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The sun., 1916-10-15
@HE recent dramatic exploit OF
the U-53. which has created ~

TINE recent dramatic exploit of
the U-53. which has created ~
much disturbance in our COM
merce that one might almost imagine
that an actual blockade threatened tho
American ports. Is one Of the most
fortunate things that could have hap.
pened TO this country. because II shows
to the people more clearly than mere
argument. history or statistical state.
inents could the possibilities that fol-
low unpreparedness.
Presumably tho national character
istic instinct for action instead Of
words which has created the most per.
fsct military fighting machine that the
world has ever seen inspired the U-53
20 enter Newport harbor without any
preliminary announcement. to leave II
with similar tac!turnity-and immedi-
stely to sink six ships In twenty.four
hours.
II the U-53 got as far as the vicinity
OF Newport u%ndetected. she could have
gone into the harbor itself undetected
and could have sunk n or more Of
our battleships without our even
knowing the cause OF their sinking.
II she could 60 into Newport she
could go into New York harbor or 81
to Philadelphia, or Baltimore. or
Boston.
II one submarine could TO-. more
could go. How many submarines OF
the same remarkable type as the U-5s
German has we do not know, but We
have every reason to believe that she
has a great many. efficiently built and
efficiently handled. Therefore. this 70.
cent demonstration Of the capabilities
OF the new German submerMble
cruisers Is exceedingly important. How
important It - We do not know yet. II
depends entirely upon how widely II
awakes tho American people up to q
comprehension Of demonstrable facts
That this country Of n hundred
million people should and itself in such
= condition Of unpreparcdness 10 un
fortunate: that tho condition of A.
fairs may DO disastrous In the end II
possibility f~oreshadowed by many
facts In history. since similar cpl.di'
tons have been disastrous 10 many
nations In the past. In fact all thu
nations Of the past that have beer
great and then fallen from greatness
have fallen because they permitted
Themselves TO lapse into . condition O
saprpsssdnsss of which some warlik'
nation has taken advantage
The sun., 1916-10-15

The professional achievements Of Rear Admiral Bradley A. Fiske.
D. S. N, have caused him to be regarded as E -of the foremost au-
thonies on naval matters in the United States. Therefore what he has
to say of some practical aspects of the appearance Of the German sub
marine U.S. in American waters is Of great importance and deep in
terest. He discusses the subject in the accompanying authorized in.
te1view.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-01-25
ASK LAND BOARD TO
DETERMINE RIGHTS
Salmon Settlers Ask 10000 to Begin
ActiOn-0thers Want to Know What
Land Board Can Do.

The Salmon tract settlers are show
ing a disposition to endeavor to find
out just what the state land board is
willing to do in regard to straighten-
ing out the tangle on the tract There
is a petition now being circulated ask
ing that body to appropriate the sum
of $4,000 for the purpose of bringing
an action to determine the rights of
all the parties interested in the pro-
ject. A number of others interest
ed in the tract have drafted petition,
which after reciting the promises
made to the people at the recent Hol-
lister meeting, asks that the rene
dies which the board intimated that it
had in store be applied, or if the board
finds that it can do nothing, that it
frankly say so. Those hoping to get
results from the first named petition
expect to get the second sidetracked
for the present in order to give the
board a reasonable time in which to
act on the request
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-01-25
King IS BITTEN
BY MAD DOG
HOIIiStUr Man in Boise Taking
Treatment
DOGS HEAD SHOWED EVIDENCE
OF RABIES.
Officers Active in Enforcing Rule
For Muzzling or killing of Al
CANNES.

Jack King, who was bitten January
l6 by mad dog owned by Don Cham
berlain, was sent Saturday TO Boise
for treatment on receipt OF the news
that an examination of the head of
the animal showed that he was af-
fected with rabies when killed. King
has not been heard from since and it
is assumed that he is doing well.
The dog, fine hound, was borrow
ed by e. d. Spurgeon, who lives on
the r. Hofer place three and half
miles from Hollister. After he was
at the Spurgeon place for three days
1t was noticed that he was sick and
Spurgeon and King, who was work.
ing for him. went out to tie up the
animal Spurgeon had the dog by the
Icollar but it jerked loose and attack
ed him savagely. On King attempting
to assist his employer the animal
turned on him and in the struggle
either bit or scratched his hand. The
men tied the dog up and sent for his
owner, who on arriving shot him and
sent the head to Boise.
Deputies are being sworn in
Throughout the county to enforce the
order for shooting all unmuzzled dogs.
In the city they will be taken to the
pound and the owners given chance
to redeem them. There are rumors
about horses and cattle being bitten
in various parts of the county either
by mad dogs or rabid coyotes and il
is determined to take no chances. In
Nevada there is a state force at work
sud there is a bill pending in con-
gress for the appropriation of quar-
ter of million dollars to eXtermin-
ate the coyote
Several deputies are at work al
Rogerson and County Commissioner
Carlson and Deputy Sheriff Thompson
swore in several at Castleford yester-
day
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-01-25
RABBIT POISON FOR
The SALMON BUNNIFS
Organization to Kill Jackrabbits-
Stock Owners Should Beware and
Keep Their Stock Up.

