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Not Regarded IA Politician.

as a politician. Indeed, 1t had COM
monty been reported that the Presi-
dent OF Princeton. never a wealthy
man, was contemplating retirement
upon q teachers pension in 1910. In
nominated by the democrats for
Governor Of New Jersey. Elected
the following November. he served
until March 1, 1913. when he resigned
to take UP his duties at Washington
1t was a speech by Col. George Har.
vey early in the spring of 1912 at Sa-
vannah, Ga, that first launched the
name of Woodrow Wilson for the
presidency. BoQms in other states
Jersey state democratic committee In
dorsed him for the nomination.
William Jennings Bryan. three
times tho nominee of his party, WELD
ed still the power of leadership. Bryan
men dominated the convention. The
rants to decline the support Of so.
called wall street" delegates Wilson
was emphatic in his refusal to accept
such votes. Bryan and his followers
threw all their support to the New
Jersey man.
Champ Clark, Speaker Of the House
Of Representatives. an avowed candi-
date for the democratic preside entail
nomination, went to Baltimore, IL Is
said, with moro than a majority OF
the votes pledged to him.
The democratic convention never
had failed to give 4 candidate who
had a majority the necessary two
thirds to nominate. Clark got his
majority and then another political
miracle" took place. The convention
refused the necessary two-thirds re-
quired by the democratic party. Mr..
Bryan took the floor as the supporter
Of Gov. Wilson. The convention ran
into it's second week: the sYsltering
days Of . southern midsummer wsa.
IIied the delegates. but the battle cons
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About this time the Associated
Press published an intercepted letter
from DR.. Alfred Zimmerman. the
German foreign secretary. to the Ger
man minister to Mexico. entreating
him to persuade the Carranxa govern
ment to take the side Of the central
powers, in return for which the Ger
mans were to guarantee to Mexico
the return to her sovereignty of Tex
90, ArizLna and New Mexico.
The United States never had been q
military nation. Her Regular Army
establishment of $4,000 men seemed
pitifully weak. when England and
France were sending millions of
lighters to the battle line. A!r. VIII
aon at once urged the passage Of a
CONSUMPTION bill by Congress, by
which men from twsnty-one to thirty
one were to be drawn by lot. It was
called the "selective service act" and.
based upon the experiences Of the
other allied nations, was interded to
raise an army without demoraliSing
essential trade and industry. The law
was enacted after an exciting but
short debate In both houses on April
28, 1917, just three weeks after the
Un1ts1 States declars1 hegsel& to -
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ANXIETY IN ARGENTINA.
Illness of Ex-President Wilson
Brings Expressions of Regret.

BUENOS AIRES, February 3.-Nevs
Of the grave illness OF former Presi-
dent Wilson caused q profound SEN
satan here and Is featured by the
were Forthcoming from all circles, as Hr.
Wilson has always been popular her&
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The President drove to the Capitol
with the President-to-be. acknow1-
edginG with bows and SMILES TIE eva-
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-08-28
TWO new BUSINESS
ENTERPRISES HERE
Implement Concern ami Pool Hall
VIII he Housed Ia Mum
yon building

Two now business enterprises are
IN the process OF opening here, one
OF them, the Cascy-parkcr implc-
ment company OF Twin Falls. hay-
ne opened for business yesterday
morning. pool hall. 20 be operated
BY Il a. Wilson and r. Francis. viii
be- opened some time next week, ac-
eording TO the now proprietors
Both these enterprises will be
anuacd In the Munyou building In the
aoef0ffice block. This structure was
erected on the site ~ tho Wood
block. which burned 20 the ground
ihree or four years ago.
The Casey-Parker firm q made up
u Walter Casey and =. " Parker.
they have been IN business IN Twin
Falls FOR more than year. and are
now branching out They deal In
implements. handling the inferna
llonal and Fairbanks Morse line.
Tho pool hall proprietors are well
known here. this being Afr wilson's
s.,me. while Mr. Francis has resided
q Twin Fails since removing from
here a year or more ago. lie and n
Boyd were associated Ia a similar
business here for several years.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-08-28
HOLCOMB WILL PUT ON
CLOWN ACT IN POWER co.

