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The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-01-11
NOT SIMILAR SAYS
MAYOR SW[fLf
Boise Decision About Private
Detectives InappIiCabIe.
BOISE MAYOR HIRES DETECTIVES
WITHOUT CONSENT OF COUNCIL
Judge Mccarthy Holds Boise Has No
Such Right Under Operation Of
Black Law.

1.-THE case decided by Judge c. P.
Mccarthy of Boise, in which he held
that money could not be legally paid
in that city to a private detective
agency is not similar to the situation
in this city in which the Burns De-
tective agency was employed; but |
am not prepared to make a statement
of the matter covering the points of
difference at this time" said Mayor E.
M. Sweeley, Monday, when asked by
a Times representative in regard to
the matter.
That Mayor Robinson, of Boise,
acted without authority in hiring,
through ]. r. Compton, private detec-
tives from outside of the state with
out first having the concurrence of
the council, is the opinion of Judge
G. P. Mccarthy, in a lengthy opinion
handed down Saturday evening in the
case Of Joseph Sullivan versus Louise
Johnson, treasurer of Boise, in which
the treasurer is enjoined from pay
ing warrants aggregating the sum of
$1040.90 for hiring of outside detec-
tives While a majority of the men,
bers of the council by their vote rati-
fled the actions of the mayor by vot-
ing for the bill, the court holds that
under the statute the claims were not
lawfully created in the first place and
therefore the attempted ratification
must fail under the law
After reviewing the facts in the
4 case ana tie contentious of counsel
for the plaintiff and the defense, Judge
Mccarthy says
1T is contended by the plaintiff that
the employment of detectives by Comp.
ton at the instigation of the mayor die
not create a valid claim against the
city 1t seems that this point is wei
taken for the reason that the mayor
did not have authority to authorize
Compton to employ the detectives
without the concurrence of the council
1t is so held in Moore versus Hupp, II
Idaho, 239 and is so provided in eff
feet by section 13 of chapter 80 O
the session laws OF 1911, known as the
Black law, under which Boise City i:
now operating, that section providing
that the council has power from time
to time to create, fill and discontinue
appointive offices and employments
whether prescribed herein or not II
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-01-11
GREAT SHOSHONE
SOLD SATURDAY
Single Bid of $9,OOO,OOO Secured PlO-
neer Electrical Company's Property
at Sale Saturday.

A single bid of 100000 by the
Electric Investment Co., the minimum
sum fixed by the United States district
court, was accepted at the foreclosure
sale of the great Shoshone & TWIN
Falls Light & Power company Satur-
day. and the pioneer company of
southern Idaho became virtually merg-
ed in the combination of electrical
companies in this state The Electric
Investment company was represented
at the sale by F. F. Johnson, of Boise,
and there was no other bidder. Twin
Falls will be headquarters for the
Southern Idaho division of the com
lpany.
The Great Shoshone company was
originally organized by the Kuhn COM
pany of Pittsburg and extended its
high tension lines with great rapidity
to practically all of the towns on the
Twin Falls tract on both sides of the
river. Its lines extended for more
than 300 miles. When the company
in common with the other enterprises
of the Kuhn brothers became involved
financially, it was placed in the hands
of receiver in suit brought by the
Equitable Trust Co. In November,
1914 William T. Wallace was appointed
receiver About this time the Idaho
Light and Power company asked leave
to enter the field where the Great Sho-
shone had previously had a monopoly.
The theory at that time was that there
would be competition between the new
company and the Great Shoshone. The
old company fought the admission of
the new into its field but the latter
was eventually permitted to enter. A
short time thereafter the merger of the
great electrical interests of the state
previously planned, was announced
Governor Alexander tried to prevent
the granting of permission to the COM
panies to merge, but the public utility
! commission refused to act on his ad-
, vice, after which the getting together
of the companies was generally con
sidered as inevitable.
Mr. Wallace, who was receiver fol
: the Great Shoshone is general mana
| ger for the Electric Investment com
, pany, which is connected with large
, eastern electrical concerns.
In connection with the sale Mr.. Wal
: lace stated that the property would
2 not be consolidated until after the
' confirmation of sale by Judge Diet
t rich, of the United States distric
= court, which will probably take place
r about the middle of February. Judge
2 Dietrich is now in California and viii
not return until February 70, it is
thought that he will take no actor
until his return. In the meantime
two sets of offices will be maintained
= The Great Shoshone will continue its
extensions at Glover and Gooding anC
e will proceed with the work of install
= ing the new light plant at Wendell
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-01-11
Continued on Page ~
SALMON SETTLERS VOTE
ON DIRECTORS TUESDAY
Land & Water Company Propose to
Give Settlers Voice in Management
of Canal System

