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The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-02-01
DAVIS ensures
MANY IN SPEECH
Questionable Actions of POIiti-
clans Scored
MEN USE JOBS AS PRIVATE SNAPS
HE AYERS.
Candidate Promises to Cut Out What
He Calls Tap Root Of Corruption,
II Elected.

Scoring officials who use their posi-
tons to further their personal ends;
candidates who violate laws of the
state in order to get nominated and
elected, or who make false statements
OF promises, and newspapers which
sell their editorial or news columns to
the highest bidder among those seek
ing office, Captain E. G. Davis outlin
ed his position relative to what he
called the most important questions
before the people in an address at the
Masonic hall Friday night
Captain Davis told the crowd, which
owing to the bad weather was small,
that in his opinion the spending of
money directly or indirectly by candi-
dates il violation of law either per-
sonally or through friends whom they
expected to repay later, is the very
tap root of the corrupt politics in
Idaho. Many candidates, he said, had
spent many times the amount which
the law permits and had perjured
themselves in their sworn official
statements of campaign expenditures.
Others had dubbed by making tours
over the state before announcing their
candidacy and then put into their
statements only the amounts expended
though the supreme court had held
that expenses should be counted from
the time that an aspirant decided to
run Men who do not play fair with
the public in these things cannot be
expected to play fair in others, Cap
tain Davis said. Relative to improper
or unseemly conduct in office, the
speaker said that he would illustrate
IT by example of certain Republican
members of the land board and by acts
Of the Democratic member. Speak
ing first of Republican members he
said prior to his election certain
state officer had borrowed state money
for the development of large tract
of land. which when developed he
sold In small tracts for intensive
farming After his election, when hi
mad already made a profit on the
lands, he tried to have the state re
lease him and transfer it's lien on hin
and on the tract as a whole to the
small holders, thus putting the state
70 the trouble and expense of collect
ing from a number of small holders
on a large number of small liens. Thi.
same man had failed to pay the in
terest on the loan and now owes thu
state some $400 back interest which h'
SHOULD nave Deeu cOmpellSu 10 pay
a certain young man on the state lant
board, subsequent to his elevation t
his position as a state officer wa
arrested and tried for embezzlement
The jury did not agree and he ma.
have been innocent However, one o
the jurors who sat on the case hat
applied for loan on lands from tn
state and, on the report of the stat
appraiser that the lands were virtual
ly worthless, had been refused. Afte
the trial he again applied. with tn
result that the state appraiser wa
Withdrawn from the appraising Q
that particular land and the youni
man who had been on trial took hi
place and made a favorable report ol
the land Captain Davis said that h
would not say that there was any
thing corrupt in the transaction, bu
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-02-01
POTATO SUPPLY IS
SHORT IN KANSAS
Fifty Cents Peck for Minnesota Spuds
in SunflOwer Land, According to R.
Hansing.

That there is a potato famine in
Kansas and Oklahoma, where people
are paying so cents a peck for Mime
sofa spuds, and cannot get many of
them at that price, is the story which
K. Hansing of this city brought hack
from those states on his return this
week from visit of a month there.
The dealers there are applying to Min
nesota for more spuds, he says, and
are being informed that the supply is
about exhausted. Things are other
wise in good shape in the states wish
ted according to Mr.. Hansing.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-02-01
LOOTED PURSE is
RETURNED PFNNILESS
All Contents Except Money Found by
j. z. Mortimer 500 Miles From Place
it Was Lost.

The pocket book stolen from Nj. ].
Macauley when snow bound on his re-
turn journey from the east recently,
was returned by mail Sunday by a
man named j. p. Mortimer who pick
ed it up on the railroad track at a
point 500 miles west of the place
where it disappeared Except the $50
in cash, all its contents, including a
check for $1,000 and a number of post
age stamps, were untouched. The
purse had evidently been in the snow
some time as it was discolored con-
siderably by exposure.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-02-01
VICTIM OF GASOLINE EXPLO-
SION IN SERIOUS CONDITION

Word has just been received that c..
II. Helsley, the Three Creek merchant
who was severely burned by a gaso-
line explosion at his store on the even
ing of January %, is not progressing
as well as it was at one time hoped.
Mr.. Helsley was moving a gasoline
lamp from his store to his residence
when it exploded, burning him qdite
badly Medical aid was received from
Rogerson promptly and for time his
progress was rapid.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-02-01
HERBsT & RAMBO OPEN.

