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Newspaper
Twin Falls Chronicle
Location
Twin Falls, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1919
Page
4
The Chronicle hosts a seven week auto contest finale on Saturday night at ten. Prizes include a 1725 Paige touring car and two $200 awards, with additional Edison Re-creating machines and cash prizes. Subscriptions are sealed in a First National Bank vault to ensure fairness. judges will announce results after the final count.
President Wilson will ask Congress to extend the Lever food control act into peacetime and cover all commodities including shoes clothing and life essentials. The attorney general will push immediate prosecutions for hoarding and profiteering under existing laws as officials seek to curb price gouging.
Federal grand jury in Chicago to hear indictments in three weeks for hoarding under the Sherman anti trust and Lever food control laws. Civil suits also planned under Sherman. DOJ reports many district attorneys advancing investigations nationwide. Post office workers seek wage increases averaging fifty percent. FTC notes June food stocks up 20 percent from last year with overall price rises.
Thirteen of New York's leading theaters closed as an actors strike began an hour before curtain, affecting venues including Broadhurst Booth Shubert Gaiety Astor Prince Republic Lyric Selwyn Conan Harris Whryhouse and Knickerbocker. The action followed rejection of union demands for recognition of the Actors Equity, extra pay for overtime, and continuation of the 1917 contract form. The managers warned of a fight and planned to organize other entertainment interests to oppose unionization. Joseph Webber signaled a musicians' meeting to discuss a sympathetic strike.
Twin Falls development firm drilling near Basin Wyoming reports a better showing at 1980 feet. telegram from A G Stevens says sand is found, oil saver shut down, Basin thirty miles away. awaits moving boiler and plans to restart in two days.
A meeting will be held this afternoon at the office of Taylor Cummins by Kimber ly residents and Twin Falls men to organize a corporation to erect an alfalfa meal mill at Kimberly. A meeting yesterday failed due to small attendance. Robert Rogerson of Twin Falls is among the interested men.
Lieu tenant W. H. Tillisch of Minneapolis and E. L. Dav in of the Texas department of agriculture were killed when their aircraft crashed and burned at Ellington flying field near Houston during a mission to locate pink bollworm damaged cotton fields.
Calgary aviator Captain Ni. Hoy completed the first flight over the Canadian Rockies today. He touched down in Calgary at 8 45 p m after a stop at Lethbridge, concluding the pioneering overflight.
State Boys and Girls' club leaders W T McCall and Miss Fay Fowler toured district clubs and praised exhibits especially pig and bean projects. They highlighted John Hollihan and several 4 H members from districts 59 Sunset View and Poplar Grove. Fowler plans a talk at a Drury home festival with games and refreshments.
Twin Falls lodge 1183 3 B. P. O. FE will handle the drive for Twin Falls county quota of the state Salvation Army allotment. The plan was approved at the lodge meeting after a report by Major Beaumont in charge of the work in the state. Elk lodges nationally have taken over such drives and Twin Falls Elks follow the precedent. Drive begins September 1 with committees to be named soon. Seven candidates were initiated: Lynn Beauchamp John H Sinema Chas W Austin I M Wolfe K V Minnott C A Finott Scott Gudmanson.
In Havana Cuba Aug 7 fears rise after cannibalistic Voodoo rites blamed for several deaths including children. Lynching reported as first in the nation, with Voodoo sects worshipping Change and gods Elecua Olorrun Babagueye and Chango. White and black participants alleged, as authorities move to break up temples amid mounting accusations.
The piece explains a scheme where eight five year Chronicle subscriptions produce 1 060 000 votes through regular and extra club votes. It notes 60 000 extra votes per club and a grand prize near $2000, urging quick action as the race closes at ten o'clock Saturday night.
District No 2 standings list large numerical totals and distributed prizes for the Page touring car and other big prizes. Names tied to rural routes include Ruth Howard Buhl Alma Steelsmith Hansen Mrs. George Patton Fiier Thelma Lincoln Margaret Ellis John Owens Constance White Jennie Dudley Katheryn Logan and others.
An active campaign by the authorities in Havana and across the island has led to the capture of numerous Briujos and the seizure of curious objects used by them. The effort is run through the Methodist Board of Home Missions and Church Extensions. Fifty pastors from California Nevada and Arizona have enrolled for lectures on social and community programs.
A school for rural pastors has been opened in Los Angeles as part of the University of Southern California summer session. The program, run in connection with the Methodist institution, is one of fourteen similar initiatives underway this year.
The American motorship Mount Baker, sailing from New York to Liverpool, is disabled at sea and sending SOS. Halifax marine intelligence reports the vessel flashing radio calls for assistance.
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