At a meeting of the board of direc-
tors of the Salmon tract Settlers as
sociation, held in the Office of c. O.
Longley, Saturday afternoon, Mana
ger G. NJ Hall, of the Canal company,
was present and stated that in the
event that the settlers desired to -ec-
omemnd three men for the directorate
of the company, the meeting of the
directors of the Canal company, which
was called for January 10th, would
be adjourned until the settlers could
take action, and the three men sell
ected by them, would be appointed as
directors by the company, and, as
far as practicable, given charge of the
distribution of the water during the
coming year. AS a result of the dill &C.
tors of the Settlers association sig
nifying their willingness to acauiesce
in such arrangement the Canal COM
pany meeting has been postponed. A
general election of the Salmon tract
settlers has been called for next Tues
day the south district to vote at Ber-
ger and the north district at Hollister.
Each voter is required to vote for one
director for his own district and one
director at large, thus securing three
directors from the tract.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-01-11
STOCKHOLDERS ARE
IN SESSION TODAY
Annual Meeting of Canal Com
paE Being Held.
LARGE CROWD AT ELECTION IN
LAYERING THEATRE
Mayor Sweeley Presides-Eight Can
didates for DirectOrship Placed in
Nomination.

The stockholders of the Twin Falls
Canal company organized this morn
ing by the election of Mayor Sweeley
as temporary chairman, and Edwin
N. Day, temporary secretary, an or
ganization that was later made per-
ment and, after certain little flurries
that indicated that the fires of con-
troversy were banked, but not extin-
guished, got down to the business of
voting for directors while listening to
the annual report of Secretary Taylor
of the company.
The temporary organization was ef-
fected at the office of the company,
after which the meeting adjourned to
meet at the Lavring theatre. Accord
ing to the order of business provided
in the bylaws, the following tellers
were appointed: H. H. Fisher, Claude
Brown, j. L. Barnes, Harry West, Ed.
Littler and Stuart H. Taylor. On
motion of NJ. j. Sweeley the stock
holders were divided into two sec
tions, all those having names be-
ginning with letters between A and
M, inclusive, voting in one box and
those having names beginning with
letters from N to 2, inclusive, voting
in another.
Nominations for directors were then
declared in order and the following
eight names we're placed before the
meeting: w. F. Forbes, George c. Leth
~. II. Seaver, w. o. Taylor, ]. H. Bar
ker, Frank Brown, e. j. Spike and
F. A. Kennedy. Mayor II w Herman
of Bull, who nominated Barker and
Fred Nihart of the same place, who
nominated Spike, made short but fer
vid talks for their men,
Attorney p W. Monahan, of Bull
started the only conflagration when
he moved that the names of the candi.
dates for director with the amount oil
land opposite the name of each be
placed on blackboard. Dan Connol
opposed the motion in a speech in
which he said that efficiency for the
purpose in view was what was required
and the amount of land owned was
immaterial. He said that a man die
not ask farm hand whom he planned
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-01-11
DOGS TO BE SHOT
OR KEPT MUzzlED
Commissioners and City Council Act
on Presence Of Rabies in This Coun-
ty.

