Mornings Except Mondays Chronicle Herald
The Chronicle publishes weekly mornings excluding Mondays under Robert H. Stevenson as editor and publisher with D. Harold McGrath as news editor. Watered at the Twin Falls Idaho post office as second class mail matter. Subscription rates listed: yearly seven dollars, six months three seventy six, three months two dollars, one month two dollars. Member of the Associated Press with rights to republication of credited dispatches and local news.
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Secret British Turkish treaty questioned and condemned
The article ridicules a Berlin leak claiming a 1919 British Turkish accord. It questions Britain’s motives and actions, argues the supposed provisions undermine Versailles and the League, and suggests Berlin and Germany may be using the document to drive the US and Britain apart, urging repudiation.
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England
Constantinople
Dardanelles
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Syria
Turkey
Great Britain
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France
League ‘of Nations
Black Sea
Leonard Wood
United States
The Worker s Share as Wage Debate
A statistician argues that a new railroad wage increase would yield about five times the owners’ annual earnings, with 83 cents to labor and 17 cents to capital per dollar of raise. The piece questions fairness and notes workers often misperceive industry profits and wage funds, urging informed discussion.
Understanding Labor's Share in Industry and Wages
The text argues that labor often receives 85 to 90 percent of the gross income while capital gets 10 to 15 percent. It urges workers to focus on increasing productivity to raise wages, warns against simply passing wage increases to consumers, and notes the need for real incentives to boost output. It emphasizes workers as primary consumers and the employer-employee balance in profit distribution.
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Blindness Cured by Food in Striking Case
A foreign boy, once totally blind, was brought to a city day nursery where under nourishment was found to be the cause. After a diet correction and tailored feeding, he regained perfect sight in a few months. The piece praises charitable outreach to the poor and foreign elements as vital to community health and Americanization.
Fines for Overcrowding in Massachusetts Poultry Case
A Massachusetts court fined a poultry raiser 25 for housing 86 chickens in a coop built for 12. The item complains about broader overcrowding in schools, trolley cars, tenements, and highways, urging action to protect pedestrians and public welfare.
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Massachusetts
Costly push for first class roads prompts hope and doubt
The article notes a 35 percent rise in expected costs for first class paved roads this year and cites state funds from automobile license fees and potential federal aid. It warns that even with ready money, funds will not stretch far and emphasizes tight budgets for highway improvement.
Farmer candidate urged for agriculture secretary post
Leonard Wood argues the agriculture secretary should be a farmer, reflecting a belief that executive leaders must have hands on farming experience. He also questions whether the interior secretary should be a middleman, prompting debate over practical qualifications for cabinet roles.
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Leonard Wood
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of the Interior
Straw votes highlight political haymaking quips
A compact remark notes that during campaigns politicians issue straw votes while making hay. The line emphasizes the performative nature of political theater and the opportunistic timing of such votes within public debate.
Twin Falls Wrestlers Triumph at Boise in Narrow Wins
Twin Falls high school wrestlers won five straight matches over Boise high in Boise, with all victories by fall. Boise’s sole win came by decision, while one bout finished in a draw. The event occurred on April 5 in Boise, Idaho.
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Boise
Taho
Twin Falls
Boise High
Halt Irish Picketing of the British Continues
Dispatch reports continuing Irish protest activity with damage claims totaling 50000 pounds. Troops and police patrolled nationalist quarters in Belfast, arresting several men while prominent Sinn Féin leaders reportedly escaped. Hunger strikes and food refusals are noted among prisoners in Mountjoy and the prison hospital.
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Welfast
Nobout
Reim Ae
Prohibition Pastor Straton Cites Vice on Broadway
Rev John Roach Straton of Calvary Baptist says prostitution and drink flow on New York s Broadway nightlife in a sermon He claims cocktails high balls and whiskey are sold freely and dances such as hoochoo chi shimmy and cheek to cheek occur in cafes and cabarets Federal agent James J Shevlin confirms evidence is hard to obtain and praises any tips The grand jury will hear Straton s testimony and prosecutors plan indictments if crimes are found
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Newsien
New York
John Roach Straton
Calvary Baptist Church
James J. Shevlin
Straton
Broadway
Shevlin
Drs Straton
Dr. Straten
Bolsheviks Advance on Caucasus Front Says Soviet
London April 5 reports the Bolsheviks are advancing along the Black Sea toward Nohongskaya northwest of Tuapse, per an official Soviet government statement from Moscow.
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London
Black Sea
Nohongskaia
Toupase
Moscow
Prepare for Peace Resolution Battle
Washington April 6 Republicans and Democrats in the House began mobilizing for the big fight Tuesday over the joint resolution. Republicans expect solid support and a Senate passage, while Democrats pledge to vote against. The president’s veto is anticipated by Democrats.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
TCR
Senate
Larabee Flour Mills President Dies at Home
Frederick J. Larabee, president of the Larabee Flour Mills corporation, died at his Kansas City home on April 4. He was a prominent figure in milling and related industries, well known in the local and national grain trade circles.
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Associated Press
Kansas Cety
Frederick J. Limmabee
Larabee Flour Mills Corporation
Ma Kanerabee
Ie Country
Meat as Kidney Strain Warns Against Daily Beef
A health ad warns that daily meat intake forms uric acid that paralyzes kidneys and causes dull pain, headaches, dizziness, sour stomach, coated tongue, rheumatic twinges, and cloudy, irritated urine. It promotes Jad Salts as a safe, inexpensive remedy to flush kidneys and neutralize urine acids with a lemon grape acid blend and lithia.
Ford Petition Rejected for Presidential Nomination in Pennsylvania
Nominating papers for Henry Ford of Detroit seeking a presidential nomination at the May primary were rejected by Pennsylvania officials for lacking a party designation and failing to meet required disclosures including occupation and a bona fide candidacy affidavit. The secretary of the commonwealth ruled the petitions invalid under state law.
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Associated Press
Harrisburg
Henry Ford
Detroit
Mich
Penylvania
Secretary of the Commonwealth Today
Pennsylvania
Mortland
Priests Political Activity Declared Crime in Czecho-Slovakia
Vienna April 5. Political activity by any priest during mass or preaching in any church in Czecho-Slovakia would be made a criminal offense under a government amendment to the penal code introduced in the national assembly by the minister of justice.
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Associated Press
Vienna
Czecho-Slovakia
National Assembly
Minister of Justice
Miller sentenced 14 years for sedition gets rehearing denied
A wealthy Pacific coast miller facing seditious utterances was denied a rehearing of his case by the United States circuit court of appeals. The defendant, described as a prominent figure, remains imprisoned awaiting further action on the motion.
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Ste 4 Ors
United States Circuit Court of Appedals
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