-
ton. An inspector will be directed to
visit these cities and ascertain wheth-
er or not the condition Of the streets
meet the requirements of the depart
ment, and report on the number of
carriers that will be needed When
the free delivery system is establish
| ed, an examination will be held
through the civil service commission
to select the carriers.
Bishop ]. B. Funston, of the dio-
cese of Idaho, was today introduced
to the president by Congressman Ad-
Olson 7. Smith. Both the president
and Bishop Funston graduated from
the University of Virginia and enjoy
ed meeting each other and calling up
old memories. Congressman Smith
also called with Bishop Funston on
the attorney general in the interest of
the application for pardon of Harry G..
King, of Salmon, Idaho, who is incar-
cerated in the Leavenworth peniten-
tiary. Mr.. Kings health is rapidly
/ failing and unless he is soon released
he will probably not long survive.
Among Idaho visitors at Washing
ton during the past week were Mr.. o.
H. Barber, state fish and game war
den; Bishop and Mrs. ]. B. Funsten.
Boise; Mr.. Jos. Daugherty, Herrick |;
Mrs. J. X. White, Boise, and Mr.. Paul
Duie, graduate of the University OF
Idaho, who is on his way to Princeton.