Concurrent action looking to the
prevention of the spread of rabies IN
volving the muzzling of dogs, the kill
ing of unmuzzled CANNES and the pun
ishment of dog owners who fail to obey
the regulations was taken yesterday by
the board Of county commissioners and
the city government. The action was
taken as a result of the presence OF
several dogs affected with hydropho-
bia, killed between Buhl and Filler,
within the last ten days. The head or
one of the animals was sent to Boise
last week and on examination it prov
ed to be affected with rabies. Prompt
action was taken today on receipt OF
positive information in regard to the
result of the examination. The re-
solution reads as follows:
Whereas, it has come to the atten-
ton of the County Board of Health
of Twin Falls county, state of Idaho,
that hydrophobia is prevalent among
dogs throughout all parts OF said Twin
Falls county, and
Whereas, great danger exists to the
people residing in and sojourning in
said county by dogs suffering and af-
flicted with said disease, and running
at large in said county.
Now, be it resolved, that it shall be
unlawful, after the passage and ap-
proval of this resolution by the Board
of Health of said Twin Falls county
land the approval of the same by the
state board of health for any person
OF persons owning, keeping or harbor-
ing any dog or dogs in said Twin
Falls county, to permit said dog OF
dogs to run at large in said county oi
Twin Falls without said dogs being
properly and securely muzzled.
i Be it resolved further, that any dog
or dogs found running at large IL
the said county of Twin Falls, after
the passage and approval of this reso
luton, and the approval of the same
by the state board of health of thu
state of Idaho, without being muzzled
as herein provided, shall be killed, b.
the proper constituted authorities.
Be it resolved further, that any per
son or persons violating the term
and conditions of this resolution, upol
conviction, shall be fined not less thai
five ($500) dollars, and not more thai
one hundred ($100.00) dollars, to
gether with the costs of prosecution.
Passed and approved this 10th da,
of January, 1916.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-01-11
VAST SUMS PAID
FOR SUGAR BETS
Four Plants in Idaho Expended Near
ly Two Million Dollars for Product.

The beet sugar industry in Idaho
paid the growers one million eight
hundred and sixty thousand dollars
in 1915, according to the best pos
sible estimate, says the Burley Rul-
letin.
There are four beet sugar factories
in Idaho. Three of them are owned
by the I:ah-Idaho Sugar company
and are located at Idaho Falls, Sugar
City and Blackfoot.
The other is at Burley and is owned
by the Amalgamated Sugar company
!. The beet receipts totaled $4,000
tons.
The establishment OF a new factory
at Twin Falls this year will add ma
,terially to the Importance Of the in
dustry In Idaho, and will be of mater
lal benefit to this section of the state.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-01-11
TWIN FALLS SCHOOL
SYSTEM IS PRAISED
BurIey Superintendent Finds Much to
Commend in Their Present Man.
agement.

That the Twin Falls schools are
\eonducted in an excellent manner and
IEhat superintendent Hal G. Blue ably
assisted by Principal c. H. bowman
of the high school, are maintaining a
gfine organization, was the opinion ex-
pressed Friday by superintendent j.
]. Rea, of the Burley high school, who
was in the city Thursday attending the
organization meeting of the Associated
clubs.
Superintendent Rea is president of
the Burley Commercial club He was
lavorably impressed with everything
that he saw around Twin Falls, but
laid especial stress on the satisfactory
features Of the school system
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-01-11
MURPHY /. TO HAVE
A ROYAL RECEPTION

The sixth annual anniversary OF the
coronation of King Murphy, which will
be held at the Rogerson cafe on the
morning of January 81, promises to
exceed any previous affair OF the
kind held in honor of the monarch OF
the spud. The royal hall will be dec
GRATED by Prince Wilton and the Duke
Of Ashton promises to have program
that will include everything from the
regal reception and courtly wit OF
the days OF knighthood. to the mod
ern gridiron. The program will be
announced in few days. when the
menu will also be made public. 1t
has leaked out, however, that sew
eral populous homes OF turkey are apt
to be depleted to furnish companions
for the lonely ruler Of potatoaand-
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-01-11
SHORTILINE BUSINESS
STILL INCREASING
Twenty Per Cent. Increase Shown in
Amount Of Business Over Last Year.
Many Spuds Go.

That the business of the Oregon
Short Line has increased about 20 per
cent during the past week is the dec
laration of Agent d. e. Sullivan, who
says that the annual slump after the
holidays has not been nearly as pro-
nounced as usual. The business of the
road has continued good throughout
the fall and winter, at period when
ordinarily very little has been done
There are many potatoes now being
shipped out, the prices being good for
the season. Other shipments are
keeping up.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-01-11
Continued on Page A.
AUTO SHOW TO
BE A BIG AFFAIR
Date Changed to Last Week in March.
VIII Be Held in the Oliver Taber-
nacle.