Being prepared to open sooner than
anticipated, Herbst- & Rambo threw
their doors open to the public Monday
two days earlier than they anticipated.
They have been enjoying fine bust
ness in this new stand in the DR.. 7 o.
Boyd building during the past TWO
days. They will have a formal open
ing later The Hat Shop moved into
their old stand.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-02-01
COMMITTEE MEETS
AND ELECTS OFFICERS
Merchants Association Selects Officers
and Endorses Pay-Up Week-Meet
Again February s.

The Merchants association met last
week and organized by the election of
D. W. McRoberts, president and M. E.
Barber, secretary. The organization
endorsed the "Pay-Up Week" plan and
instructed Secretary James Mcmillan,
of the Commercial club to buy supplies
necessary. They will meet again Feb
ruary for making further plans about
the period of cashing up.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-02-01
RELIEF FIND LARGE.

The people of Twin Falls -contri-
buted literally Saturday to the fund
for the relief of Jews in Poland who
are suffering from the ravages of war,
a total of $3.50 being collected by the
committee consisting of E. l.. Mac
Wicker and S. Straus. The fund was
sent to Leo Falk of Boise. to be for
warded.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-02-01
sTRAIs & GLAUBER MOVE.

Straus E. Glauher have moved two
doors south on Main street into the
more commodious quarters furnished
by the fine new Mccormick building.
This will give this firm an opportun-
ity to more satisfactorily display their
fine stock of goods.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-02-01
BOND ELECTION
ON WEDNESDAY
Those Who Have Not Registered May
Vote by Filing Affidavit on Election
Day.

The bond election will be held We'd
nesday of this week and every voter is
expected to be on hand to cast bal
lot. A supreme effort has been made
to register all of them, but in the
event that the registrars have missed
any qualified voters, they can vote by
making affidavit of their qualifications
on the day of election
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-02-01
SUCCESS ATTENDS HIGH
SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT
Twin Falls Defeats Filler by Large
Score In Interesting Game OF Bas-
ket Ball.

The entertainment given by the high
school last Friday night was eoneed-
ed a great success.
During the first part OF the even
ing, the glee club presented an oDer-
eta, entitled "The Windmills of Hol-
land"
This play was directed by Miss Bri-
ant, leader of the glee club, and Mr.
c. D. Thomas, band director, and show
ed the result Of many weeks of train
ing and rehearsal
The leading role was played by Earl
Vance, assisted by Emery Benoit, Ma
rie Roberts and Juanita Dean.
The cast and program follows:
Windmills of Holland.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-02-01

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The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-02-01
UNIVERSITY FARM
COMING TO Filler
Good Three Day Program That Will
Be of Interest to Many, to Open
February Sth-

The University extension agricultur-
Ial course will be given at Filler on
February s, to 10, and contain
most of the essentials of the full
weeks course which will be given at
Bull. Those who desire to take ad-
vantage of the cold weather TO attend
and who cannot afford to spend the
full week at the west end city, or do
not desire to wait for the course here
later when the season may be more
favorable to outside work, will find
the following program for the Filler
school of interest:
Feb. S, Tuesday, Farm Crops Day.
1000 a. m.-Boys' and Girls club
work in Idaho, 7. W. Potter, state club
leader, Boise
HOO a. m.-Grains; variety and
grade Standardization, j. Wyley Ses-
sions, Idaho Technical Inst, Pocatello
100 p. m.-The farmers vegetables
and home canning, c. c. Vincent, hor-
ticulturist, u. of l., Moscow.
200 p. m.-Potatoes; seed. seed
treatment and grades, E. p. Taylor,
horticulturist, FIX. Dept, Boise.
800 p. m.-Cloyer and alfalfa seed
production, V. P. Fawcett, state seed
analyst, Boise; VIM. II. Leslie. Twin
Falls; II. s. Green. High Line Seed
Farm, Glover.
Feb. 8, Wednesday, Live Stock.
1000 a. m.-Feeds and feeding. A.
w. B. Kjosness, agent power company
American Falls.
11:00 a. m.-Diseases of live stock,
DR.. w. A. Sullivan, Bur. Animal In
dustry, Twin Falls.
100 p. m.-"Poultry-the main
things to know" with demonstra-
tions.)
200 p. m.--"Sheep for the Idaho
Farm" f. e. Rhinehart, agriculturist
Minidoka Tract, Rupert
300 p. M. THE Silo and the Dairy
Cow" H. A. Ireland, Agriculturist
Boise project, Caldwell.
400 D. m.-Question box
Women's session. Women are in
vited to all sessions and especially tc
the poultry demonstration in the af
ternoon.
Feb. 10, Thursday, Farm Management
Day.
1000 a. m.--Cash crops. VIM. n
! Birch Co. Agt., Twin Falls.
: 11:00 p. m.-Crop Rotations. H. w
Hochbaum, state leader, Boise.
I.UU u. m.-thOdu bulluluBs -. u
Miller, Dept. Roard and Rural Edu
cation, Washington, d. C.
200 p. m-Markets and marketing
w. G. Scholtz, Bur. of Markets, Boise
2:45 p. m.-Irrigation of field crops
Earl Beck, U. s. Irrigation Investiga
= tions, Twin Falls.
3:15 p. m.--Drainage Problems, W
G. Sloan, U. S. Drainage Inyestiga
tions, Boise.
500 p. m.-Question box
5 Women's sessions.
5 1000 a. m.-House decorations, Mis-
Kelly, Extension Department, Boise.
e 11:00 a. m.-Planning Dairy meal
e Miss Brown, u. of l., Moscow.
. 200 p. m.-Table Service. Miss Kel
l ly and Miss Brown.
D Evening session:
$ Music.
e Rural Education-Dr. Axline, pres
Y ident South Idaho Normal, Albion.
I Practically the same program will b
! given at Kimberly.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-06
FOUR GENERATIONS PRESENT.
Native of Vernon and His Wife OBJ
serve Golden Wedding.

