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The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-08-27
KNOW THY COUNTRY
II-Railroads

the accepted distance from the earth
to the moon. We had in 1911, the
last year in which figures for all
countries are available, on the
earth's surface, 639,981 miles OF rail-
way divided as follows: United States
241,199, Europe 07,432 and other
countries 1880. The United States
has 38 per cent of the worlds mileage.
seven per cent of the estimated pop
ulation and about five per cent of the
area. The total capital invested in the
railways of the world is $4,000 O0O,-
600, divided as follows: United States
$13, 900, 100000 Europe $25,65O, 900, 900
and other countries $11 $4,000, 900.
Reduced to mileage basis the cap
italization is as follows: The world
$4,000. United States $4,000, Europe
$124,O0O. and other countries $50, 900.
A comparison of rates is equally as
interesting and the United States
takes the lead in economy and serv-
ice. The average rate per ton per
hundred mile haul Is as follows:
United States 76c, Great Britain $3.50.
France $1.44, Germany $1.44, Russia
92c, Austria-Hungary $3.50, Italy $3.50
and Switzerland $2.82.
The average yearly pay OF all rail-
road employees in the principal cotn-
tries Is as follows: United States
1857, Germany 1892, Italy $345, Aus
tria 1922, Great Britain 1919, France
$3.50 and Russia 1904.
About 80 per cent, or $4,000 miles,
of the railways OF the world are
government owned About half the
railway mileage of Europe is govern
| ment owned.
A comparison OF the economy, in
time and money and the convenience
in travel. will be made in a later
article.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-08-27
TALKS ON THRIFT
No. 19.-ESSENTIALS OF SAFE IN
VESTMENT

I'm making any investment, l
recommend great regard for the
security of the principal and not
SO much for the amount of in
come to be derived therefrom"
C. S. Bowdoin
Just how to invest money with alb
solute security and for a definite in
come cannot be told in few words.
1t must be learned from experience
preferably some one else's expert
ence.
Usually ones safest guide in in
vestment matters is his banker. His
experience in investing safely the
banks funds, his knowledge of the
pitfalls, and his observance of money
successes and failures, qualify him to
give advice
II one is to get anywhere as an
investor he must make beginning
take the first step-and in doing so,
he should consider these cardinal
points:
FIRST: Security of principal 1t is
utterly futile to invest money with
out having this point passed upon
competently One should go no furth-
er until he is sure he is right on this
point.
SECOND: Certainty of interest re-
turn. Thousands of investors are mis-
led by vain promises, with distressing
results.
THIRD: Availability of invested
funds in case of an emergency. Too
many find, all too late, that they are
in possession of securities for which
there is no market, which no bank
will accept as collateral, and which
the promoter who sold them refuses
or is unable to redeem.
A point which is often placed first
but really belongs last is the interest
rate. AS the interest rate rises, secur-
ity, interest return and availability
usually recede, often to the vanishing
point
Do not take chances with your mon
ey.
An unusually high return for a
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-08-27
WHAT is THE DIFFERENCE?

According to the late dispatches Ger
many has made instant and complete
apologies to the little country of Den
mark for violation of neutrality and
at the same time asks for more time
and delay in investigating the killing
of American citizens. The difference
in the two should fill every American
citizen with feeling of humility
America has in no uncertain terms
demanded protection for the lives Of
her citizens and those demands have
been flatly refused by the German gov
eminent in the notes interchanged be-
tween the two countries. Now as a
browning insult, Germany wants fur
Their time to make excuses which will
not better conditions. The Times does
not want to see this country plunged
into war, but if the whole series of
insults offered to this country both by
Germany and England does not con-
matte relations, then none of our past
wars were ever iustifiable
How is this government to protect
its citizens and their rights when the
idea is fixed in the minds of other pow
ers that America is not in earnest in
any Of her demands and can be bluffed
out at every turn. President Wilson
said that unless Germany did GER
tain things, that he would be forced
to take drastic action Germany re-
fused. What is the answer?
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-08-27