Filler friends OF Homer Holc3mb
will be interested in the following
from The American rails Press. Mr..
Holeomb. as IS weli-known here, is
the son-in-law Of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Murray. The item follows;
Homer Holcomb, premier Round
up clown, well known In American
Falls his Former home. will probably
appear as a leading attraction at the
Power County Rounc-up. September
1919. His terms for the three day
show are acceptable 10 the fair as
ISOLATION and Secretary oliver has
forwarded a contract for his sigma
ture.
Holeomb has clowned fairs and
roundups all over the west. Last
year he was featured at Madison
Square Garden. New York. He has
appeared at Pendleton and Cheyenne
and practically all southern idaho
fairs. He has just finished an en-
gagement az Henry and goes from
there to Mackay.
Holcomb will bring with him three
fast running horses. two relay strings
and two roman teams. He is a bro
Their 10 Ross Holcomb and lived sew
eral years in the county In contrac-
ting for an appearance here he sees
an opportunity TO renew acquaintance
with many old friends.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-08-28
ldaho's Death Rate
Below Other States,
Figures | n d i c a tie

Washingfon-f6aho has a
.Jwer death rate than ans other
state Of which the census bn-
reeau keeps vital statistic and
is rate r. well belos what II
was a year ago
According 20 hgurr pntiish-
ed By fhs census bureau satnr-
Gay the death rate f. idaho for
the first three months this year
was e. per Thousand % pop
uiation. Ia the same moafhs
last year II vas So The aver
age for ali states recorded was
1z.s this spring. ard ~ n)r the
same months OF 1923. Actual
number OF deaths in idaho for
the hrrt three monfhs this year
was sol. az compared with9ts
In the same months last year
Montana Is the only recorded
state with the death rate ap-
proxlnsting that OF Idaho.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-08-28
> > = > = > > . = > > > = .
BENEFir PERFORMANCES :
FOR THE Filler BAND =

, A public benefit perform =
, ance for the recently organ =
; lied Filler band will be given .
, az the Gem theatre Monday aud =
, Tuesday nights OF next week in =
, connection with Paramount =
, week. A..
, Don J. Snyder. manager OF :
the theatre. has generously do =
, mated the use OF the show >
, house for the two nights. al =
: which time one OF the Para =
, mount week special pictures. =
The cowboy and the Lady" .
featuring Mary Miles Minter, :
; Will be shown. .
, In addition 20 the movie. .
there viii be four local talent =
: vaudeville acts. as we'll as =
= concert By the band. =
, A nominal charge a being =
, made. and the hope Is ex- =
pressed that Filler folks viii =
; patronize tho event literally. =
. = = = = = . : 8 : : . . = q
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-08-28
B0rnh Gets Nomination - Master
and Wilson ~ Twin Pals ON
Democratic Ticket

Practically the entire present Re
publican state Standardization ~as
nominated for reelection az tae par
iy'a convention "a Idaho Faik yes
erdsy. the Democrats Al Twin Fails
named A. H. Freghafer 81 paysfte ~
heir gubsrnstor.aI csrd date: and
ne l.roxrc1if.-- e. Botse viii back
n y. samneis for fae same position.
wliiiam g. Rorah received the
taiorial nomhafin By acciama-
au. French and saith viii again
s. the candidates Tor congress The
prcgressives endorsed Borah. BY
nominating him Tor senator also, and
ine Democrats nominated Perry
Mitchell for congress from the sec
md district. following similar ae-
tim BY the ProgrcsB.ves Tuesday.
Asher - Wilson Of Twin Fails got
the nomination for congress in the
second district. and /. II. Masters,
Twin Falls nevsp2per publisher, Il
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-08-28
Robinson Gets Contract
For Filler HighS0Qy Gap

The gap IN the highway west OF
here for Improvement of which the
contract was awarded Monday Is one
that in seasons Of wet weather has
become impossible. Last winter and
carly spring attempt to move heavy
motor vehicles over this gap was
prohibited and the state highway
commission stationed men with
teams at either end OF the gap TO
draE ether cars through the mire.
Improvement Of this section Of the
road has been delayed for a long
tine.
The proposed new roadway will
be Is feet vide. the crushed gravel
surfacing being IS feet in width. IL
viii have q coarse gravsl base Of
~ inches, and a \ Inch top coat
CT fine crushed gravel
The material VIII come from what
r. known az the ChrisweIl pit on the
NacEay Macdonald ranch on Snake
river czr-on brin and Will be fur
nished and crushed By the Filler
district.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-08-28
state Highway in This Districr TO BE
Completed in Two month";
Award Made Monday

