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The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-04
A Spoonful Gives Results

When your young chicks do not grow and thrive they need ton ic. B A Thomas Poultry Rem edy is not only a tonic but spe- citic for bowel trouble, gaps, and other chick troubles. Get it to day. We sell it on the money back plan,-Jno. D. Martin, Druggist.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-04
To the Public

Black Jack will make season at my farm ? miles souf bust of Carlisle. S7 to insure Ca NoIl> stand and suck. Care wi taken to prevent accidents ao' eeo' will not be responsible ~houl,g Jess occur. 4612t D. V, Stewaan bU,
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The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-04

Liberty bread for sale at Hummel's. 47 If
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-01-15
THE WAR DEPARTMENT PROBE

No human being could have carried
through the work devolving upon Sec
rotary of War Baker during the past
nine months without mistakes. says
the Deseret News. His task has been
one which is without parallel in this
or any other country; and he is en-
tirely within the truth in saying that
no army of similar size in the history
of the world has ever been raised.
equipped or trained so quickly In
placing blame upon him, therefore,
for some of the blunders that has to
be confessed, it is only fair that he
be credited with his share of the
praise for the stupendous results that
have to be recognized. The latter the
nation can look upon with pride and
wonder. The secretary's chiefest err
ror. as the country will probably now
view il, was in failing to begin his
preparations long before. Many AM
orleans believe that since this coun-
try did not issue a declaration of war
against Germany the day the Lusitan-
ia was sunk, we should at least have
then and there begun our war prepar-
atoms on the most furious scale. But
the government took no such attitude;
and for any executive department to
have assumed It, in advance of action
by congress, would have created po-
litical and economic cyclone in ma
tional affairs that would have had the
most serious consequences. As a mat
ter of fact, the actual war declaration
was made just as soon as public SEN
timent had been thoroughly converted
TO the necessity for II. BY the time
ii came, all opposition had melted
away, and no measure was proposed,
no sum of money asked, that the peo-
pies representatives were not ready
10 grant and the people themselves to
applaud Hence, If Mr.. Baker was
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-01-15