In discussing the commercial
achievements OF this great age. we
shall approach the subject as the
historian chronicling events. This Sc
ries will endeavor to record in writ
ing the supremacy OF American men
and industries in the worlds affairs
and perptuate an appreciation Of our
marvellous industrial achievements by
presenting simple facts. figures and
comparisons that are overpowering in
their convictions.
America holds her proud place
among the nations OF the earth today
on account OF her supremacy in trans
portation facilities. The mighty minds
of the age are engaged in the prob
lens of transportation, and the great
est men in the history of the worlds
commerce are at the head of the
transportation systems of the United
States.
In the discussion Of transportation,
let us consider separately our Rail-
ways, Telegraph and Telephones, Elk
press, PuDllC highways, steamships,
Street Railways, 1nterurban and other
forms Of transportation, and this ar
ticle will deal with railways.
The United States has the largest
mileage, the best service, the cheap.
est rates, pays labor the highest
wages, and we have the most efficient
ly managed of the railways of the
world. They stand as a monument to
the native genius OF our marvellous
builders, and most of the railroads in
foreign countries have been built
under American orders.
The railroads represent \ larger in
vestment of capital than any other
branch of human activity. The mile.
age in the United States exceeds
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-08-27
MURTAUGH NEWS


The Murtaugh Ladies' Aid drove to
Mrs. Hoffman's ranch Tuesday, meet
ing the Golden Valley Ladies' Aid
Dinner consisting of sandwiches,
doughnuts, salad, pickles, fried chick
en-, pie, cake and coffee was served,
which was greatly enjoyed by all
present. The Golden Valley Ladies'
Aid will meet with the Murtaugh La
dies in the near future.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Weatherly, Mrs
Wadsworth, Miss Myrtle Pickett, Mr.
Fred Wocholtz, Andy Hanson and H.
Maxwell spent most of last week in
the hills camping and hunting
Mrs. Francis Johnson and her sons,
Oliver, Ira and Charles, spent a part
of last week in the hills on a camp
ing trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Smith and fam
lily are camping this week in the hills.
Mrs. r. r. Kendell returned home
from Boise, Wednesday.
Harry Chance, of Burley, visited
Sunday with his brother, Elmer
Chance, and family.
Ed. True and W. D. Goss left for
the hills Monday for poles.
Work is progressing on the eleva-
tor.
The Girls Cooking club held cake
and pie sale at Johnson Rawlings
store Saturday afternoon, clearing
$685.. The girls are between the ages
of 10 and Is years old and did the
baking themselves. They will use the
proceeds in their sewing club. They
will meet Tuesday afternoons at the
home of their superintendent, Mrs.
Hunt, until school begins, then on
Friday afternoons for time
A Miss Christ and Mr.. Boyle were
united in marriage Saturday evening
at the parsonage by Rev. Mr.. Pember-
ton, and were the first guests in the
new hotel.
Last Wednesday evening, Mr.. Latti-
mer noticed coyote near his stacks
and as 1t did not run from him or dog so
he discovered it was mad and got e
gun and hadn't much trouble in kill
ing it as it didn't seem afraid Of him.
c. A. Dillon is enlarging his house.
Mrs. l.. Cox has built a kitchen,
screen back porch and front porch
onto her cottage
John Baisch is making deliveries of
peaches to W. c. Hall. He will ship
carload Of fine peaches in here, put up
In bushel baskets which he will sell
off the track very reasonable.
Mrs. Leona Boyd and sister from
Colorado visited the forepart of the
week with her son, Ogden Boyd and
family, station agent at Rupert
Helen and Margaret Briggs had q
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-08-27