Contract for road construction 20
bridge a gap OF Is miles on the Old
Oregon Tran state highway west u
Filler was awarded Tuesday BY the
state highway commission % c. a
Robinson Of Twin FAlis. whose bid
Of s2e.7s7.7i was lower BY s97S.s3
than that OF the Filler highway dis
tris,. the only other bidder. and
which submitted a bid Of sz1.77e.af.
Bids were opened and the contract
awarded n Filler bT II. ". Gregory.
state director OF highways.
In accordance with specifications
AIR. yards OF gravel viii Be used IN
construction OF the road. which Is 20
have a rock base The work. Nr.
Robinson stated. viii occupy 60
working days and win be begun ar
once. Mr. Robinson vas the sue
cessful bidder for work in progress
on the Old orenn Tran between
Hansen ssd 1uyisy.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-08-28
State Party Conventions
Finish Nominating Work

the Bourbon candidate for lieuten-
ant governor.
Interest here conferred In the Dem
ocrafic convention because Of iss
proximity 20 Filler Many local per
sons attended the sessions. which
were not concluded until yesterday
afternoon. The Republican convsn-
ton held over 10 the second day also.
W 7. Higginboshsm. william ~.
Bunce and Or. y. A. Dwight were
members OF Twin Falls county's Del
egafion 10 the convention.
Elmer Aman OF THE place. Who
was delegate TO the Progressive
state convention. vac made chair
man OF the credentials committee,
and was also honored by being nom
mated as prssidsntial e,scfor.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-08-28
TIE UP JACKSON LAKE WATER

RUPERT-About o.ooo acre feet
OF water stored in Jackson lake res
ervoir was tied up temporarily the
irst Of last week when 81 summons
we're served In the suit brought by
the Minidoka irrigation district dir
ectors against upper Snake river
canal companies.
Judge Ensign. HALEY. Friday
week issued. a restraining order.
compelling State RESIGNATION Direc-
tor swendsen. Deputy River Master
Clyde Baldwin. the COMMITTEES o.
nine and 40 canal Companies 20
show cause Why an injunction
shouldn't be issued against draw
ing the water out Of the lake
until ownership is determined. Jud-
&c Ensign set September l FOR the
hearing. a bond Of sIe.ooo was put
up By the Ninidaka PROJECT.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-08-28
Convention Delegates
Report to kiwanis

report OF the district Kiwanis
convention az Provo. Utah. featured
the weekly meeting OF the Filler XII
wants club Tuesday. The reports
were made by George f. Denman and
Warron c. Nuzman, wha were dele
gates.
They outlined Kiwanis ideals aud
he suggestions OF the convention TO
local clubs. and expressed them
ielves as highly pleased with the ca
tertainment provided by tho host
city. These gentlemen irove TO
Provo by auto, returning Saturday
night.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-08-28
SCHOOL ELECTION
IN TWO DISTRICTS
ON SEPTEMBER 2
Nominations Already Made In Both
school Districts-Mrs. Hammer
quist l. Candidate

Seven school directors are TO be
elected here next Tuesday. September
2. to succeed that many officials on
the Rural high and grade school
boards.
The elections will be held during
the afternoon. and each will be pre-
eeied by he annual school meetings.
The high school election will be held
in the high sehool building and the
election in Independent district No.
4 will be held in Central school
Notices of these elections appear IN
another section OF this paper.
Three Vacancies
In the Rural high school district
the terms of Guy II. Shearer. present
treasurer, Elmer Aman and Z. A.
BEEN. clerk. will expire. Two di-
rectors are 10 be elected for three
years. and as Mr.. BEEN is filling by
appointment the term of f. c. Graves
who in 1922 was elected for three
years, Mr.. Beem's successor viii
serve for one year.
All three of these directors have
been nominated for reelection.
Lady's Name Filed
The terms of four trustees expire
In Independent district No. 4. com
monty known as the grade schools.
They are: John NJ. Penny. chair
man OF the board, DIR. NJ. j. Goode.
clerk, A. o. maitland. treasurer and
l.. ID. Allen. The two latter have
been filling out terms by appoint
ment.
Seven persons have been placed in
nomination for these Offices. They
are: Mrs. II. Z. Hammerquist. John
Blass, Ernest Dexter. Jesse Hahn
line. A. o. Madland. r. T. Graves.
and John NJ. Penny.
Mr.. Allen has been serving out the
unexpired term of w. J. Fenwiek.
who removed from the district and
whose term would have expired in
one year. Candidates for this place
are Mrs. Hammerquist and Mr.. Pen
NY Mr.. Madland has been filling out
The unexpired term of W. A. Shear.
who resigned when he became post
master. His term would have extend
ed two years. Jesse Hainline Is the
lone candidate for this place. The
terms OF John NJ. Penny and DR.. NJ
J. Goode expire this year. hence their
successors are TO be elected for three
years. Candidates for their places
include John II. Blass, Ernest Dex-
ter. A. o. Midland. and r. T.
Graves. In the cases OF DR.. NJ. j.
G.Dode and l.. ID. Allen. these gentle
men asked that their names not be
considered as candidates for reelec-
fion.
Nominations OF candidates for the
Office of trustee were accepted by the
clerks of the two boards up 10 six
days previous to the day of election.
excluding the day of election This
period closed yesterday.
Each board is made up Of six dir
ectors. the terms of two expiring each
year. these places being filed by
trustees elected for three years each.
The terms of directors serving by ap-
pointment. who are filing out terms
OF trustees removed from the district
or otherwise disqualified, expire al
the first election following their APP
pointment.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-08-28
WILL DECORATE
MAIN STREET
Flags and Electric Lights viii Make
Great White Way"
Here

