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Newspaper
Twin Falls Chronicle
Location
Twin Falls, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1920
Page
2
Obituary notice for Robert A. Stevenson editor and publisher of the Chronicle. tributes note his long tenure guiding the publication and his role in shaping local reporting.
A call for a comprehensive spring clean-up urges every home, yard, vacant lot, street, and farm to participate. It stresses cooperative action between private citizens and authorities to remove rubbish, trim greenery, and plant gardens, aiming for healthful, orderly, and beautiful communities.
The Madison Wisconsin Forest Products Laboratory seeks 350000 for maintenance amid staff departures for higher pay. It conducts research on newsprint manufacture, new woods for pulp, box manufacturing, kiln-dried wood, and decay prevention. Government funding delays hurt efficiency and broader national interests.
A sober bill introduction in Congress proposes a subsidy related to gold in response to a broad unsettlement of values. The measure suggests government support to stabilize or assist sectors tied to gold, reflecting pressing economic upheaval and policy tinkering.
The plan would impose a ten dollar per ounce levy on gold used in arts and manufacture, effectively a 50 percent tax on gold not for coinage. Proponents claim it would boost mining profits and spur new mines, but critics warn it would further inflate an already overextended currency and raise prices while harming consumers.
The AFL plan for union labor to pursue political gains signals a shift toward direct class participation in national and state politics. Gompers opposed radical partisan action, warning it could harm American governance as labor risks becoming a class first and a citizen second. The piece questions whether workers will accept such appeals and ends with a parable about choices in gardening.
A noon blast at a highway quarry sent rock fragments through a shack roof injuring John Irwin and a man named Munally. Munally fractured his left thigh and suffered cuts to hands and face. Irwin sustained a severe head gash. The rock, weighing several pounds, was hurled from a shot fired on a nearby hill. Both men received first aid at Jer Fi WL Wilson’s office and Munally was moved to the county hospital under care.
Pullman College announces a 25 game spring schedule under athletic director Fred Bohler. The slate includes trips to Montana and the coast to play colleges in those regions, with Oregon Agricultural College visiting in late April and Oregon State in May, plus series with Washington, Idaho, Whitman College and the University of Montana.
Following the Inland Empire baseball tournament in May under the Spokane Amateur Athletic Club, organizers plan a Pacific Northwest affair next year with high schools from Washington Oregon Idaho and Montana. F.4 Blomberg, club manager, said interest in this year s event had grown.
The piece ponders whether Britain will yield to an Ireland mandate if the US Senate favors self rule. It notes rising automobile mishaps and urges safe crossing at intersections. It comments on immigration policies, New York City's income tax share, and Syria choosing a king, questioning Western responses to self-determining nations.
In a brisk chipped line the piece notes a leap year moment tied to H. C. L. with a wry, old newspaper tone. The remark hints at timekeeping quirks and seasonal humor from a bygone era.
The club plans a Northwest championship by matching state winners from Montana Idaho Washington and Oregon. Spokane hopes to host next year, with Bellingham Nelson and Lincoln seeking participation this year but were refused.
Austin TexasThe waste of natural gas in Texas has been reduced to little or no considerable waste the Texas railroad commission said The figure once reached 800000 cubic feet a day equivalent to 26000 tons of coal is no longer common The commission credits operators for cooperative effort despite limited gas markets and wells that might blow if not controlled
Fort Worth Tex great sacred cattle of India win blue ribbons at the Fort Worth fat stock show forging a new era in the southwest. Brahmas from Pierce ranches in Wharton county attract interest for their tick proof and breath resisting traits though crossbreeding with Texas stock altered many physical characteristics. The animals retain the hump and their wild temperament remains intensified.
British Columbia issued 315000 liquor prescriptions last year as the prohibition commissioner’s annual report shows. The year saw 25000 gallons of rye and 9051 of Scotch prescribed, with total sales reaching 1,579,000 dollars. Amendments discussed.
A reform lowers the liquor prescription limit in British Columbia to eight ounces, replacing the previous allowance of two quarts. The change narrows how much liquor can be prescribed or dispensed under the dc limit.
Lethridge Alberta poised as hub of oil activity as Imperial Oil drills to the south and west of Dry Fork and west of Nanton. Company plans two million dollars in Alberta this summer to seek oil, with drilling beginning in several areas tributary to the city.
The guidance emphasizes gradual braking to avoid sudden stops in traffic. Applying gentle brakes helps the driver slow smoothly, reducing the risk of rear end collisions when the vehicle ahead slows or stops unexpectedly.
A county history covering Twin Falls from 1914 to 1918 details D and K Companies by Sergt G Duncan McLeod and History of the American Legion Post No 7 by D Harold McGrath. It includes 260 photos and records, rosters for workers, Red Cross, Liberty Loan, Four Minute Men, and county service, plus a roster of dead. Only 1,000 copies printed. author available this week at 202 Rogerson Hotel.
Twin Falls Book and Stationery Co announces help wanted to distribute home war work at Perrine Hotel Building Twin Falls. G Duncan McLeod oversees recruiting for men and women.
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