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Newspaper
Twin Falls Chronicle
Location
Twin Falls, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1919
Page
2
The piece weighs the challenges of pioneering long distance air travel. It argues only an exceptionally powerful plane with skilled guidance could manage a transatlantic or polar route. Weather, accidents, delays, and cautious steps temper expectations, while steady progress and restraint promise steadier development.
Uncle Sam needs the Victory loan money and engineers it, but the payer must deposit funds directly. Citizens feel the wait is long before bonds mature, with plans delayed like building a house or a daughter’s coming of age. Some hope for a new car or a trip, but hesitation lingers until 1922.
A fragmentary voice laments the nation’s approach to funding debts, mocking the choice of ways to raise money. The speaker contends taxes or debt. the public is urged to see the apparent win for those who profit from fiscal decisions.
Roy Coffee and Charles Russell, well known Twin Falls youths, were arrested after a Ford driven by Coffee crashed into the Liberty market on east Main street. Russell was in the car. heavy plate glass window and building damage reported. officers detained them and they were to report to Acting Police Judge Minick.
Frank M. Darling was arrested yesterday on his wife’s complaint for non-support of five children. He will appear before Judge Duvall in probate court at 2 o clock today to answer the charge.
Attorney Henry M. Hall of Jerome with Frank Schmecke Samuel Smith and James Kersey traveled to Twin Falls in connection with probate court matters. Hall reports Jerome enjoying the most successful year it has ever had.
Figures from Judge Duvall’s office show probate filings since January 1 reaching 59 estates, nearly double last year. Civil docket remains crowded with 14 civil actions filed in the past three days as the court handles increased workload.
Dr. T. O. Boyd filed suit yesterday in the Probate court against B. F. Allen to recover on an account alleged due for sixty two dollars.
Frank K. Denman filed a suit in district court against Walker K. Hough 8S. Hanlon and others. The papers were withdrawn to bring the matter before Judge Babcock at Rupter immediately.
J. R. Razebeck filed an action in the probate court against Quincy Foster to recover 48 dollars on an alleged unpaid note and also seeks 16 dollars in attorneys fees.
On motion of the defendant the restraining order granted to T Dan Connor against J F Kral W G De Klotz Carl W Stanfey and others is altered to allow irrigation ditch use if defendants clean it out. Connor had sought removal of the ditch before use.
The speaker endorses ceding Triest and Pola with much of Istria to Italy, arguing the frontier should follow natural geography. Fiume and southern coasts should not join Italy, as Fiume is an international port deserving substantial autonomy within a new Yugoslav customs system to serve regional commerce.
The speaker argues for lasting peace through guaranteed sea access for new states and international protection of minority rights. He favours ceding certain islands, disarming eastern Adriatic coast powers under League auspices, and safeguarding Italy's historic aims while avoiding enmity with eastern neighbors. Compromise on Fidme as a free state is tied to broader treaty execution.
A speaker reviews the Italian delegation's stance during negotiations begun in mid March. He recalls divergent views with the United States but asserts they were never irreconcilable and that Italian cardinal points remained essential for acceptance. He notes Wilson's message required public and parliamentary input before any proposals.
In the Fourth Judicial District of Idaho Twin Falls County Frank Burke sues J F Luhan for debt collection totaling multiple sums plus interest and fees. The plaintiff seeks damages and costs alleging partnership obligations and dissolution. The court summons Luhan to appear and answer within 20 days if in district or 40 days elsewhere.
The document argues for Italian control of the Adriatic and Fiume to secure Italy’s safety and reach, while supporting Slavic access to the Adriatic as essential to their independence. It notes the London Pact’s shifts after Austria’s dissolution, claims the U S was not party to that secret treaty, and urges Fiume to remain Italian, likening its strategic value to the Mississippi mouth in U S history.
Washington April 29 Republican leaders in the next senate moved to gauge party unity on the revised league covenant and on unifying GOP senators ahead of ratification of the peace treaty. A party conference before Congress will decide the attitude, with Lodge and Curtis urging restraint until then.
Senator Lodge declined immediate statement on the new draft to study it against the former craft and consult colleagues. He met with Senators Borah Brandegee Johnson and Norris in talks described as entirely satisfactory, with further Republican conferences planned for tomorrow amid ongoing league of nations deliberations.
United States Senator Reed Smoot issued a signed statement from Salt Lake City praising most changes at the peace conference to the league covenant. He notes Article X remains unamended, warning it would endanger national political independence and territorial integrity.
A Utah official voices approval of an amended covenant, stating it meets all serious objections and earns support. The remark underscores a conciliatory tone as the agreement gains favorable reception among fair minded observers.
The navy ordered the Crane to head to 22 north latitude as Victory loan sales reach about 984 million dollars. Subscriptions by district show leaders in New York and Chicago while other regions like Boston, Cleveland, and San Francisco report significant totals. The ship remains south of the Mexican border en route toward Panama, with precise district figures listed.
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