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Newspaper
Twin Falls Chronicle
Location
Twin Falls, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1920
Page
2
Steven Robent is listed as editor and D Jarold McGrath as news editor in the masthead, confirming key staff positions at the newspaper.
A reflection on personal budgeting noting that human nature makes strict daily accounting impractical. It suggests setting a lump sum for daily expenses and keeping records near the kitchen. Practical tips include simple slips for categories, wall or kitchen placement, and transferring totals to a card file. The key is finding a plan that fits the individual.
A fragment from Harper's Magazine quoted by Franklin P Adams discusses how many people talk without thinking. It argues that many speak of literature philosophy and economics but few think clearly. It notes gaps in knowledge and contrasts quick judgments with clear understanding.
The speaker argues that the country gains or loses by the intelligence with which voters discuss films and current events. If citizens remain boorish at home and abroad, they risk electing leaders who reflect that level of judgment and service.
The author critiques party loyalists who place organization above principle, arguing the nation has erred in foreign affairs. A changing mood is rising, fueled by a generation that has faced sacrifice for ideals. Come November, voters may reveal a deeper will beyond partisan lines.
The piece questions fame as fleeting and discusses NYU’s Hall of Fame nominations. It notes historic names like James Kent and Joseph Story fading from memory while modern nominees such as Frederick Douglass and John Clarke are considered. It ends by lampooning the idea of consensus amid disputes and predicting future controversy.
About 100 members of Congress will take a summer trip through the Orient funded by the government. The trip is pitched as a chance to gain perspective on international affairs and will be undertaken without political grudge from Uncle Sam.
The remark argues that raising coal prices by $1.50 per ton to cover a 40 percent rise in production costs won’t persuade consumers to place orders for next winter. The cited logic questions the tactic as ineffective marketing.
In New York area transport service reportedly improves for passengers and freight. In Jersey City a meeting led to further breakup in strikers ranks as many rush to use a noon Saturday ultimatum deadline. In Cleveland 500 members of Lake Front lodge No. 260 vote to remain on strike despite the managers ultimatum.
Frank Morrison of the American Federation of Labor challenges Attorney General Palmer's claim that radicals sparked the railway strike. He cites an independent railway executive probe showing the strike was a "plain, ordinary" demand for higher pay and denies any revolutionary power behind the unrest. The Justice Department offered no further statements to support its conclusions.
The railway labor board held an organization meeting with seven of nine members present and elected officers. It decided to begin tomorrow a full review of railway wages where bipartisan talks between workers and employers halted. Morrison said union tactics were wrong and disavowed, but this should not hinder an honest understanding of the facts and the causes of the strike, based on employers' reports rather than sympathy with the strikers.
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood returning to Chicago from an eastern speaking tour said he found no evidence of a connection between the railwaymen's strike and I W W activities. He reported improving traffic and planned to depart for Nebraska then likely return, remaining on leave as the situation needed no department presence.
The University of Texas bans sophomore and freshman class receptions for two years following a March 1 brawl that caused minor injuries. Four hundred sixty four accused students face penalties from disciplinary probation to two weeks suspensions. Damages to the fighting building must be paid within 10 days or all involved face suspension.
The king of Sweden arrived in Paris incognito with Count Ehrenswald Swedish minister to France and G. Cc. G.Aminoff private chamberlain. He was met by a Deschanel representative, the prefect of police and other dignitaries. The party proceeded to the Swedish legation where the king will stay in Paris.
The provisional government of Verknel Udinsk proclaims a Zemstvo government for the Far East extending from Lake Baikal to Vladivostok. A communication signed by President Areghnikoff was sent to all governments announcing the move.
The annual cemetery upkeep for Twin Falls lots in 1920 is due May 1. Full lots pay $4.00, half lots $2.50, and a single grave $1.00. Payments may be made at Stuart H. Taylor's office.
Notice is hereby given by the administrator of the estate of Addie E Strout deceased to creditors and all persons having claims against the deceased to exhibit them with vouchers within four months after the first publication to Guthrie and Myers attorneys for administrator at Twin Falls Idaho this being the place fixed for the transaction of the business of said estate Dated March 23 1920 W P Guthrie Guthrie Myers Attorneys for Administrator
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