The long-eared bunny is doomed on
the Salmon river tract as an organ
ization of farmers has been formed
there to poison the animals which are
making big holes in the haystacks.
The farmers met Saturday and or
ganized with the election of A. ID.
Furrow for president, and J. B. Fur
row for secretary. The plan is to pol
son the animals by spreading oats
treated for the purpose where they
will get it, All owners of animals
are warned to keep them up at their
peril while the process of extermina-
ton is being carried out. 1t is believ-
ed that all the farmers on the tract
will join the organization. The poi
soning is according to a method Sc
cured by the county commissioners
and Is said to be very effective.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-01-25
P0ST0FFICE GETS
AN APPROPRIATION
Lower House Votes $4,000 to
Commence Work al Once
QUESTION OF DESIGN WILL NOT
DELAY IT'S CONSTRUCTION
Building Certain to Go Up In Due
Time. VIII be Either Stone or Brick,
Not Marble.

"Bill carrying appropriation of $751;
900 for commencement of construction
of federal building at Twin Falls has
just passed the house. VIII endeavor
to have plans modified so as to provide
for marble building instead of brick,
but there will be no delay in commenc-
ing work on this account, as building
will be taken up, in its time in lot of
federal buildings to be erected
throughout the country
The above telegram was received
Friday by Secretary James Mcmillan,
of the Commercial club from Congress
man Addison T. Smith. 1t has been
suggested that Mr. Smith means stone
instead of marble, as a marble building
was neither asked for nor thought of
by the people here This interpreta-
ton will, it is suggested, harmonic
the apparently untenable statement of
the congressman in a letter recently
published in THE TIMES in which he
expressed the belief that the cost of a
marble structure would be little great
er than a brick one. This would prob
ably be true of a structure of build
ing stone, but not of marble
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-01-25
ODD FELLOWS HOLD
SESSION LAST WEEK
Large Gathering Ends Program in
BanQuet-LOdges Installed at Eden
and HazletOn.

The district meeting OF the Odd Eel
lows of Twin Falls county held un-
der the auspices of the Kimberly lodge
in the l. o. o. f. hall in this city
closed with a successful banquet
Thursday night There was plenty OF
enthusiasm shown throughout and ev-
eryone connected with the meeting was
well pleased Grand officers present
were Grand Master Harry James OF
Boise, Grand Secretary Presley Horne
of Caldwell, Grand Patriarch Mortze of
Boise, Grand Marshall G. b. Sweiger
of Twin Falls. Officers elected for the
coming year were c. W. Dougherty,
of Twin Falls, chairman; A. A. Carl
son, of Twin Falls, secretary; A. j.
Mills, of Buhl, treasurer; J. W. Swear
ingen of Kimberly, first vice president;
j. f. Harshberger of Filler, second vice
president. The next annual meeting
will be held in this city.
On Friday the grand officers and a
delegation of Odd Fellows went to Eden
where a lodge of 81 members was in
stituted followed by a banquet at the
Eden hotel. On Saturday night lodge
was instituted at Hazleton with .
members. This institution was also
followed by banquet, which was Civ
on 1t the Hotel Hazleton. The menu
bers from Twin Falls who went to
Eden and HazleIonwere S. C McAuley,
q. W. Dougherty, A. A. Carlson o.. ID.
LYDIA NJ N Pomeroy and ]. S. }ishe p.
The number q the Eden lodge IS 4
and that of the Hazleton lodge lii
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-01-25
FIRE DESTROYS ALL
FURNITURE IN HOUSE
Residence OF Lee Newland Suffers
From Blaze Of Unknown Origin
Belonged TO Muir Estate.