Elaborate preparations are being
made for the decoration OF Filler for
fair week, as the result OF activity
started here last week by business
interests.
A system OF permanent street dec
Grafton has been undertaken and will
be ready when fair week rolls
around week after next
Eighty-six flags. four by six feet
in dimension, mounted on 12-foot
STATS. have been ordered from a firm
in Shenandoah. Iowa. A flag will be
placed in front OF each business lot
on both sides OF Main street for four
blocks.
The stats will be mounted In
proper fittings. making it easy to
completely decorate the business dis
trict. Each business house or prop
erty owner has purchased one or
more flags, they to remain their per-
manent possessions.
The village has purchased addi-
tional street decorating equipment.
FIVE strings OF electric bulbs having
been made by l. ID. Allen. the work
on them having been completed yes
terday.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-08-28
BIG DISTRICT BOND
ISSUES TO REQUIRE
VOLUmINOUS LABOR
Local Man Threatened With Sixty
Days OF Name Signing-Leyy
Is Four Cents

How would you like 10 do nothing
a)r two months but sign your nance
That is: start in at o'clock In the
morning and put In a full eight
hours DO this for six days a week.
and complete your Job at the end OF
eight solid weeks.
That is the Herculean task that
confronts one Filler man: at least II
does unless some other plan can be
perfected that will relieve him some
what
This Is the explanation:
w. +. Alworth OF this place Is sec
rotary OF the American Falls Irriga-
tim district which will sell two mill
lion. four hundred and ninty-eight
thousand dollars worth OF bonds on
September 23. The law requires
that they be In denominations not
to exceed $1,000.
AS each bond has 20 coupons at
tached. II Is necessary that Mr.. Al
worth's name appear 81 times on
each thousand dollar bond That
means not less than SASS sigma
lures must appear on the bonds.
Assuming that Mr.. Alworth could
write his name 100 times a day. II
would take the full eight weeks.
This is readily computed when II
is realized that there are but $50
minutes in an s-hour working day.
and that In order TO write ones name
100 times In that period II would
be necessary 10 complete a sigma
ture every IS seo)nds, without let
up.
However. IL is hardly likely that
Mr.. Alworth will have to do this, for
plan is being worked out whereby
he will perhaps go TO Chicago and
here make use OF a patented device
that will permit OF one signing his
name 30 times at a time.
Contract for construction OF the
American Falls reservoir project will
be awarded as s)on as possible after
sale OF the districts bonds according
to Mr.. Alworth. Decision was reach
ed TO sell on September 80. next.
s2.49S.0 900 worth OF bonds out OF the
s2.7OO.000 issue authorized by yot-
ers OF the district al an election I'm
May Of last year
The secretary OF the interior.
Mr.. Alw)rth said. is anxious that
there shall be no unnecessary delay
in starting construction work on the
project and that II shall be pushed TO
completion as rapidly as possible.
Levy for the maintenance OF the
district was fixed al s cents per acre
foot by the board OF directors OF the
district. which comes as n reduction
from the l5-cent levy made for the
past fiscal year
The charge TO be assessed will be
four cents per acre for lands on the
south side tract for which one-half
acre foot of water was subscribed
per acre of land.
Under the FIRST and second segre-
cation On the north side trace the as
sessment will run slightly over nine
cents per acre on the basis OF the
eight-cent levy per acre foot taken in
the reserupir. The third segrega-
ton. with the largest pro rated sub
scription OF storage water. will come
in for a payment OF a fraction over
~ cents per acre In accordance with
the levy. On town lots the levy will
amount TO from three 10 ten cents.
varying on different class lots.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-08-28
BALL GAME HERE
ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON

sunday, In well played ball game
between the Cedar Draw Lewis" and
Fairview Grange on the iatter's
grounds. Cedar Draw won by a score
OF II TO 6
Next Sunday the two teams viii
meet In Filler Tor the final game.
Each team having won a game apiece
previously.
The game Is called for ? pollock
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-08-28
Beans About
To be ThreShed