runaway Saturday afternoon as they
were coming to their cooking club sale.
The tongue came down soaring their
horses and causing them to run off.
throwing Margaret out and badly
bruising her leg and arm. Helen ee-
capped without injury Mr.. Dearinger
came along and brought the girls
into town.
Luella Carson broke her arm while
playing at Island
Roy Hunt spent Sunday in Kimber-
ly with Johnnie and Arthur Baisch.
| Rev. Parker preached here Sunday
might.
| Rev. Mr.. Pemberton and family re-
turned from their Hagerman trip Fri
day.
Dogs have been killing Ed. Trues
sheep, which is quite loss to him.
Clara Milar, of Burley, visited here
Saturday with friends on her way to
Bull. She expects to attend Normal
at Albion this winter.
| Work has begun again on the church
which will be very neat when COM
pleted
Mr.. Barnes is unloading a new clo-
yer huller and will thresh out the clo-
yer and alsike around here before
" u.
Mr.. Morse is busy threshing out
grain for the farfers.
D. A. Engstrom Is assisting 3. r.
Jain this week.
Prof. Davis, of Miner, was through
here Tuesday and will soon move here.
Ward johnson made business trip
here Thursday. All are glad to know
he is improving.
Zina Pickett went to Burnley Tuesday
evening to visit an aunt
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Weatherly went
to Twin Falls Wednesday to have some
dental work done.
The saddest thing we know of to.
have occurred near US, was the des-
tructive fire at our neighboring town,
Churchill. On Friday night the home
OF John Tooth got fire from what
source is not known as Mr.. and Mrs..
Tooth were away from home on the
way to dance. They had four chill
dren, the oldest eight, whom they had
left at home in bed, also neighbor's
little girl, by the name OF Harris, was
with them. The house was all ablaze
when seen and by the time help arriv-
ed the roof was falling in The chill
dren were all burned to death, SO there
Is none to tell how the fire started.
The entire community extends their
sympathy to both families in their
bereavement
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-08-27
HUMANE SING SING UNDER FIRE


The threatened smash-up of the Os-
borne "new-idea" administration at
Sing Sing Prison is a matter of ma
ton wide interest" in the view of many
observers, who feel that the whole flu
ture of the prison-reform in this coun-
try was involved in the issue. On the
other hand there are those journals
who with the Hartford Courant hold
that even if Governor Whitman had re-
moved Warden Thomas Mott Osborne
the best part of the wardens work
could not be undone, for he has given
such an impulse to humaneness in the
management of prisons as to render
1t "a recognized duty of those in
charge of penal institutions" Less
sympathetic critics, while conceding
the value of Mr. Osborne's prison
ideas, say that he has only himself
an "agitator" rather than an "execu-
tive" Meanwhile, Governor Whitman
states to the press that he has no in
tention of removing Mr.. Osborne or
John B. Riley, New York State Su-
perintendent of Prisons. with whom
the Sing Sing warden clashed. Sup
erintendent Riley represents the old
prison -idea say several editors, Mr..
Osborne the new. and hence the con-
flict. 1.-THE old prison-idea," Mr.. E.
Kent Hubbard, penal authority of
Connecticut, is quoted as saying in the
New York Globe. twas punishment,
and nothing more The new idea is to
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-08-27

A repetition OF your want ad-a&ain
and again II needed-may be good bus
tness sense " you're looking for work
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-08-27

If spend my Dollars out of
Twin Falls and you spend your
Dollars out of Twin Falls, and
all the People spend their Dol
ars out of Twin Falls, WHAT
IN THE THUNDER WILL BE-
COME OF TWIN FALLS?
THINK ABOUT 1T
Twin Falls Commercial Club
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-08-27

Large. clean cotton rags wanted at.
Times office.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-06
Fashion FriIIS.

Some women wear comfortable
clothes. while others dress in STYLE
Macon News.
Short skirts for general wear are
still cutting in upon the business of the
burlesque Shows.-Chicago News.
But. ut that. perhaps with the women
going in for trouSeretteS the men can't
be blamed if they turn to near cOrsets.
Dispatch.
Women in America dress better
than men," remarks n woman writer.
Uh, huh. and at last accounts water
was still running dOwnhill.-Philadel-
phia Inquirer.
Fashion" says an authority. els
state of mind" What horrible mental
disorders some of those designers of
late styles must be suffering FRONT
Detroit Free Press.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-06
DANES AND DAUGHTERS.

