The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-10-04

The Liberty Loan campaign was
opened last night at the Lavering be-
fore an immense crowd which was
addressed by d. w Davis of American
Falls, state chairman of the movement,
and Senator w. e. Borah. Cards for
the answering of queries bearing on
the subject and for the purpose of sig
nifying a desire to subscribe, were
passed out among the people before
the speaking. The platform was tasti-
ly and patriotically decorated, at the
hands, we are advised, of Mrs. Conway
The Twin Falls band played several
patriotic airs on the streets and the
people flocked to the theater in
droves, filling every available inch OF
space in the large structure. The
greatest enthusiasm was shown while
The cause of the bonds being pleaded
and the obligations of citizens to buy
them were being set forth.
Senator M. ]. Sweeley opened the
meeting in behalf of Chairman e. ].
Finch and in a few appropriate words
introduced Chairman Davis. Mr.. Da-
Wis said that he had received his ap-
pointment from Washington just a few
days ago. He felt that this was a time
when every citizen should make some
real sacrifice for his country. In sub
stance he continued:
Thousands of young men are being
called upon and are going forth glad
ly to risk their lives and if necessary
to lose them in order to preserve for
as the blessings secured by the sacri-
fices of Washington and his soldiers
during the revolution, and of the boys
in blue during the Civil war. During
these struggles the women at home
suffered many privations in order to
help maintain the fight for liberty
While our boys have in many in
stances gone. the people at home have
been called upon scarcely at all. They
are enjoying unusual prosperity. The
profits on the wheat lands, the beet
lands, the clover lands, the alfalfa
lands, the bean fields of the Twin
Falls tract are so enormous as to be
almost unbelievable. Everyone is en-
joying prosperity and at this time, all
should do something to show an inter
est in the maintenance of the govern
ment in its fight for American rights
and liberties against the greatest au-
y fOcratic power on earth. The COM
'nittees going forth should see to it
that so far as possible all should sub
scribe in proportion to their means.
The man who, out of the present pros
perity can spare $4,000 is a Stacker if
he should buy only a $50 bond. The
first issue of bonds drew three and a
half per cent interest, but were non
taxable. For this reason they were
worth from seven to eight per cent to
those subject to income taxes. The
result was that they were at pre-
MUM and those having them could
sell them at a profit. The govern
naent made the rate of interest on the
present issue four per cent and made
them subject to income tax, so that
there would be no incentive to collect
them into the hands of the wealthy,
bat that they might remain in the
hands of the masses. Those who have
government bonds always have some
thing to fall back on, for they are al
ways salable and can always be used
as collateral to secure loans at a bank,
should the owner want money and at
the same time wish to keep the bonds.
Mr.. Davis made a feeling patriotic plea
and was heartily applauded by the en-
tire audience. His argument that all
, should subscribe to show that the war
was popular seemed to make a strong
impression.
Senator Borah was introduced by
State Chairman Davis and began by
paying an eloquent tribute to Twin
Falls country.
He said that he had been speaking
about the wonderful growth of Twin
Falls throughout the country since he
had been here five years ago and had
been charged with exaggeration, but
was himself surprised when he arriv-
ed, and would try to do justice to the
country hereafter. He said that no
other country in the world would
equal this and repeated the compli-
nent paid it by Governor Alexander
who declared that the valley of the
Nile was inferior to it. Turning to
the bond proposition, Senator Borah
strongly repudiated the statement OF
the pro-Germans that this struggle
was European in character. 1t was
an American war, fought because Ger
many murdered our people, and said
to them that they should travel only
where she permitted in the way she
permitted, or the numbering would
continue. The expense for the first
year would be $4,000, 100000 This
was necessary because the entente
powers were at the limit of their re-
sources and must have our aid, while
at the same time we must prepare tc
Heet a great military power that hao
<been preparing for thirty years. Into
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