Extremely depressing weather
has been the schedule for the
past several days. The heat has
been intense. Crops are ripen-
ing rapidly and the fruit or
chards on Snake river canyon
are now giving forth their
plenty.
Peaches from these orchards
are now on the market. Prep
arations are under way for the
commencement of bean and
alsike threshing next week, the
wheat having practically all
been threshed.
No rain has made its appear
ance since a week ago.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-08-28
THIEVES TAKE ALSIkE
SEED FROM ELEVATOR

Twin FaIis-Theft of more than a
ton of cleaned alsike seed. contained
in 10 sacks and valued at $500. from
the Hansen elevator was discovered
Friday morning by Frank Kennedy.
manager. and reported TO the sher-
riffs office aud police headquarters.
Entrance inso the elevator was eff
feoted by the seed thieves by break
ing a heavy brass paddock.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-08-28
KHAN MEET HERE
ATTRACTED 5000
PERSONS AT NIGHT
Fireworks. "Naturaiixatfon" and Par
AIDE Of 100 Men and Womcn In
Uniform are Features

Six thousand persons attended the
evening session OF the interstate meet
OF the Knights OF the Ku klux Khan
nc the county fair grounds here Sat
urday, according to estimates OF
fair grounds officials. Actual count
OF automobiles disclosed that s3s
machines had entered the grounds.
before officials lost track OF the count.
Conservative estimates place the
number of machines on the grounds
az 1000.
Fireworks Closes ProgrAm
IL was one OF the largest crowds
ever assembeled here. being eQuslied
or exceeded only by fair and race
meet assemblies. Weather ambitions
were ideal for the event. which In
cluded q program OF lectures inter
porsed with music during the day;
band concerts during the evening
parade OF kiansmen and kians-
O'Clock In the evening. two open air
naturalization" ceremonies. one for
mon and one for women carried on
simultaneously an evening address, by
national lecturer. the burning OF
two fiery crosses; and a pyrotechni-
cal display that exceeded for beauty
and eiaborateness anything ever wit
messed here.
The days program eliminated at
l0'3 80 o'clock with a khan review.
The only change In the announced
program OF the session was the can
ceiling OF the barbecue feature.
However meals were served in the
dining hall on the grounds by an or
ganixatlon OF local women. and mum.
erous stands supplied food and
drink for the THONG.
100 Persons In Parade
In full khan rcgalia. ITO men and
SO women, marched the entire
length OF the half mile race track.
which was enc,mpasscd with auto
mobiles. The parade was headed b.
the Twin Falls band. whichshad been
engaged for the occasion. and In
cluded IN Il was a float drawn By
four white horses. Mounted on n
was an electrical fiery cross. and II
carried chorus OF women who sang
Onward Christian soldiers''
iu' VaFautft b3Tt uhfHtHk 5tttkf
OF brilliantly colored sulphur. Fol-
lowing this event the initistory csre-
monios were held at which 50
women and ~ men were induct-
ed into the organization. These ev-
ents. together with the fireworks
took place in the center Of the arsa
encirci,d by the race track. and dir
ecfly IN front OF the ErzRdstand and
bleachers. which were filled almost
10 capacity by onlooksrs. Inctd-
enfally the new addition TO the
grandstand was used for the first
time on this occasion, the structure
having only recently been completed
Plan October Evcnf
Lectures during the day and ev-
ening were delivered by John c. Pol
ley OF Washington ID. c.. w. NJ. Cort-
ner OF Atlanta Ga. Imperial repre-
sentative" and Dr. J. II. Hartman OF
Texas. a national lecturer OF tns or
Ranixatiln.
This was the most elaborate and
extensive Khan demonstration In the
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-08-28
FORMER Filler MAN VISITS
HIS NORTHslDE FRIENDS

Earl Walker. one OF the 1908 pio-
neers OF Jerome. dropped In for a
short visit on Tuesday. He is now
located at Los Angeles. associated
with Doyle 4 Reynolds. Official re-
porters in the L. s District courts
He had 20 come back TO the noun
tains on his vacation and is visiting
Yellowstone National park on the
trip. -Nprthside News.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-08-28
CARLSON To GO To
GRAND ENCAsPsrENT

A. A. Carlson OF this place was
elected one OF four delegates TO the
grand encampment at Boise by Col
fax Encampment OF Twin Falls The
session will be held at Boise.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-08-28
fcontinusd on page 50


Mrs Lee stutkmsn OF this place Is
brother OF Joe foder. who with
bis four children and four other per
sons met a tragic death IN a tornado
in Colorado Aug. 10. A brief ac-
count OF this occurrence was con-
tanned IN The Record OF two weeks
ago.