-Four generations of the Streeter
family were represented at the golden
wedding anniversary celebration of
Mr.. and Mrs. Philander A. Streeter at
their home in Holyokc, Mass, yester-
day. The entire day was given over to
the event. Mr.. Streeter was born in
Vernon, Sept. 10, 1910. He has come
into much prominence by reason of his
distinction of being the first Union
soldier to enter Libby prison as a pris.
oner of war.
When the war broke out he was work
ing at the carriage business in Brattle-
boro. His employer vainly endeavored
to dissuade him from enlisting; in June
Of 81 he was mustered in, joining Com
panv G Of the Second Vermont Volun-
teers. His was the first Union regiment
to pass through the streets of Baltimore
after the bloody passage of the Sixth
Massachusetts through that city.
His army record was one to be proud
of in that he participated in some of
the notable engagements of the war of
the states, first at Bull Run, in the
Wilderness and again before Richmond
! Mr.. Streeter was employed for more
! than 30 years as master mechanic at
the old Mt. Tom paper mill, now the
| Parsons division of the American Writ
ing Paper company.
Mr.. and Mrs Streeter have lived in
lIolyoke 45 years, going there in 1871
They were married in Titusville, n. Y.
December ,, 1866, by Rev. William A
Cornell, pastor of the Reformed Pro
testant Dutch church. It was double
wedding of sisters. Mrs. Streeter :.
maiden name was Nettie NJ. Tracy. Sht
was born in Delhi, y. Y, Feb. ., 1916
Three children. all sons, were born
to Mr. and Mrs. Streeter, but only TIVE
survive, Herbert E. and Austin T
Streeter, both of Springfield, Mass
Oscar A. Streeter, the third son. an en-
gineer on the Boston & Albany railroad
was killed in 1905.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-06

iting in the home of her son, Gerry
Covey, is now a guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest \. Convey.
Children in the families of Justin
Dix and Fred Weatherhead are among
the recent ones to be put i'll quarantine
with whooping cough.
Charles Stockwel is i'll and under
the care of n physician. His son, Purlc
Stockwell. came from Greenfield yesteI-
day ny automobile and silent the day at
his home.
Miss Ellen Cudworth, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Cudworth, who was
m the MeIrosc hospital following an
operation, has been discharged and re-
turned 10 her home on Horton place.
Arthur Deome of Hinsdale underwent
an operation for appendicitis in the
Nelrose hospital Tuesday morning
about three o'clock. DR.. Lynch wa,
assisted by DR.. LaChaine of Hinsdale
Miss Jennie Wilder of Dummcrston
and Oliver Flint, a student in Am
herst college, who were guests at Fred
Wilder $, have returned. Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilder entertained large house
party over Thanksgiving.
Fred c. Brown already has made de
cidcd improvements in the property
which he bought of the Dunklee estate.
The tearing down Of the old barns and
cleaning away of the rear of the prop
erty adds much to the general appear
ance.
Superintendent H. f. Moffitt was in
Boston last week to attend the eonven-
ton of the New England Association
of School Superintendent in company
with Commissioner NJ. B. Hillegas. Miss
Florence NJ. Wellman of Brattleboro,
Superintendent Chittenden of Burling-
ton and Superintendent Locke of Rut.
land. Through the efforts of the Yer
mont delegation Mason s. Stone, for
merry state superintendent of educa-
tion, was made an honorary member
of the New England association.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-06
ADJUSTMENTS
Motion Picture Attractions.