Fire from unknown cause origin
ating in the kitchen Quilted three
rooms of the four room frame resi-
Idence owned by the Muir estate and
occupied by Lee Newland, just be
fore noon today, causing a loss OF a
couple of hundred dollars to the furn-
iture and inflicting considerable dam
age on the building. There was no
one at home when the fire was dis
covered by neighbors Mr.. Newland
was absent at the home of his father
and Mrs. Newland was attending a
meeting of the Aid society at the John
H. Wolfe home The blaze. which evil
IDENTIFY started in the corner near the
kitchen range, had made considerable
headway when the company arrived,
but was quickly exinguished. The
bed room escaped with soaking and
all the family clothing except some
belonging to Mr.. Newland was saved
but the furniture and some valuable
books we're completely ruined
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-01-25
MUCH SNOW REPORTED
IN ALL MOUNTAINS
Good Water Supply Seems Assured
For all the Tracts in the State of
Idaho.

f. J. Walters, who was in Friday
from Three Creek, reports that eight
or nine inches of snow has fallen on
the level there, but says that it has
drifted and packed so that it will be
available for the reservoirs instead of
evaporating The amount OF snow on
the ground now is somewhat more
than the normal amount for this time
of the year This means that the Sal
mon reservoir will have a much better
supply of water this year than last.
The same report was had Saturday
by w. S. Fairchild of Buhl, who says
that the amount of snow in some of
the mountains at Christmas was equal
to the total amount that fell last year,
and that the Goose Creek and other
reservoirs with which he is familiar,
will get the benefit.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-01-25
SnOwSIide Sweeps Train 800
Feet Into Ravine
M0UNTAINSLIDE IN CASCADES
DEATH IN TWO COACHES.
Railroads Have Been Tied Up For
Several Days. Officials Hope Lines
Can Be Re-Opened Today.

Leavenworth, Wash-Swept to
swift death in an avalanche of snow
was the fate of five passengers when
the dining car and day coach of the
Spokane Owl train number 25 of the
Great Northern railroad were hurled
from the mountain side into ravine
300 feet below, at Corea, Wash, forty
miles from here early Saturday morn
ing. The known dead are: w. F.
Carter, Vancouver, 3. c.; Bert Kirk
ham, Sheridan, Wyoming; S. Batter
man and his baby, Wenatchee The
fifth body has not yet been identified
There was no warning. With vast,
space-filling roar, the side of the
mountain suddenly ripped loose, tons
Iof snow and earth shot down, cut the
two coaches from the rest of the
train, and the next moment the
shrieks of men and women from the
rest of the train, some of them Just
awakened echoed the roar of the
mountain slide.
1t was several hour before rescu-
ing parties could reach the coaches in
the gulch. A sleeping car was bowled
off the track by the slide but the
couplings held and il was saved from
going over the brink.
Within short time after the acci-
dent the operator at Alpine, two miles
away, flashed word that a second tre
mendous slide was under way. At
this point all wires were lost.
Rescue trains were hurried from
Leavenworth, Cashmere and Wenat
chez. The searching parties were
more than an hour in locating the day
coach. 1t was buried literally under
,tons Of snow, rock and earth.
The weather in the mountains CON
tinued cold Monday, and was favor
able for lifting of the railroad block
ades. The Milwaukee railroad, which
had been using the Northern Pacific
rails between Ellensburg and Seattle
since last Saturday, went back to its
own track Monday night The Great
Northern, whose track was covered in
many places on both sides of the
mountains, processes to be hopeful OF
clearing the rails Tuesday, but pri-
vate advices are that several days
must pass before the snow rock and
trees, carried down hy avalanches,
are removed. The slides are being at
tackled from both sides of the noun
tains. Although the financial loss Is
greatest on the west side, where eight
Lives were lost in a train wreck last
Saturday. the distractions on the east
slope are said to be the more formid-
able. There also the snowfall is
Heavier.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-01-25
HOGS STRONG, SHEEP
FIRM, CATTLE WEAK
Little Change in Prices Last Week
But Tendencies Up or Down
Shown.