slow in getting started, he was in
good and numerous company. His at
titude was that of his chief who thus
far had kept us out OF war" and of
the country except for smaller but
nOisier elements which wanted war
from the outset. 1t is just possible
also. that Mr. Baker required some
conversion himself He was a thor
ough pacifist, as long as the term did
not imply anything opprobrious, and
he made no secret of it, nor of the
fact that he was unacquainted with
war-making or any of the technical
details pertaining to the bureau for
which his name was proposed But
he is no pacifist now, and he has
shown that he is no tyro in big bust
ness administration. Finally, he is a
good deal of an idealist and very
much of humanitarian-cha
istics that are not usually associated
with military direction or leadership.
If these are drawbacks, they were
known when he was nominated and
confirmed; but it was also known that
he was energetic, clear-headed, and
knew how to be terribly earnest and
whole-hearted in performing any duty
allotted to him.
measured well up to expectations.
The war portfolio might easily have
been placed in worse hands-it is
difficult to think of any one who
would have done much better. There
has at least been commendable har-
mony. 1t is no simple thing to change
the peace-time routine of army bust
ness, with it's entrenched system to
technically and arbitrariness, and to
cut the cables of red tape that tend to
multiply themselves so rapidly and
powerfully in such a department. Mr.
Baker has not accomplished all of
this by any means-many problems
remain unsolved and many policies
will have to be changed. But the sec
rotary seems to have maintained an
open mind, with honesty enough to
admit his mistakes and firmness
enough to stand by the things which
he thinks are right, without the de-
fiant stubbOrnness that appears to be-
come the heritage of so many who are
clothed with sudden and high author
ity.
The above comment from a non
partisan paper which is enthusiastic
ally supporting the winning of the
war; is refreshing when compared
with the unfair denunciation of the
Jonathan Bourne "boiler plate" and
special correspondence" organs, and
of discredited politicians. It may
prove well to divide the work at
Washington, this a matter of expert
opinion, and the creation of a special
commissioner, if not a secretary, will
not unlikely prove expedient. but the
volume of abuse and misrepresenta-
ton of man who has really done
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-01-15
Willard Defends
War Department
Chairman of War Industries Board
Says Work As Whole Has Been
CreditabIe.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14-America's
war work should not pass out of the
hands Of volunteer executives or
dollar year" men, declared Dan
lei Willard, chairman of the war in
dustries board before the senate mil
ltary affairs committee. 1--WE don't
want advisers any more, but we want
ment to do things" said Willard as
he explained that the most of these
volunteers were men who had given
merely their time in an advisory ca
pacity
He lauded the work of Frank a
Vanderbilt, Bernard Baruch, John A.
Ryan and others but added:
Il do not believe that we should
any longer put these men in the criti-
cal position of dealing with them
selves.
Il want to say here" added viii
lard, Il have yet to run across a sin
gle individual who caused me to
doubt his honesty by any word or by
any deed.
1t is advisable, believe, of course
in the future to have the aid of these
big men"
The council of national defense has
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ed attention to a New York dispatch
of Sunday night declaring that May
or Hylan had urged the completion
of a system there for this reason. In
a conversation with TIMES report
er yesterday, Mr. Mcdonnell further
suggested that at present since the
United States entered the war, the in
duStrieS making waterworks machin-
cry are under regulation and the
prices are fixed so that a great part
of the product is kept here. After
the war, when the foreign demand for
our products will increase, it is con-
sidered probable that these restric-
lions will be removed in order that
the people here make as much profit
as possible from foreign trade, so the
tendency must necessarily be upward.
The people listened with close at
tention- After the meeting a number
expressed the opinion that if every
qualified voter could have heard the
talk, all would vote for the bonds and
that apathy and an opposition due to
misunderstandi could alone defeat
the issue. The proof of a greater
softness of water appealed especial
~ to the women present.
Slides showing ancient system prov
ed interesting diversions and educa
tional innovations during the ad
dress
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been of great service to the govern
ment, Willard testified.
Undoubtedly mistakes were made
but on the whole what was accom-
plished by the council of national de-
Tense was creditable," Willard said.
1T was generally recognized that
there was lack of coordination be-
tween the various government de-
partments."
Secretary Bakers reorganization
plan will work. willard said, but de-
clared 1t is faulty, in that it is purely
voluntary. He said the present plan
of cooperation of all purchasing
agencies under the clearance com
mittee of the war industries board
will work if there is some power be-
hind it. Willard said he believed the
plan would work as well as a secre-
tary of munitions. if the president
were authorized to give to the war in
dustries board powers from time to
time to deal with emergencies which
may arise
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-01-15
SCREEN CHATTER

Director John Emerson was
securing New York for the types
desired for Reaching for the
Moon In the meantime Douglas
Fairbanks was entertaining Baron
Moncheur and the Honorable Gus
tafos Whitley of the Belgian diplo-
matte service Emerson happened
in, and thinking they were actors,
asked them if they wanted to work
in the new Aircraft play Upon
realizing his blunder he apologize
ed prOfusely, but the foreigners
laughed good-naturedly and agreed
to play the parts and donate the
money to the Red Cross fund of
Belgium.
Baron Moncheur is the envoy ex-
traOrdinary of the King of Belgium,
and the Honorable James Gustafos
Whitley is a member of the Bel
gian legation in Washington. The
Baron is the secretary of the Bel
gian relief in America.
The work of these distinguished
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Continued From Page u
completion of the waterworks system
giving an abundant supply at a reas-
enable rate, no less than IL new en-
terprises of various sorts have been
started.
After showing how the inserting of
chemicals would take place under the
new system, so that il would be i'm
possible to get enough in to give
disagreeable odor to the water, Mr.
Mcdonnell turned his attention to the
question of cost now as compared
with what it would likely be after
the war. He said that since the war
broke out in Europe the United States
had begun shipping material for wa
terworks systems all over the world
Twelve hundred municipalities have
been destroyed in France alone dur
ing the war and cities and towns have
been wiped out In all the warning
countries. 1t will take at least three
years to rebuild these with material
mostly furnished by America. In
stead of lower rates after the war,
they will probably be higher. He call
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-01-15
Twin Falls Firm
Gets Fine Business
Franklin Gas Turbine Company Has
Great Growth For Year@Appreci-
ates Advertising.