Plans for the Twin Falls Automobile
show are rapidly assuming proportions
which bid fair to make it one of the
biggest events that have ever taken
place in this section of Idaho. This is
the first show of it's kind that Idaho
has had and Boyd H. Fuller, the man
ager, intends that it shall do full JUS
tice to the name Twin Falls has gain
ed as a doer of big things.
The date for the show has been
changed to the third week of March, it
being possible to secure at that time
the large tabernacle that will be erect
ed for the Oliver Evangelistic services
1t was found that the building in
which it was first planned to hold the
show did not have enough floor space
to accommodate the dealers who wish
ed to exhibit This change in place
will more than double the floor space
available for the show 1t also makes
possible the holding of the show at a
later date than previously planned.
This will allow all of the dealers plen-
ty of time to secure their new models
for the exhibit and some of the new
models this spring promise to be very
startling, as great advances are being
made by the manufacturers in the de-
velopment of style in automobile bo-
dies and power in motors, not to men
tion the minor improvements and add
tional conveniences which are being
continually added for the comfort of
automobilists.
Elaborate preparations are being
made for decorations, lighting, music,
entertainment, etc. Music will be fur
nished by either the Alfonte orchestra
or the Twin Falls band.
great attendance is expected at the
show, especially II the reduced rates
are secured on the railroads. Some OF
the automobile dealers Of Twin Falls
estimate that more than 300 automo-
biles will be sold in Twin Falls coun-
ty during the present year; when one
considers the magnitude of the indus
try even locally 1t Is not at all haz-
ardous to predict splendid success
for Twin Falls first automobile show.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-01-11
HELD BIG MEETINGS

DR.. w. A. Sullivan, Prof. e. J. Fjel-
sted, of the bureau of animal industry,
and Wallace N Birch, county agri-
cultural agent, returned Saturday from
"trip to the west end of the county
where they held several fine meetings.
Wednesday evening they spoke to a
large crowd at Superior, Thursday
evening to large audience at Syringa,
and Friday night to a meeting at Cas-
tleford. Everywhere much interest
was shown.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-01-11
CALLED BY BROTHER'S DEATH

Reese M. Williams received a tele-
gram Saturday announcing the death
of brother-in-law, B. A. Jernigan,
In Usage City, Kans. He left Sunday
morning for Kansas Mr.. Jernigan
was the husband of a sister Of Mr..
Williams. During his absence H. e.
Rounds will act as city clerk pro
tenn. for which position he has been
otncially selected by the city council.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-01-11
NEW MILL FOR JARBIDGE

]. L. Gray, who was in the city from
Buhl Saturday stated that the North
Star Mining & Milling company. in
which he is heavily interested, will
install mill at Jarbidge within the
next ten days. others interested In
the company are M. e. Reynolds, cash
Ter of the Bank of Bruneau, W. D. Rey-
|nolds of Mountain Homo, and J. G..
watt, of Mountain Home.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-01-11
WILL SPEAK AT BOISE

DR.. W. A. Sullivan will deliver an IL
lustrated lecture Thursday at a meet
ing Of the Idaho Swim Growers asso-
citation, showing by means of stereop-
tican views, the work Of fighting chol-
era on the Twin Falls tract.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-01-11
GLOVER MEETINGS THIS WEEK

Much interest is being manifested
here among dairymen in the meetings
which will be held in the Commercial
club rooms Thursday evening and in
the high school Friday afternoon. 1t
is the belief of those pushing the af-
fair that, weather permitting, every
one interested in the dairy busin ness
in the country round about will be
present.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-01-11
MISSIONARIES FAREWELL DANCE

A farewell dance will be given in
the Cotillion hall Thursday evening,
January 13, to l.. C. Lamareoux and
Vernon Jarman who leave in a few
days for the east as missionaries for
the l.. d. s. church.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-08

PUPILS
IlV RAID

CLEVELAND. O., Feb. s. =
Five girls aud five boys, stu
dents in east end high schools,
are held by the police as the re-
suit of a raid on an East 18th
street house, near st. Clair DIV.
The names OF the ten young
people were furnished the Off
GERS by young man giving his
name as Harold Sicgel and veri-
fled by three of the girls them
selves.
No Formal Charges.
One girl found In the East
10th st. house was taken from
her home I'm an auto by young
man, according to the girls
mother, who had reported her TO
the police as missing.
Siegel was placed under arrest
on the charge of operating a dis
orderly house.
The high school youths and
the girls were not put under
formal charges.
Police Chief Rowe said that IA
arrests might result from the
raid, which was made as part
of the police campaign TO clean
up houses. apartments and no
tells used for unlawful purposes.
"Sweeteart" Letters.
A big bundle of letters, many
of them beginning Sweetheart"
and "Dearie," were also found
in the raided house. Detective
Lieutenant Sterling said.
Officers who made the raid
told me there was reason TO ne-
lieve girls were held prisoners in
the house, and that other young
girls and youths came there
often" said Sterling.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-08