Although the sheep market has re-
mained unchanged since Monday, it
has very strong understone, says the
Portland Live Stock Reporter of
Thursday. Nothing with good finish
has been offered the last few days and
would bring top prices if they could
be obtained. Receipts consist mostly
of valley stuff. Choise light hogs to-
day are quoted at $7.15@720
The cattle market has been inactive
since Monday, only a few loads being
received and moved at steady prices.
The market has a rather weak tone,
buyers having surplus of supplies.
Choice light steers are quoted today
at $7.75; COWS $6.00@6.25.
Light runs of cattle since Monday
have surprised nobody The easiness
in the market Monday was due to the
fact that buyers are not anxious bid
ders this week. This condition can be
accounted for largely to the condition
of the lumber trade. Practically all
the lumber camps have been shut
down, after opening, on account of the
severe snow in the timber
No sheep were offered for today S
market but both lambs and mutton
are in good demand. The outlook for
shippers is good.
Not a great number of sheep and
lambs have arrived this week to date
yet If the average keeps up last year:
record of January should be equallet
and possibly increased.
The scoring of SS.25 lambs has
created some enthusiasm in the sheer
house and it is barely possible tha
receipts should be slightly increased
Weather conditions have kept bacl
some shipments.
Despite the fact that lambs ant
sheep prices are better than for three
years here the market situation j!
healthy The good price for pelts ant
the high price of wool is doing grea
deal to keep the market on this basis
The week has brought no new ad
vance except in the common sheel
end-especially old ewes. Sheep own
ers are very optomistic as to the sea
sons feeding and there are few in
deed who will use red ink in maxim
up their loss and gain statements thi
year.
With lambs at $S25 and the excel
lent price of killing sheep, feeders ar
not worrying great deal over tn
market situation
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-01-25
ELKS TO ENTERTAIN

On Monday evening, January 3lst
the local lodge, B. p. o. E., will hold
an entertainment in their club rooms
in honor of Theodore Lorch, and the
members of his theatrical company
and the parties who so willingly as
sisted in the b. F. o. e. memorial SER
vices. Mr.. Lorch and his associates
will join Immediately after their per-
formance at The Lavering. Mr.. Lorch
is an Elk and a good fellow and his
hobby is getting acquainted.
Arrangements are also being made
for an Elks Minstrel TO take place
early in March and will be under the
direction of Wilfred Olson. Full par
ticulars and the exact date will be
mentioned in an early issue of the To-
cal papers. Get Ready"
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-01-25
WILL COLLECT FUNDS FOR
POLISH JEW WAR VICTIMS

President Wilson having set aside
January 27 as a day on which to So
licit aid for the Hebrew war victims
in Poland, Leo J. Faik president Of
the Idaho association OF the Hebrew
race, wired Straus & Glauber of this
city asking their assistance On
Thursday S. Straus and f. L. Ne
Vicar will visit the people of this city
in behalf of the innocent fufferers
from the terrible conflict. whose
homes have been destroyed crd vino
are in as bad circumstant as the
people of Belgium were at their low
est ebb, IL not worse
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-01-25
MUSICAL SOCIETY
HAS FINE MEETING
Several Good Talks Made. Old OIL
GERS Reelected. Many New Names
On List OF Members.

The largest meeting of the Southern
Idaho Medical association that ever
convened at the Hotel Rogerson Thurs
day afternoon following a banquet in
the cafe, elected new officers, listened
to several good talks and admitted a
number of new members.
The first address before the meet
ing consisted of talk on "Psychclo-
gy and Medicine" by Professor Henry
SERVER, of Portland, who was deliver
ing lectures in the Scriver-Farris
course put on at the high school un-
der the auspices of the Parent-Teach-
ers association. Professor SERVER
censured the physicians as he did the
preachers, on the ground that in the
performance of their duty they failed
by lack of attention to and enforce
ment of the laws of psychology, or the
soul, with the result, he asserted, that
there was tendency to resort to IT.
regular cults.
Rev. b. C. Miller, of the Baptist
church spoke on the subject what the
Layman Expects of the Physician.
He said that the layman expected the
doctor to be clean in mind and body,
to be honest and moral and TO keep
thoroughly up-to-date.
The admission of the applicants ac-
cepted at this meeting brings within
the organization practically all the
physicians within so miles. The old
officers, consisting of DR.. ]. n. Davis
of Kimberly, president; DR.. c. p
Groom, of Rupert, vice president; and
DR.. A. Henry Dunn, of Twin Falls
secretary, were all unanimously re-
elected. The next meeting will be
held about the middle of March, prob
ably in this city.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-01-25
LOCAL MARKETS.