The Franklin Gas Turbine company,
a corporation organized and owned by
Twin Falls people, bids fair to be
tomobile accessory field. Under the
shown a healthy ability to navigate
one considers the youth of the enter
prise and the war time conditions un-
der which it has had to build it's bust
ness, according to the reports for the
year, compiled by it's manager.
The company has already sold it's
manufactured product in Canada and
Australia, in addition to covering most
of the United States F1fty-five auto
mobile accessory jobbers have already
lined up for the sale of articles manu-
featured by the company.
During the past four months adver-
Using has been carried in the Auto
mobile Trade Journal, Motor Age, The
Motor World, HOrSelesS Age, American
Garage and Auto Dealer, Literary Di-
gest, Successful Farming, and r. F.. d.
News. Most of these advertisements
have been full pages, and that the adj
vertising was successful is attested by
the rather remarkable results attain
ed 1t has simply been another ex-
emplification of the oft-repeated
truth, 1T pays to ADVERTISE" says Mr.
Fuller, who has been in Twin Falls
for the past week and who will re-
turn to Detroit shortly after the an
nual meeting of the stockholders of
his company, which occurs January
II. and at which time directors will
be chosen for the ensuing year.
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visitors in the film is surprising,
as one would never suspect that
they were not trained actors, play
ing their parts with dignity and
self-possessiOn-
There are many persons who
have made a careful study of Mark
Twain's boyhoOd hero, Tom Saw
yer" in order to discover where
lay the indefinab1e charm, the
great naturalness and undying
power of this classic of Juveniles.
1t has been conceded that most of
this is the result of the fact that
Twain wrote of himself when he
wrote TON Sawyer that it re-
fleets his own boyhood, and that in
the book, or books, he painted with
his gifted hand. he portrayed the
persons he knew and loved best in
his own early lifetime in old Mis-
souri,. Jack Pickford,. the Para
mount star, has been chosen to por-
tray this character.
Elsie Ferguson's new cinema We
hicle Will be Rose Of the World"
The story has a military atmosphere
which makes the offering quite APP
prOpriate. The role of Miss Fer
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BIG SPY PLOT THOUGHT
(Continu d from page one)

agents of the kaiser in the United
States. The web of evidence against
him, they say, is convincing. They
fear, however, that through a mis-
taken" sense of clemency on the part
of high officials Sporrman will not
be courtmartialed but will be charged
with an offense that will not carry
with it the death penalty.
Hardly single officer in the war
and navy departments today but de-
clared that the German spy system
was growing in this country. All
blamed it on the leniency which so
far has marked American methods in
dealing with the agents of the cen
trail powers Many of the latter have
been arrested and interned, officials
said, who should have been put up
against a blank wall and shot The
result has been to encourage those
who still are operating in the United
States.
Sporrman was reported to be en-
route from Richmond, Va, to Balti-
more this afternoon and was expected
to pass through Washington. Infor-
nation regarding him was refused bv
the navy department, whose agents
have him in custody and the depart
ment of Justice 1t was stated here
that IF the public interests warrant
a statement will be made later on"
That large number of additional
arrests will result from the apprehen-
sion of Sporrman was believed GER
tain here this afternoon. Damaging
admissions were declared to have
been made by persons who have been
associated with him during the last
nine months. One of his associates
at least is reported here to have made
complete statement of her relations
with him and to have detailed ex-
penditures of money for information
regarding both military and naval op-
erations-- The possibility that he will
not be court-martialed at present, in
the hope that deferred action might
lead to further disclosures is discuss
ed here.
JERSEY CITY, N. j.. Jan. Is
That William Merscheimer son of
the Inspector general of prisons in
Germany, was an accomplice of Wal
ter Sporrman, arrested at Old Point
Comfort yesterday after attempting to
fire an aviation magazine, was the
belief of department of justice agents
here today Merscheimer is held here
on charge of having guilty knowl-
edge of recent Brooklyn water front
fires
Government agents arrested Mer-
scheimer following his arraignment
for failure to properly answer his
questionnaire- Merscheimer denies all
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-01-15
ASSOCIATES OR ALLIES