Blanche Bates. the actress, was
once a San Francisco primary school
teacher.
Miss Eva Rabstedt, q former pupil of
Mime. Curie, the radium expert, has
been appointed professor of radiology
at the University of Stockholm.
Virginia Gildersleeve, dean of Bar
nard college, knows just as well how
to make pies and biscuits as she does
to manage girls college.
Miss Charlotte Knollys, who has been
for forty-two years in Queen Alexan-
dra's household and is her majesty's
oldest and most intimate friend, can
write in German, French and Italian.
but in addition to her native tongue
she can speak only in French.
Miss leila Nuttall of Coyoacam, Mex.
leo, who was chosen by the women's
board of the Panama-Pacific exposition
as one of the three most noted women
OF our country, is an archaeologist. Her
mother was a Mexican. but she was
born at San Francisco. France. Ger
many and Italy, as Wen as the United
States, contributed to her education.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-06
Echoes of the War.

The sights of many famous European
cities are new spelled ''sites. "7Mem-
phiS Commercial Appeal.
The declarations of war since the
first one in August. 1914. are now
twenty-fve.-ROS Herald.
Why not put Europe's trenches to
some good use? They would be an ex-
cellcnt place TO bury the hatchet.--Chi-
cage News.
War is Il disguised blessing" says
preacher. There may be two Opin-
ions about the blessing. but only one
on the effectiveness of the Disguise
Wall Street Journal.
Lord Kitchener now says that it is Il
struggle betN cen birmingham and the
Krupps. The man behind the guns has
given way To the man who makes the
gun.-DetToit Free Press.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-06

Photo by American Press Association.
MRS. HERBERT CARPENTER, WHO MARCHED
III HE L. liADE-
numbers. 1t was Il herculean task to
handle skiilfuliy and inte.ligently the
10000 women who. i'll spite of cold and
wind and hours of patient standing.
were determined to march. Their spirit
was undaunted. No amount Of dis
comfort could make them waiver from
their grim determination to prove to
the voters of New York state that wO-
men were in earnest in their demand
for the vote.
The week before the suffrage banner
parade suffragistS stood on prominent
street corners and enlisted enrollments.
So spontaneous and overwhelming was
the response that the parade commit
tee was almost 1OOred by the huge
throngs who insisted upon marching.
The grand stand could not accOmmO-
date half the number of prominent city
officials who wanted seats. 1t had To
be enlarged to twice its capacity. Men
by the hundreds enrolled and marched
over ground where n few years ago u
little band of ninety faced the SOOTHING
and raillery of the spectators. In the
year 1915 along the line of march there
were none to belittle by jest or quip
the brave men who marched TO the
plaudits and cheers of the crowd. The
parade proved that woman suffrage is
no longer q joke.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-06
InGian Statistics.

Canada'S Indians number about 10O.-
600. or. including ESkimOs. 1OI,221, n
decrease of 2,T16 compared with 1913.
Since $3.50 the Indian population of
this country has increased materially.
There are HOW 100000 members of
various tribes compared with 2543O0
in 1850. They own lands valued rough
~ ut $GnO.OOO.OOO.
Over 1900 students have been fully
graduated from government Indian
schools and several hundred from mis-
sion schools of various denominations.
The majority Of these are well known
and respected citizens in their respec-
tive communities.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-06
Flip2ant filings.

At any rate. this administration may
go down as the weldingCSt administra-
ton in our hiStory.-Chicago News.
If this war keeps on for another year
we'll probably find out how far kilO-
meter is.-New York Evening Sun.
Possibly it would he the correct en-
cheering thin: to roof over the Pan
anna canal and make il n subway
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
\ flag for the vice president being
demanded. we suggest an emblem with
that imperiShable device. Hope springs
eternal" Washington Post.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-06

she had helped these soldiers to cross
the frontier. but also that some Of
them had thanked her in writing when
arriving i'll England.
In a letter to the London Post a
cousin of Miss Cave1l says:
My Cousins intense devotion to the
alienation of suffering caused her to
devote her life to nursing in Brussels.
She voluntarily remained there to con-
tinue her work when the city was
taken by the Germans. She would have
nursed a German with as much tender
care as an EngliShman.
"She allowed the womanly quality Of
compassion to get the better of pru-
dence and self interest. For this she
suffered untold miseries and died q
martyrs DEATH
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-06
The Writers.

