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The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-03-07
Prohibition Party
Still Is Existant
Declines to be Utterly Absorbed in the
XNew National 0rganizatiOn-FOrm
er Socialist Makes Loyal Talk.

CHICAGO, March THE prohibi-
tion party is still in the ring today
but, in the parlance of pugilism, it is
"out on its feet" 1t has refused to
take the count at the hands of the new
National party but some here today
believe the prohibition party has lost
most of it's punch and retains only a
semblance of it's old fighting form.
Delegates to the national conven-
tion of the party here refuse to APP
prove the merger plan by which the
prohibition organization would have
passed out of existence to be absorb
ed in the National party. The conven-
ton, however, took the teeth out of the
rejection vote by approving compro-
mise plan which indorses the objects
and purposes of the National party
and provided for program of close
cooperation with that organization.
On the heels of the adoption of the
cooperation plan delegates from
eight states broke entirely away from
the prohibitionists and announced they
would henceforth adhere to the Ma
tional party. The states who bolted
are Minnesota, Wisconsin, North and
South Dakota, Washington, Oregon,
Massachusetts and New Jersey. Be-
sides the states that bolted more than
100 delegates to the prohibition con-
vention announced their affiliation as
individuals with the National party.
The prohibitionists pledged them
selves to aid the National party in
electing state legislators, pledged to
the ratification of the national prohi-
bition amendment and to support the
National party's nominees for con-
oil 10
a fund of $4,000 to be placed at the
disposal of the National party.
In its own behalf the Prohibition
party plans to continue its active sup
port of the campaign for national pro-
hibition as a war measure and of the
movement for permanent national pro-
hibition.
The National party will meet here
today to consider it's platform. In its
preliminary sessions yesterday it eff
fected an organization and marked
time, awaiting the outcome of the pro-
hibition fight on the merger plan.
David Coates of Colorado, was made
permanent chairman; Mrs Marie
Brehm of California, vice chairman
and Miss F. Getz of Illinois and ]. w
Holmes of Minnesota, secretaries.
Absolute loyalty and a pledge of the
party's support of President Wilson
in his prosecution of the war were fea
lures of the keynote address delivered
by John Spargo, the noted Socialis
who left his party because of it's un
patriotic attitude toward the war.
Enter new animal in the politica
menagerie. If suggestion made b,
Louise Adams Grout, of New Yorl
to-day is adopted the bull dog is to b.
the emblem of the new National party
1t will replace, it is believed, tn
Progressive moose and the Prohibi
ton camel, and take it's place along
side the Republican elephant and tn
democratic donkey Miss Adam
Grout says the bulldog should be tn
emblem of the new party, since it
purpose is always to watch the publ
interest.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-03-07

vent organized autocracy from rul-
ing while democracy fights on a
thousand bittlefields."
Again he swung his fists at the
packers and cried:
"Oh, l hope you are God fearing gen
tlemen. The men in Jail are no worse
off than the men in your stockyards.
The prisoners are lonely, they get
rough food, they work hard, most of
them. And your wOrkmen are lonely,
they too, get rough food and not much
of it, and they too work hard and
long.
Democracy has no greater hope
than organized labor The unions are
protecting you packers, though you do
not know it; protecting you from the
same fate that overlook Russia. Their
organizing slaves off rebellion"
James G. Condor, attorney for the
packers, previously declared that the
packers were giving the best they had
ito make the employees happy. He said
mo firm is obliged to pay its en-
ployes enough money to join unions
any more than it is obliged to pay
their club dues and initiation fees"
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-03-07
LEGAL AUTHORITY TO Ii
CENSE BOND SALES IS
STRICKEN OUT
Many Amendments Are
Still Pending
Democratic Insurgents Form ALI.
ance With Republicans to Fight
Three Principal Measures Of the
Administration.