Our modern Bolshevik. who are
helping out the Boches by carping
criticisms on and perversions of ev-
erything done by the administration
now find fault because President Viii
son prefers the word associates" to
"allies" in references made by Ameri-
can officials of all sorts to those
fighting against despotism.
The presidents own explanation is
perfectly clear and needs no further
elucidation. 1t is the same in sub
stance as that offered by the TIMES
a couple of months ago-no nation is
legally allied to the United States that
has not entered into an alliance with
this country, negotiated by the presi-
dent and endorsed by two-thirds of
the senate. We have no allies in this
the primary sense.
What harm if officials do use the
term "allies?" Perhaps none and per
haps much. None of us know what
sort of men may be in charge of sew
eral of the eighteen nations at war
with Germany in six months from to-
day, or what sort of appeals they
might make to their people, A year
ago there was a car in Russia. Six
months ago Kerensky was supreme
there and Russia and the United States
were both at war with Germany. If
we were allied to Russia then we are
allied to Russia still. If our officials
had all referred to Russia in their Of
fetal documents as an ally, how east
ly could an agitator use these docu-
ments to prove that we were so al
lied and to misrepresent our chliga-
tons to the people there? A revolu-
ton has taken place, profoundly af-
fecting many things in Portugal with
in the past few months. We should
be careful in the use of language Of
ficially.
We do not need to go outside our
recent history to learn what damage
can be done by the misuse of this
very term. After the battle of Ma
Mia two consuls over in the orient
feted bunch of exiled Filipino revo-
lutionists and addressed them as al
lies OF course, they were not leg
ally authorized to do so. But the
leaders of the Filipinos either thought
that they were, or pretended that they
thought so, and represented to their
people that they had been recognized
as the government of the Philippine
republic The people believed them.
They quoted the utterances of the
consuls to prove their case and the
natives were convinced by these agi-
tators that we had broken faith with
them. We had to use Krags to con
vince them of their error.
There are newspapers published in
this state today, and sore" politicians
elsewhere that seem to care little
what international misunderstanding
may arise if they can shake the faith
OF the people and the world in the
Wilson administration.
The fact is that they are not and
never have been real friends of de-
mocracy. The special interests bv
whose grace they live, or by whose
sufferance they once held office. want
to prevent peace in which the cus-
toms wars will be made impossible.
Not that the interests necessarily
want the war; they want the GUS
toms to further their own private in
terests at the expense of the rest of
the people.
Hence, we have all this "scuttling"
and distortion and petty picking, be-
cause they have no big issue on which
they dare to show their hands
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-01-15
TWO EXCELTENT PICTURES. ono

TWO EXCELLENT PICTURES Arbucke comedy
other the stellar
role, novelty vaudeville better class,
Idaho the the
The program continues Tuesday and Wednesday.
"A Country Hero Fattys funniest real laugh
from to finish especially his experience with his iver
THE Secret Came based international situation
and vivid tale of instinct that will not
It's chuck full of big they the kind that
satisfy a craving creeps,"
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-01-15
CHANCE TO GET EVEN

II Alexander Berkman and the
others sent to Jail for conspiring un-
der the leadership of Emma Goldman
to beat the draft want to wreak fright
full vengeance on her for getting them
into trouble, they should, whenever
the opportunity offers. sing to her,
that old pathetic song, whoa, Emma.
You Got Me in Such a Dilemma"
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great work, when such abuse springs
from either personal pique or from a
desire to furnish the interests Of mo-
nopolies that the secretary has sue
cessfully opposed in nothing short OF
unpatriotic
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-01-15

guson carries with it much SYM
pathy, as the wife of a dashing
young captain who loses his life
in q heroic manner, and in portray
ing the events that disturbed the
life of Rosamond she rises to great
heights of artistry.
Pauline Frederick and her lead
ing man, Thomas Meighan, recently
were star entertainers at Hero
land" New York's biggest allied
charity bazaar. They gave a scene
depicting the trials and tribulations
of studio life during the taking of
their latest Paramount picture.
They had lines to speak and every
thing. 1t was the first time either
had spoken a line on any stage
aside from the pictures) for three
years and they both had stage
fright.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-01-15
Classified Advertisements
Received Too Late For
Classification.

