The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-06-27
ALEXANDER TO
ENFORCE LAW
Will Give Attention to Twin
Springs Saloon
REWARD TO BE OFFERED BY THE
EXECUTIVE.
Matter To Be Taken Up When War
Rush Is 0yer-Fe Federal Prosecution
Expected.

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That an effort will be made by Gov
ernor Alexander to secure the copera-
ton of Nevada officials in the elimina-
ton of the Twin Springs saloon; that
preliminary steps are being taken to
inaugurate a movement which may re-
suit in placing all who bring booze
across the state line in Jail and all
who act as carriers for them in the
badly be offered in the near future for
the arrest and conviction of all who
bring intoxicating liquors out of
neighboring states into Idaho on their
persons and that no step will be omit
ted which will tend to stamp out the
liquor traffic, are developments which
will result from the movement to pre-
vent bootlegging in this county, ori-
ginating in Kimberly recently through
the activity of NJ E. Eden of that town.
Thursday Rev. A. Stewart of Kim
July Pl CoiuCnl VI tllC w OAldA 1-Ce'S3 W
of that town, placed in the hands of
Governor Alexander petition signed
2 by 1900 citizens of Twin Falls county,
including the public officials and all
' the members of the bar association,
who could be found on the day on
D which the petition was circulated, ask
g ing Governor Alexander to intervene
with the governor of Nevada for the
! purpose of closing the Twin Springs
r saloon. A petition was also sent by
the board of county commissioners,
accompanied by statement from
Sheriff Frank M. Kendall to the eff
feet that in his opinion 80 per cent of
the liquor used in Twin Falls came
from the saloon in question. In re-
, sponse Governor Alexander assured
Rev. Stewart that every effort would
Il be made by him to secure compliance
with the desires of the people here.
He said that as soon as the war prob
, lem was off his hands, he would imme-
n diately take the matter up and would
: do what he could. He also stated
> that if his efforts should prove without
avail he would offer a reward of $3.50
: for the arrest and conviction of all
: persons bringing liquor into Idaho in
,f violation of the law. This will include
those bringing it into the state in theil
pockets. A more serious phase of the
II matter is that this interstate traffic is
= in violation of the federal law relat
- ing to the bringing of intoxicants into
dry territory. This will mean tha
. those who do, and those who act a:
= carriers for the men who do, will b'
7, liable, on conviction, to a term in th'
- federal penitentiary. Sheriff Kendall
has been investigating the law involv
" ed and has gathered some interesting
information in regard to its scope.
!, The effort to get rid of the Twil
~ Springs saloon with the assistance o
- the governor through state comfy
revealed the fact that the county com
: missioners of this county took tn
matter up with the county com
:, missioners of Elko county during tn
u visit of both bodies to J2rbidge recent
ly in regard to road conditions. Tn
Elko commissioners replied that the
could not discriminate between on
locality and another, and as they wer
III CltCltu lIOlu Il COuuly anu oldlC bho
U believed in keeping things open, the
could not discriminate against the sa
l., loon at Twin Springs, even though it
:" business was practically all with pee
e. pie in dry territory.
The officers of the Welfare League
which is conducting the fight, are Re-
he A. Stewart of the Kimberly Methods
IS, church, president; Rev. B. H. Shoe
TX maker, of the Kimberly Christia
id church, vice president; Bishop Josep
n Sudweeks, of the Kimberly L. d.
church, secretary-treasurer The figl
IT. began against local bootleggers.
in was reported that several men wei
on selling liquor around Kimberly, an
by that minors were buying it. M.
Eden began watching them and SUI
M ceeded in getting some of them
"a leave. From an individual effort
n became a community affair. The r
il port that the Twin Springs saloon W;
Tal selling most of the liquor suggested
ar the league that it's sphere of activi
might profitably be broadened and TIL
nd it would have to be broadened II
he were to get results. The petition
ett the governor resulted from the rea
IN. ization of this fact. The activity
on Senator o. G. Zuck was feature
to the matter greatly appreciated
Kimberly people.