An announcement that the
proposed irrigation project to
reclaim 10000 acres of prai-
RE land south of Tacoma had
taken definite form was made
today by j. b.. Hawthorne,
contractor.
Public attention was first CALL
ed to the feasibility of the plan a
few days ago by Glen Parker OF
the U. S. geological survey, in a
talk to the Rotary club.
Until Hawthorne let 1t be
known today that an actual con-
summation of the idea was In
progress, it had been supposed to
be only a hazy proposal.
Instead, 1t bids fair to develop
into one of the most extensive i'm
provements of the year.
Intake at Electron.
The enterprise, expected to re-
Quire capital of several hundred
thousand dollars, will draw It's
water supply from the Puyallup
river.
The intake will be placed at
Blectron, just below the Stone &
Webster power plant which helps
supply the Tacoma car system
with current.
The water will pass through
five miles of wood stave pipe and
10 miles Of open ditch to the
prairies. There 1t will be distrib-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-08
Project to Irrigate Vast Acreage
Near Tacoma Takes Definite Form

uted as needed by small irriga-
tion bitches of the usual type.
Surveys All Made.
The project has been under con-
temptation for three years. The
engineering work is completed,
and expert opinions by govern
ment and other engineers have
been obtained. Water rights have
been acquired and other arrange
ments made.
Announcement of the beginning
of actual construction Is expected
to be made in a few days.
In general, the plans call for
the construction of two irrigation
units each supplying $4,000
acres. 1t will require 10 months
to get water on the land.
Biggest on Sound.
Associated with Hawthorne in
the enterprise are NJ. w. Dibble,
hiJ contracting partner, and e. M.
More.
The enterprise will be the larg-
est of the kind attempted on this
side of the mountains in the
northwest, and will bring water
to the land at a lower cost per
acre than any other irrigation
system in the world, according TO
fits hackers.
: ut will mean everything to
Tacoma" says Hawthorne.
Property which heretofore has
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-08

ANOTHER
PUZZLE

Editor The Tines:
Now | am sore; some one had
the nerve to say that they solved
the dot puzzle before the ink
got dry on the edition in which
it was printed.
All right, Mr., Mrs. and Miss
Times Readers, do this one
Place 40 dots on a piece of
paper in such a position that you
will have SO STRAIGHT rows
of 4 dots to the row. There is
one restriction, however, / must
make, and that is that you will
not attempt to solve this puzzle
until the ink gets dry.
Very truly yours,
NJ. w. MORRIS.
p. S.-Yes, | have the answer
here at the office, 762 Broad
way; you may see it any time.
NJ. w. NJ.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-08
GERMAN
NAVY TO
BATTLE =?

LONDON, Feb. S.-Dutch ru-
mors that the German navy is
preparing for it's long-expetced
dash today constituted the basis
for the belief that a mighty bat
tie in the North sea is imminent.
These rumors we're supported
by apparently corroborative re-
ports from other sources than
The Hague that the Gerhsns
along the Belgian coast have
withdrawn and have taken refuge
in the Kiel canal.
Leaves of absence for all Of
ficers are reported to have been
cancelled.
Copenhagen reports extreme
activity in the Kiel canal and
that the German ships are about
to venture forth to risk an en-
gagement.
Four Zeppelins and a flock Of
Taubes have reinforced the air
flotilla at Kiel. The German
dreadnaughts are equipped with
17-inch guns, while the Zeppe.
Inns are equipped to shoot tor
pedoes from the air.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-08
TODAY'S CLEARINGS
Greetings, have you dis.
carded your galoshes?

Pass 1t to Doc Trimble. he
got 25 jobs out of Owen Woods.
That's going some, with city
campaign just coming on.
Now they predict 30-cent
gasoline. Then's when we
start a fad for riding the
self-starting burro.
If our bad weather is due to
the heavy gun-fire in Yurrup, rs
some of the wise old owls say,
we're more than ever in favor OF
peace.