The tendency of the local markets
is upward this week. Wheat has gone
up a nickel and now brings $1.55 in
bulk and S1.60 In the sack. The best
hogs bring six cents and the best
steers the same. The price of lambs
is firmer and quoted at seven cents.
Ewes also are stronger and worth
six cnts. Todays prices follow:
Wheat in bulk $1.55; in sacks $1.60;
steers $5:00@$6.00; cows $4.00@5 90;
bulls $3.00@$4.00; lambs 7c ewes, &c
hogs $5.00@$6,O0 Potatoes $1.20 to
S1.50. Poultry-Chickens, Sc@9c;
spriDgers 12A C; turkeys, 134c@15c
geese, ScM10c; ducks, Sc@10c. But
ter, 25c: eggs, candled, 40c.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-01-25
BANTA SALE THURSDAY

Horses, mules, cattle, sheep, hay,
spuds, machinery and household goods
will all be disposed of at the closing
out sale of o. NJ. Banta at his resi-
dence three miles south and a mile
and quarter east of this city Thurs
day The free lunch which will be
served at II o'clock will be followed
at once by the auction, which will be
conducted by Lue and Vanausdeln.
Fourteen horses, two mules, eight head
of cattle, 25 tons of salted alfalfa hay,
10 sacks of netted gem potatoes, with
numerous articles of machinery and
household goods will be placed on
sale.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-01-25
DAVIS OPENS CAMPAIGN
HERE ON FRIDAY NIGHT

Capt. f. C. Davis of Boise, former
private secretary for Governor Haines
and later attorney for the public utili-
ties commission will open his cam
paign for republican gubernatorial
nomination in this city Friday evening,
January 2S, at the Masonic hall, taking
for his subject "The Need of a Higher
Standard of Public Life" The meet
ing will begin at o'clock.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-01-25
BUYS FARM NEAR CITY

j. f. Dewitt of American Falls. was
in the city Saturday for the purpose
OF closing a deal for a 40-acre farm
owned and occupied by Mrs. Falk, two
miles and a half southeast OF the city.
He paid 5000 an acre for the land.
Mrs. Falk owns farm on the north
side and will improve it with the pro-
ceeds of the sale. Mr. Dewitt, who is
an extensive wheat raiser at Ameri-
can Falls, will next fall move his
family here.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-01-25
PREDATORY ANIMAL
FUND is EXHAUSTED
Money win Be Paid After Appropf a.
tion is Made by Next Legislative i.s>-
sion.

The following notice under date OF
January 29 has been issued by the
state veterinarian:
To all Defooters:
You will notify each party who pre-
sents pelts for bounty that the preda-
tory animal fund is exhausted and ii
will be. necessary for him to wait un-
til the next meeting of the legislature
to receive payment for his claim.
You may file all claims as usual
with the understanding that they are
to be held at this office.
Respectfully,
Fl. S. BODLE,
State Veterinarian
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-01-25
THAD PATTEN QUITE SICK.

Thad n. Patten of this city is in the
Methodist hospital in Omaho, Neb,
suffering from pneumonia, according
to telegram received Sunday by his
father, r. II. Patten, from Rev. Tits
Lowe, pastor of the First Methodist
church there. The message said that
the case was not regarded as serious
The young man is q bookkeeper in a
grocery in Omaha. He graduated
from the Twin Falls high school a
couple of years ago.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-01-25
WILL OPEN ATHLETIC CLUB
HERE IN A SHORT TIME

S. Custer and Thomas Hansen are
interested in the organization of an
athletic club here and expect to in
stall all sorts of modern apparatus for
an organization of that kind. They
say that they expect to demonstrate
the fact that an athletic club can be
made success here, and that they
believe that this will furnish the
foundation in which Y NJ c. A. can
be built
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-01-25
Continued on Page 81
CONTRACTOR RETURNS TO
MAKE HOME IN TWIN FALLS

Back to Twin Falls" is becoming
the slogan of enterprising folks who
drift away. A case in point is that OF
c. A. Kruger, construction contrae-
tor and former proprietor OF the
Lobby cigar store il the Rogersen
hotel In this city, who returned Sun
day from southern California, where
he has spent several years He will
make his home here permanently and
will help built up the greater Twin
Falls
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-01-25
SENTENCED TO PRISON.

Lee Bryan White, the young man
who was brought back last week from
Oklahoma by Sheriff Kendall to an
swer the charge of passing bad
checks on Twin Falls merchants,
waived preliminary hearing and en-
tered a plea of guilty before Judge
Babcock, who sentenced him to a
term of from one to IA year, Monday
afternoon
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-01-25
WORK ON BUILDING
BEGINNING TO-DAY

Work of exacvating the basement
for the new brick building of Salla-
day & wilkins on Main street next to
the Rogerson hotel began this after
noon and will be pushed to compile
ton as soon as possible. The new
structure will be 25x125 feet in size
and for the present will be only one
story, though so constructed that 9TH
er stories can be added as occasion
demands