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Newspaper
Twin Falls Chronicle
Location
Twin Falls, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1920
Page
3
A fragmented legal copyright notice from a newspaper page states that Associated Press dispatches are used and republished herein with rights reserved. It mentions exclusive republication terms and local material included in the paper. The readable portion emphasizes AP attribution and general rights.
An editorial lauds American support for Poland during the Polish defense of Warsaw. It credits Poland for valor, acknowledges French aid, and highlights America’s timely sympathy and diplomatic backing as pivotal in countering Bolshevism, arguing against isolation in foreign affairs.
Visitors to Deauville and other American resorts are blamed for extravagance and wild gambling. The author argues the wealth surge after the war is normal and productive, as money shifts from fools to wiser hands, reducing the danger of concentrated wealth.
Both men and women attend political instruction classes being set up in the east for women voters. Men say they seek the bedrock knowledge offered and aim to improve real understanding of citizenship and government. The trend suggests a future with more intelligent voting and higher capable public officers.
The head of a major city garbage plant condemned rising weekly collection costs. He blamed citizens over food waste but reports show the increase reflects seasonal buys like watermelon and corn on the cob. An inspection found mostly husks and rind waste, not discarded meat or bread.
A reflective piece condemns extravagant pet tributes like a $400 canary funeral in New Jersey. It contrasts such spending with harsh human need in Newark, urging humane care for animals while suggesting civilization should curb luxury expenditures that do not aid people.
A commentary on draft evasions and comparative values echoes through War Department numbers. It notes 173,911 men listed as having fully failed their country, yet asserts this is a small fraction of total registration and praises American record. The piece parades quips about twins, tombstones for food, and Forty-Eighters, ending with a jab at campaign phonographs.
The fragment satirizes U S housing capacity and population desires, critiques Ponzi era creditors and law, notes Ohio faces a dilemma after two favored candidates and expressmen receive 30 million more pay, implying systemic financial criticism.
Federal Prohibition agents announced last week raids resulting in 75 arrests across Colorado Wyoming and Montana. Liquor and narcotics valued at 60000 were seized and numerous stills dismantled. Among those arrested are prominent ranchers a justice of the peace and hotel owners. Investigations show whiskey smuggled from Canada and distributed through western states by mail.
Governor Cox urged adoption of the League of Nations as essential to global fiscal stability and warned against using payoneys to resolve industrial disputes. He pledged to use the golden rule in disputes and to remove war taxes after peace, meeting hundreds at receptions and leading the procession.
Reports from London yesterday confirm Colonel Harry Cutler, chairman of the Jew appears in a report from Providence dated August 28. The obituary note indicates his death followed his service and honors.
A brief cable note reports the death pause and mentions a naval officer who sailed to Europe two weeks ago for duties with American soldiers overseas as part of a war memorial effort. An editor comments that France must import about 4.4 billion pounds of breadstuffs, while the United States holds the largest wheat reserves, and France may benefit from the Chicago wheat market downturn.
A mob estimated at 2000 gathered in Tulsa on August 28 to lynch Tom M. Owens, a white man accused of shooting Homer Nida, a taxi driver who died at a hospital Friday morning after the incident two days earlier.
A blaze in the heart of the business district at 1088 South Street Paul Minn on August 28 1088 caused estimated damages of 75000 and swept three buildings. Fire crews battled the flames as the blaze gutted storefronts and disrupted downtown activity.
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