WASHINGTON. March THE
stubborn fight waged in the senate for
the past ten days over the $500 100000
war finance corporation bill drew to
close today.
The measure no longer contains le-
gal authority for the corporation to
decree the life or death of any private
industry during the war.
The senate also refused to go on
record as favoring the treasury de
partment's proposal to place all Sc
curities issued by private firms or cor
poration under license. Any concern
that failed to get its securities approx
ed by the capital issues committee, un-
der the terms of the bill as proposed
/ by the treasury department, would
have been subject to criminal prosecu-
tion for trying to market such secur-
tiles. AS it stands now the commit
tee can exercise a sort of wise power
over securities, but it has no author
ity to prevent any concern from
throwing its bonds on the market.
Many amendments. some designed
to keep the corporation free of "big
business" control, remained to be vot-
ed upon today
Democratic insurgents allied with
Republican opposition in the senate
yesterday afternoon threatened three
important administration measures
with radical amendment or defeat.
The judiciary committee again fail
ed to act on the Overman bill granting
> the president broad powers to reorgan-
ize the war government. 1t had ex-
: pected to have a test vote on a motion
to send the bill back to sub-commit-
tee for hearings but such action was
postponed when senators of both par
ties proposed substitutes. Senator
, Hoke Smith of Georgia, Democrat,
proposed to limit the presidents pow
ers of reorganization to the war and
navy departments. Senator Sterling
OF South Dakota, a Republican, sug-
- gested an amendment to confine the
reorganization to the executive de-
partments.
' 1t was regarded as practically GER
tain that the bill would never be re-
= ported without drastic amendments
r carefully specifying the presidents
e power in reconstructing the war man
agement.
Y The appropriations committee flat
, ly refused to recommend a grant of
e power asked by the president for
. blanket authority to purchase German
D lowned piers at Hoboken until it re-
4 ceived information showing why such
= action is needed and how much it will
q cost.
J. Another meeting will be held to-
s morrow when the committee will hear
S A. Mitchell Palmer, custodian of alien
/ property, explain the presidents re-
= quest. The administration S500,00O
= 600 war finance corporation bill was
a again subjected to vigorous lombard
!. ment in the senate this afternoon.
5 Senator Lodge of Massachusetts. as
e sailed the provision to throw men into
: jail for failing to observe the licens-
ing regulations laid down by the cap
: ital issues committee He called Il
q needless" dangerous" and likely to
+ lead to great abuses
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-03-07
AMENDMENT is REJECTED
BY THE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE
Foes of Measure Still
Hostile
German Interests Divorced From
Property Holding in America at
the Request of the Presi-
dent.

WASHINGTON, March Tn the
first test of strength on the Overman
bill, granting the president broad pow
ers to reorganize the war government,
the administration forces in the sen
ate judiciary committee scored a vic
tory this afternoon. By vote of 10
to 7 the committee rejected a motion
to call upon cabinet members for o
statement of their views on the pro-
posed reorganization.
The opposition, however insisted
that the vote was not a certain indi-
cation of how the committee would act
finally on the bill.
Senators who voted for the motion
to ask the cabinets views, were: Reed,
Smith (Georgia), King, Dillingham;,
Brandegee, Poindexter and Sterling
II Senator Cummins of Iowa had been
present he would have voted for it. it
was announced.
The votes against the motion were
cast by Senators Overman, Fletcher
Ashurst, Shields, Walsh, Wolcott, Mel
son, Borah, Colt and Culberson.
The motion provided:
That the committee invite the mem
bers of the cabinet in person, or by
writing. inform the committee what
statutes so limit or obstruct their pow
ers as to make the repeal or amend
ment thereof desirable, and also to in.
form the committee what if any new
powers should in their opinion be
granted in order that the war may bs
effectively prosecuted.
The committee will meet agair
Monday when the committee expect.
vote on Senator Hoke Smiths sub
stitute confining the reorganization
to the war and navy departments.
At the request of the administra
ton the senate appropriations com
mittee this afternoon voted into tn,
billion dollar urgent deficiency bill al
amendment designed to completed,
divorce German interests from owner
ship of property in the United States
The committee after hearing A. Nit
chell Palmer, custodian of alien prop
erty, decided to grant him authorit,
to sell all German owned propert,
under his Jurisdiction.
:, The authority to sell all alien enc
my property was embodied in al
amendment entirely separate from tn
provision empowering the president t.
purchase the two Gsrman-owned pier
at Hoboken.
The value of the German owne
property in the United States run
high into the hundreds of millions O
dollars.
Considerable dispute ensued owe
the proposition to buy the Hobone
piers. Some senators took the vie,
that any outright purchase of tn
piers was unnecessary and threatene
to make a point of order against tn
amendment when it comes up on tn
senate floor, propably tomorrow
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-03-07
Soldier Boys in
Excellent Health
Decreasing Death Rate Shown Every
where-Highest Sick Rates Among
Regular Army Men Everywhere.