Today the Empire presents the popu-
lar star, Carter De Haven, in From
Broadway to Throne, in five acts, also
The Small Magnetic Hand, drama,
and Speeding, Nestor comedy. Tomor-
row Betty Hart in The Bait, a five-act
drama, also The Secret of the Subma-
rine, in two acts, will be produced.
Today the Princess theater presents
Bessie Barriscale in the Triangle fea-
ture, Not My Sister, strong story
with some high situations, also Joseph
Belmont in the Triangle comedy fea-
ture, The Love Comet. Tomorrow Mar
guerite Clark in the Paramount feature
Little Lady Eileen, also Earle Williams
in the Scarlet Runner, The Nuremburg
Watch, will be shown.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-06
|OWEN BILL COMES
UP BEFORE SENATE
Sponsor Declares He Will Keep Meas
ure Before Members Until Pas
sage Is Secured.

WASHINGTON, Dec 6. = Corrupt
practice legislation-the Owen bill
to limit expenditures by any political
party for election of president and
vice president to 100000 and to fur
Their restrict expenditures for election
of senators and representatives. was
made yesterday the unfinished business
of the senate. Senator Owen, who. made
the motion, said he would press the bill
at every possible opportunity until its
passage.
The Oklahoma senator referred to
promises of cooperation given by Re
publican senators just before adjourn,
ment last September when a futile eff
fort was made to pass the bill. He
called upon these senators to make
good their words, declaring that "no
Republican can permit a condition to
endure which permits the highest legis-
lature and executive powers of the peo-
pie to be controlled by the sordil use
of money on large scale
Senator Penrose introduced as an
amendment to the Owen bill the old
''force bill, defeated in a notable
fight 26 years ago which would give SUI
pervision of elections to the federal
government and prevent disfranchise-
ment of negroes in the southern states
The amendment was ordered read and
must be voted on before disposition of
the corrupt practices measure.
Efforts to bring about cloture of de
bate in the Senate were revised early
in the day, Senator Smith introducing
Il +n oh Il
close debate on any measure by a two
thirds vote on petition by 16 senator's
Champions of corrupt practices meas
ures said the main purpose in pushing
this amendment was to assure an OPP
portunity for voting on the Owen bill
before adjournment next March.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-06
Fall River, Taunton, Haver-
hill and LeOminster Go
to Dry Column
OTHER MAJORITIES
GREATLY REDUCED
Pittsfeld Remained in the Wet Col
umn by Only 90 Votes - Spring
fields Majority Reduced and the New
Charter Plan Rejected.

BOSTON, Dec. 6. - Before Is cities
of this state held their municipal cleo
tions Yesterday, only four of their num-
ber-BrocktOn, Cambridge, Salem and
Waltham-stood in the no-license col
umn When the last ballots were count
ed in the evening it was found that. not
only had these four cities remained
dry, but four others had been added to
their number-Fall River, Haverhill.
Leominster and Taunton.
That Fall River should have barred
saloons was regarded as victory for
the temperance cause in general and
Billy Sunday in particular, for last Sat
urdav that evangelist journeved to the
city and there poured shot and shell into
the liquor interests with his renowned
booze sermon.
But the action of Fall River. Haver-
hill and Leomnster, and Taunton did
not furnish the only evidence that the
wave of prohibition, striking in other
parts of the country, is sweeping over
Massachusetts. There were few in
stances in which the license forces in
creased their margins and there were
many instances in which their hold on
communities had been greatly reduced.
For example, in New Bedford, the Ii
cense margin was sliced from 3,239 to
800, in Northampton it was cut in half
and III Pittstield it was reported the
lowest since 1906, being only 90.
Springfeld's majority was reduced to
The conversion of Taunton was
regarded as particularly significant, for
not since 1900 has that city been listed
among the arid spots in Massachusetts.
Whether or not the liquor cases tried
there recently aided in bringing about
the change cannot be said, and temper
anee leaders were too delighted with the
result to inquire.
Bat while rise of the no-hcense forces
furnished the features of the election
there were few cases noted where
John Barlycorn registered a slight ad
vance. In Salem, the temperance mar
gin was reduced from $40 in 1915, ia
Az this year, and in Gloucester, the
license advocates raised their difference
between yes and mo- from p.
TO 500.
Mayors were elected in cities as fol
lows: BrocktOn, Stewart b. Mcleod
Republican,; FAN River, James II. Kay
, Republican; Gloucester, John A. Stod
dard, non bipartisan; Haverhill, Leslie X
Morse, non-partisan; Holyoke, John J
White, non-partisan; Marlboro, william
T. Pine, Republican,; New Bedford
Charles 5. Ashley, Republican; North
ampton, y. J. Morse, Republicans; Pitts
field, William c. Moulton, Republican
Springfield, Frank E. Stacy, Republican
Waltham, Eben J. Williams, Republi
/ can.
In Springfield, in a warm contest TO
the repeal of the present city charte
and the substitution of the Federal
charter plan, the voters decided strong
lv to retain the present charter. Tn
vote in favor of repeating the presen
charter was 4,425 as opposed to 7,34
in favor of retaining it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-06
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