Kate Douglas Wiggin, it is said, re-
ceives $4,000 year in royalties on
books and plays taken from her most
popular novels.
Mrs. Fenwick Miller, well known
English journalist, has been elected
president of the Women Writers
league in England.
Rudyard Kipling prefers the night
hours for work, frequently sitting up
until 2 or 8. He is most elaborate in
his methods and pronounces aloud ev-
cry word that he writes in order to test
its fitness.
''Marse Henry" Watterson, the noted
editor, spent years in training for a
musical career. An accident which cut
short the use of his left hand made it
necessary for him to abandon his mu-
steal plans.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-06
Recent Inventions.

Miss Katherine Minehart Of Phila-
delphia has patented handbag which
can be opened and converted into
seat.
A mirror has been mounted on the
portrait photographers camera so that
the patron may see what the resulting
pictures will look like.
A patent has been granted for Win
dow frame with the usual sliding sash,
but which can he swung into room
for cleaning or outside to further ven
tilation.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-06
SlREs AND SONS.

Baron Motono, doyen of the diplo-
matte corps at Petrograd, is one of ia
pans foremost diplomats. He has lived
In Petrograd since 1906.
Captain Edward w. Eberle, who
succeeds Rear Admiral Fullam as SUI
perintendent of the Naval academy at
Annapolis, has been commandant of the
Washington navy yard and superin-
tendent Of the naval gun factory since
last December.
Judge George e. Downey, who has
been chosen to fill the vacancy on the
bench Of the United States court of
claims, was until his appointment
comptroller of the treasury. Judge
Downey comes from Indiana, where he
was for ten years judge Of the circuit
court.
Otto Praeger, who has been appoint
ed second assistant postmaster gen.
erai, succeeding Joseph Stewart, is a
Texan by birth and has long been the
personal friend Of Postmaster General
Burleson. Before his appointment as
postmaster he was a newspaper CORE
spondent.
Jose Pardo, who has again assumed
the presidency of Peru, is entering
upon his third term, having been
first elected in 1904. His career is
most unusual, regarding it from the
political standpoint for BIS father was
a famous statesman, who became pres.
ident of Peru.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-06
PITH AND POINT.

The man who cannot make q mis-
take never tried.
Evidently Cupid never heard of the
eight hour working day.
Economy is the road to wealth, but
it's a hard road to travel.
Many a man fails to arrive because
he started with cold feet.
The best way to learn how to waste
money is 10 make it easy.
The shiftless man usually prefers to
follow the line o. least persistence.
World peace, too, seems to have de-
cided to dig herself in for the winter.
Do not imagine that many persons
are lying awake nights worrying over
your troubles.
It's a mansion when you are boast
ing to friend and a shanty when the
assessor comes along.
Now come the doctors and say that
sugar is the best thing for hurts. Moth
ers knew that long ago.
Do not allow the making of plans
for tomorrow to interfere with doing
what you planned yesterday to do to-
day.
A court has gravely held that babies
have the right to cry. Just how would
the court have gone about enforcing a
contrary verdict?
Not all heroes by any means are on
fields of battle. Some OF the greatest
of this wars heroes are serving in
hospitals and i'm missions.
The Hail of Fame senate rejected
the name of John Paul Jones because
he was soldier of fortune. There IS
no doubt John Paul was Il soldier of
our young republics good fortune.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-06
Current Comment.

More than twice as many persons Wis
tied the national parks this year. So
there was something in that seeing
America first" after all.-Pittsburgh
Dispatch.
Governor GOethals had q hard time
putting the Panama canal on the map,
but it is said he anticipates an even
harder one in trying to keep it from
sliding off-Baltimore American.
Think of the oratOrical flood that will
be let loose when congress assemblies!
Legislators elected year ago must be
by this time almost bursting with adj
vice for the erring world.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-06

But, on the other hand. Otto Lang, n
nephew Of Anton, who resides In New
York city. states that he has recently
received a letter from Anton Lang him
self and that Alton Is not in the Ger
man army and has not been near the
western battle front. where IL was re-
ported he had been killed.
The report OF AntOn's death has not
been confirmed from any official Ger
man source. 1t Is believed that mis-
take has been made by confusing the
identity OF the OberammerGau player
with that OF relative Of the same
name. Anton Lang. the player. Is so
we'll known throughout the world that
II is doubtful that he should meet
leath without the fact becoming
known