American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1916-06-29

were Governor Alexander ana JUSTICE
William Morgan of the supreme court
were two of the principal speakers.
The governor after expressing himself
in terms of lofty patriotism, mention
ed the fact that he had but one son,
whom he gladly laid on the altar OF
his country as sacrifice at this time
of trial. The audience was full OF
enthusiasm. Later in the evening
Judge Morgan took occasion in the
course of short address to deplore
the fact that he had no sons whose
service the nation might be given. He
pointed out however, that he had two
| daughters, nice sweet girls, who IN
the course of time he hoped would
become the wives of patriotic Ameri-
cans. He appreciated the fact that
in the United States there were mil
lions of patriotic young men, any one
of whom might aspire to wed one OF
these girls (when she had grown up.)
Although he had no sons that he
might offer, he did feel that he could
and now did lay on the altar of his
country each and all of the tentative
and potential sons in law. The au-
dience appreciated the sacrifice that
had been made and gave the speaker
an enthusiastic ovation.
The meeting was not all buncombe,
however, the large audience in its
reception of the speakers showed that
1t fully appreciated and understood
the crisis confronting the country, not
only on account of the Mexican sit
, uation. but also on account of the war
} in Europe. 1t was pointed out that
this was no play spell that the boys
in uniform gathered at the barracks
were confronting, but grim and bloody
, war, probably to be harder fought and
more productive of the loss of life and
treasurer than the Spanish-American
war and the Filipino insurrection,
: and that the man who marched away
= at the call to arms would not re-
turn again, and that those who did re-
turn would be different men.
Although great enthusiasm was
shown by the speakers and auditors,
it was not altogether "hurrah"
meeting with "come on boys, do you
want to live forever" as Joyous re-
Il frain. Rather the serious side was
. accentuated. The speakers endeavor-
= ed to show the sacredness OF the call
! to patriotic duty-the fact that citizen
;al xu;t oi n H.
legations which 1t was the duty and
u the privilege of all who can to as
- sumo and bear willingly and courag'
~ eously.
At the meeting the proposal was
made that fund should be raised In
Boise to care for the dependent ones
i of those who entered the service. This
l. met with popular favor, and within
~ short time several thousand dollars
a was rendered. This amount has beer
u increasing daily since the meeting, ant
3 indications are that there will be ov
u er $4,000 on hand by the end OF thu
10 week.
~ One Thousand See ArrOwrOck Dam
I'll What was termed the Statesman
nc Special was run to Arrowrock dam ol
oy Thursday last There were thirteel
ie large passenger coaches loaded Wit
= people from Boise and nearby point
e who made the trip to the great dan
OF had view of the great body of waite
le impounded by the dam, and watche
II the great flush of the water throug
70 the spillway and stood and soaked j
IL the spray that rose from the fina
81 plunge of the foaming rapids. Their
'h' fas fully thousand people on tn
train. Although many Of them ha
as been at the site of the dam during tn
lst period of construction. PRACTICAL
he none of them had been there since II
* completion and the filling of the gref
ng reservoir.
ad Arrowrock dam in engineering Gil
TX cles is regarded as one OF the gref
rst achievements of the age. The dai
ut which is of concrete is one OF II
he highest ever built in the United State
rth 1t creates an artificial lake IN u
To- Boise river twenty miles in leng'
the and at points over a mile in widt
,rk with an extreme depth Of nearly ~
the feet. There was a general impressie
ills on the part of those who Joined in Il
md excursion that there should be bui
out up somewhere along the shore line
unit this lake, or even Immediately belo
tor the dam one of the pleasantest SUI
md mer resorts With the constructi'
len of a first class auto road and the ere
Sc ton OF a club house an dof cottag
the for rent, this could be made breat
, ing place for the people of the Bci
he country difficult TO excel in al
r country.
ept Prohibition Delegates Elected.
of Although the members who atten
as ed the mass convention OF the pr
hibitionists in Boise was small, t
was enthusiasm shown was considerab
With Delegates to the national convent
z a of the party at St Paul on July