There will be box supper ana dance
in Redmen s hall tonight under the aus
pieces of the Modern Woodmen. The
camp will furnish coffee to go with the
contents Of the boxes. Everybody is
invited
At a meeting of the board of gov
ernors of the Vermont Wheel club last
evening the following committees were
appointed Ladies nights, DR.. L. s.
Edwards, Fred Henry Harris and H. P.
Webster; billiards and pool, Fred Hard
ing Harris, Luther II. Miller, J. f. Tas-
ker and w. H. Perry.
Friday, Dee. s, is the Feast of the
Immaculate Conception of the Blessed
Virgin Mary, holy day of obligation
Masses in st. Michael's Roman Catho-
lie church, Walnut street, will take
place at ) a. m and s a. m. Benedic.
ton of the Blessed Sacrament at 7.3C
p. m. Confessions Thursday at $3.50
and $50 p. m.
The Goodwill club met yesterday af.
ternoon with Mrs NJ. j. Moran at hel
home on Chestnut hill, ostensibly to til
puff for Mrs. John Gum, one of the
club members. When the puff was fin
ished it was presented to Mrs. Moran
greatly to her surprise. Yesterday
was Mrs. Moran s birthday anniver
sary. Refreshments We're served.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-06
CALLS ARABIA AN
ARMED TRANSPORT
Explanation the Same as in the Marina
Case Berlin Asks Washington
For More Details

WASHINGTON, Dec. GA prelim,
mary reply from Germany to the re-
quest for information concerning the
sinking of the British liner Arabia was
cabled to the state department yester-
day by the American embassy at Der
lin. 1t said a submarine commander
had reported attacking the ship, be
lieving her to be an armed transport
and asked that the United States in.
form the imperial government of any
evidence it might have about the Incl
dent and the character of the vessel.
Secretary Lansing declined to com
ment upon the communication further
than to say that it added nothing tc
the information in the hands of the de
partment 1t is understood that the
German request will be complied with
but it is uncertain whether a statement
of the American government s views
will accompany the information or be
withheld pending a further eommuni
cation from Germany.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-06
WEST BRATTLE8iR0
Good Patronage at Supper I'D Sale.

The Woman IS association the Con
gregational church served . excellent
crcamcd fish supper in the chapel last
evening, which was well patronized.
There was also a sale of facy and use
full articles. home made candy ana
aprons, from which god sum was
realized. The supper vain charge OF
Miss May Chambcrlin AZ Mrs. Frances
Taylor. The fancy tablwas in charge
of Mrs. Henry IIallgay and Mrs.
Walter Bartlett aud VI trimmed with
running evergreen nd Christmas
greens. Mrs. Rodney fheeler and Mrs.
G. r. Prentiss preside over the aprons
and general utility tlcles. The home
made candy table, yich was attractive
with decorations oeversreens, was in
charge of the Clov club, which Is Miss
Hattie CIarl,'s els of young girls in
Sunday school. NS Edna Wheeler had
table of platina novelties on sale.
Mr. and Mrs. enry c. Squires spent
IN. week end irpringfeld, Mass, with
MIR. and Mrs. I'm Peek.
There are CHE present time rs pa
ticnts in thcIclrosc hospital, which
includes tbretyphoid eases.
Mrs Saral'ovcy, who had been Wis
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-06

Dance at the old skating rink in
Centerville Thursday night, Dee. =
Adv. 236-239
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-06
FATHERS SACRIFICE VAIN.
c. K. Hughes Submitted to Blood
TRANSMISSION to Save Daughter.

STATIONS RIVER, Vt, Dee. 6.-The
six-day- old daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Cecil X. Hughes died yesterday. Sat
urday the child was weakened by hem
orrhages and the father submitted to
the TRANSMISSION of six ounces of his
blood in the hope of saving his daugh-
ter. Mr.. Hughes is a local merchant