WASHINGTON. March 7.-Continu-
ed improvement in the health of the
soldiers in training in the United
States is shown by the surgeon gen
erals report for the week ending
March l, made public today. There
was total of 153 deaths this week as
against 164 for the previous week.
pneumonia continues to exact the
highest death toll.
1.-The health of troops in the United
States continues very good" the report
says. "The death rate of &C. per 1000
is the lowest reached since November
16, 1917"
In the national guard, Camp Bowie,
Fort Worth, Texas, continues with the
highest sick rate. Pneumonia con-
tinues to decline in both the national
army and the national guard.
The recruit depots in the regular
army, collectively have the highest
sick rates for the week of all COM
mands in the regular army groups.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-03-07
'Organized Labor Saves u.
5. From Russia's Fate"-Walsh

CHICAGO March 7.-Organized la
Dor Is saving the packers from the
same fate as that which overlook Rus
sia, Attorney Frank F. Walsh declar-
ed in summing up today his plea
for a shorter day and more pay for
the packing house employees.
He declared that organized labor
is staving off rebellion and that de-
mocracy has no greater hope than or
ganized labor
The unions are protecting you
packers shouted Walsh, land you
don't know it,"
Shaking his fist at number of rep
resentatives of the packers, Walsh
strobe across the room and shouted:
"The children back of the yards
went hungry last night They are
hungry today. And because you are
not paying their fathers living
wage. The packers never saw their
children go hungry. They never saw
their little ones go without shoes
without warm clothes. Back of the
yards it is so ordinary that they won
der at anything else"
Then he appeals to the judge to pre-
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-03-07
l. w. w. Danger Much
Less, Says Wilson

WASHINGTON, March THE I. W.
w. is gradually diminishing and is
segregated almost in it's entirety to the
State of Washington, Secretary OF La
Dor Wilson said today. Deportation
will follow conviction of any l. w. w.
who happens to be an alien, the sec
retary said, and in cases where the
person is an American, punishment
Will be turned over to the police. An
undercurrent of insidious German
propaganda has melted the /. w. w.
members in their attacks on proper
ty, Secretary Wilson said, and while
responsibility has not been fixed on
any one member, the organization has
been subject to strong pro-German in
fluence- The secretary expressed his
entire willingness to confine the 1. w.
w. offenders in one camp and promis-
ed vigorous prosecution of future
members who attempt to block Ameri-
can industry by destruction of proper
ty
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-03-07
MUST PAY WATER
RENTALS PROMPTLY

The city water department, as
announced in legal published
elsewhere in this issue has deter
mined to enforce water collections
to the letter and will promptly
shut off every hydrant for which
water rent is not paid before the
tenth of the month. The rent is
due on the first Of each month, but
ten days are allowed by ordinance
in which to pay up. The machin-
cry for collection has not hereto
fore been adjusted for prompt col
lections, so that several days ex-
ira have often been allowed to
elapse. This will not be the case
hereafter.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-03-07

COUNCIL OF DEFENSE
TO ID. NJ. DENTON
Mr.. d. VI. Denton.