LOST-Shoe and glove. Shoe be-
tween county hospital and Filler
Glove between Macauley's store and
Orpheum theatre. Return to Times
office for reward.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-01-15

WANTED-Woman to work in small
family. General house work and
nursing Reference required. Phone
sos ] g.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-01-15

FOR SALE-Good 7-room house on
acre tract on Blue Lakes boulevard.
cheap See w A. Moomaw at Young's
Hardware company.
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knowledge of Sporrman's activities
and insists that he is loyal to the
United States government
Eat Royal War Bread9 at is wheat
less" 15c the loaf -Advt
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-01-15
The TWIN FALLS TIMES
TWice-a- Week
Published Tuesdays and Thursdays
by the
TINES PRINTING 4 PUBLISHING
COMPANY. LTD.
c. L. LONGLEY, General Manager
$500 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
sf4sfa

Entered at the Twin Falls postof-
flee as second class matter as a twice.
a-week publication, October Is. 1900
ce-DiscOntInuance Many sub
scribers prefer not to have then
subscriptions interrupted in case they
fail to remit before expiration. No'
withstanding this, it is not assumed
that continuous service is desired !;
still, subscribers are expected to no
tify us with reasonable promptness to
stop if the paper is no longer desired.
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"FATTY'' ARBUCKLE AND FAMOUS
JAP ACTOR ON SPLENDID PROGRAM

COUNTRY HERO KLE-PARANIOUNT COMEDY AND
HAYAKAWA GAME "A SECRET
SERVICE STORY THRILLING AND NIYSTIFYING-vAUDE-
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FOR SALE+Desirable lot on Sew
enth avenue east near Third street
Bargain if sold today. Room 90. Per
rine hotel.
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i
Report of Condition of the
FARMERS & MERCHANTS NATION
AL BANK AT KIMBERLY
In the state of Idaho, at the close of
business on December 81, 1917:
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts.$ 79,927.67
Liberty Loan Bonds, 31b
per cent and per cent,
pledged to secure state or
other deposits or bills
payable ...-.----.--.-----.-....-.....- 10000 90
Stock of Federal Reserve
Bank $50 per cent of
subscription) .-----.--......--. $4,000
Equity in Banking House. 7,494.82
Furniture and fixtures 2,4S5.6o
Lawful reserve with FEEDER
al Reserve Bank-......-. 6,655. 90
Cash in vault and net a.
mounts due from nation
al banks --,:-------..------.....-. 14.s2472
Checks on other banks in
the same city or town as
reporting bank -.-.-,-..----.---.,- ses.42
Total of items Is and
Is ------------.--.-------- 5,293.14
Checks on banks located
outside of city or town
of reporting bank and
other cash items .-..... 10000
Other assets, if any-Prof-
it and Loss account. 1895
Total s117, So0.se
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in......s 25.OO0,0O
surplus fund --.-.---,----.--------...- 2,500.0o
Individual deposits sub
ject to check ......-....-.-.. 76.s9s.79
Cashiers checks outstand-
ing --.---.-----..-----...--....-. 5,425.s2
Total of demand depos-
its (other than bank de-
posits) subject to Reserve
items 33 and SO, $S2,42461
Certificates of deposit 10th
er than for money Dor
rowed) ---,----...-..-.---.-...-..-.. 7,5O6.14
Otner time deposits ..-.--- 370.1I
Total of time deposits
subject to Reserve,
Items 41-44, ..s7.S7624
Total -:--;--..----......-....-...- s117. 500 Sc
State of Idaho
)ss
County of Twin FalIs)
/, G. B. Smith, cashier of the
above named bank, do solemnIy swear
that the above statement is true to
the best of my knowledge and belief
G. B. SMITH. Cashier
Correct7Attest:
j. M. STEELSMITH.
w. T. COMBS
N. w. SWEARINGEN.
Directors
Subscribed and. sworn to before me-
this 14th day of January, 1918.
l.. H. WALDEN,
Notary Public.
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WATER SYSTEM EXPLANATIONS

Continued From Page u