Mr.. ID. VI. Denton,
City,
Dear Sir:
After deliberatiOn, the Council.
last night, finally determined that
ii had no jurisdiction to take into
formal consideration certain
charges tending TO reflect on your
patriotism. True. you have ap-
peared twice before the Council
and urged them to take action.
after citing your case, and, while
the members of the Council have
not the slightest doubt of your pat
riOtism and loyalty to the country.
as evidenced by your acts, it would
he necessary for some one to make
charges against you, before they
could take the action you desire.
Very truly yours.
TWIN FALLS COUNCIL OF DE-
FENSE
BY f. L. MacVicar, Secretary.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-03-07
FROZEN WHALE MEAT FOR
ENTIRE u. s. is PLAN

VICTORIA, B. c., March Frozen
whale meat for every section of the
United States is the plan of the Vic
toria Whaling Company, which has
Just opened big coal storage plant
at Bay City, Wash, from which the
frozen meat will be shipped A whale
meat cannery has been established at
kuyquot. The Victoria company has
al sorbed the Northern Pacific Sea
Portage Company, of Seattle, and
taken over its fleet of whaling ves-
sells and other properties.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-03-07
CONDUCT OF CASE DEPENDS
ON CIRCUIT COURT RULING

CHICAGO, March THE future
conduct of Attorney Francis j. Heney
in the federal investigation &C the
packing industry will depend upon the
decisions of Judges Baker, Kohlsaat
and Evans on the Veeder vault search
warrant which they took under ad-
visement to-day. If Attorney Henry
Veeder of the Swift company loses he
plans to go to the supreme court. I'm
til dicision is rendered the vaults
containing valuable papers are sealed
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-03-07

Mr. Francis stated that certain Amer
lean publicity agents and Red Cross
agents remained in Petrograd.
The state department also received
a dispatch from Stockholm today say
ing that the British charge at Petro-
grad, with the members of his staff
had reached Helsingfors on March 4,
enroute to Stockholm. Because the
gulf of Finland is blocked by Ger
man warships, it is necessary thai
the entire trip be made by rail.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-03-07
ANOTHER PARADE
TOMORROW EYENING

There will be anther parade to-
morrow evening led by the Twin
Falls band to the depot to bid
Godspeed to the following young
men who leave to serve their c0un-
try: Walter p. Jones, Percy b.
Smith, Paul G. Smith, Roger w.
Anderson and Ross johnson. The
process of inducting young men
through the exemption boards has
been discontinued, so that for the
present no more will Veaye under
these conditions.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-03-07
LIVE WIRE KILLED THREE

PROVIDENCE, KY, March 7.-Three
children were instantly killed while
on their way to school today when
they came into contact with live
electric wire. They are Lemon CUT
singer, Clinton Doris and Hazel
Clark, all nine years old William
McCully, telephone lineman, was
badly burned about the hands and
arms while trying to save them.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-03-07
INVESTIGATE FIRES

CHICAGO, March 7-Investigation
was begun today of a series of fires
of mysterious origin in the west side
lumber district which entailed loss
of 100000. Fires broke out stimuli
taneously in two yards, the Deacon
company and the Malzey & Dioon
yards. 1t took several hours to get
the flames under control.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-03-07
FILED ARTICLES

Articles of incorporation for the
Filler Journal company were placed on
file this morning, with County Auditor
E. j. Finch. The company is incor-
porated for $2400. There are seven
ty-seven farmers among the stock
holders, all men of means and stand
ing Directors are Elmer Aman. ID.
l.. Beamer, H. e. Musser, d. e. Chip
man, r. Mogenson and d. T. Detweil-
er.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-03-07
LOTS OF BOOZE SPILLED

WICHITA, Kan. March 1.-Two
hundred aand twenty-nine cases. or
7.176 bottles of beer valued at $14.352
seized in different raids on bootleg
gers by the police, were broken and
thrown into the Arkansas river here
today by the police department
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-03-07
MOUSE ATE CITIZEN PAPERS

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, March Job 1
panis, a Springfield coal miner, has
his second set of naturalization pa
pers. They were issued after he prov
ed the first ones we're eaten up BY q
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-03-07
BROTHER OF MURTAUGH
MAN KILLED In FRANCE

Among the heroes killed in
France in the heroic defense of
the American sector at Toul last
Friday night was Lieutenant
Stewart w. Hoover, Of Blackfoot,
whose brother, A. N. Hoover, Is
proprietor of the Murtaugh Drug
company at Murtaugh, and well
known throughout the east end
of this county.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-03-07
GRADUALLY co TO PIECES
UNDER YEARS OF CON
TINUOUS STRAIN
Powers Object to Name
Hun"
Military Critics Says They Will
Never Stop Fighting as Long as
Enemies Call Them Nation of
Barbarians.

THE HAGUE, March 7.-Germany's
railway system has begun to rack un-
der the war strain. In addition to
waning man power and the deteriora-
tion of rolling stock, an additional
burden has been added by the extra
mileage which the Germans are com
PEELED to o0rate in occupied terri
tory. This extra trackage may be
roughly estimated as follows
Belgium, 2700 miles; Poland and
Russia, 5310 miles; France, 925 miles,
Roumania, 144 miles; Servia, $50
miles.
Since the beginning of the war Ger
many has built about 10000 new cars
and five thousand locomotives but this
supply has been found far inadequate
for the requirements.
Many trains have been taken off en-
tirely, fares have been increased and
the running time heightened. A ma
jority of the trains are used exclu
sively for troop movements, civilian
travellers always coming in for second
consideration
The whole train service in Germany
has been reduced about SO per cent in
an effort to save coal and rolling
stock. This has aroused a storm of
protest.
AMSTERDAM, March THE Ger
mans have a new peace term accord
ing to Captain Won Salzmann, military
critics of the Vossische Zeitung, of
Berlin.
Writing in his newspaper Won Salz-
mann said that "the Germans will new
er lay down their arms until allied
statesmen and allied newspapers quit
calling them Huns and criminals.
Continuing, Won Salzman said that
any peace made while the Germans
are still regarded as barbarians would
be no better than an armistice.
WASHINGTON, arch Premier
Orlando's speech in the Italian SEN
ate was remarkable for its declara-
tions on the international policy of
Italy, according to official cablegrams
from Rome this afternoon In politi-
cal circles, the dispatches add, the
firm stand of the government in de-
claring the explicit solidarity of Italy
in favor of other nationalities subject
to Austria, was commended. Orlando
is quoted as saying Italy is pursuing
her essential aims in securing her
pIOleCtlOn on lanQ ana sea. III Is
important, therefore, said Orlando,
that we should have as neighbors
friendly people, friendly with our in
stitutions and civilizations"
Orlando, according to the dispatches
also shows the necessity of eliminat-
ing the MISUNDERSTANDING which were
created by Austria in order to foment
animosity between Italy and the Slavic
races. He further stated that the eff
ficiency of the German military ma
chine aand the Russian peace had been
taken into account long ago by Italy.
WASHINGTON, March IA dis
patch dated March was received
from Ambassador Francis today stat
ing that he, together with the Sia-
mese and Brazilian ministers had es-
tablished headquarters in an unused
club house in Vologda. 1t is under
stood that conditions in that city are
not very comfortable and it will cause
no surprise should the ambassador
move to a more favorable location
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-03-07

inand's kingdom. Roumania declared
war on August 81, 1916, but was be-
trayed by Russia and by the middle of
October the Roumania army was in
flight before the hordes OF Won Mack
ensen.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-03-07

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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-12-16
Mine Host Green
of Dayton Hotel
For NeTv-WOrt1
Horizon House Manager Finds
Famous Family Tonic Roy
al Health Giver.

Another of those neighborhood en-
dorsements which tell an eloquent
story:
'For ten years l have been in such
a nervous condition that | would not
sleep to ezaHeed four hours any night.
This was r'tting me in bad physical
condition and / was weak and run
down. My stomach in very bad con-
dition and iiI paired digestion. Every
afternoon at about three o'clock hot
saliva would rn n out of my mouth for
five to ten minutes. Gas formed in
my stomach " hich l think caused
this. / have moi had recurrence of
this trouble or sleeplessness from the
very first dose of Nerv- Worth. Eat
well, sleep good, no stomach or diges-
ton trouble and i9c longer nervous. |
recommend it to III in nervous con-
dition.
"F. H. GREEN,
Manager of the Horton House, 22S0
S. Main ST., Dayton"
| Thistlethwaite Stores sell Nerv-
Worth in Richmond. Your dollar back
| if this famous family tonic does not
benefit you Ask demonstrator Day
| for a sample dose and circular Re-
member that Nerv-Worh is wonder
! fully successful in con1teracting in
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