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Newspaper
Twin Falls Chronicle
Location
Twin Falls, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1920
Page
2
A Chronicle Morning column reflects on Martian life and contact, imagining Martians as possibly advanced or alien, and questions what such a race might reveal about science, government, and civilization. The piece muses on common ground across vastly different beings and times.
The piece argues against jailing striking workers, noting federal officials overstepped in Cleveland by threatening arrest. It urges recognizing the unalienable right to work or refrain, arguing lawful recourse lies in civil suits rather than criminal punishment. Ostracism and hiring replacements are proposed as practical responses.
Scientists pursue wireless signals from Mars with slim hopes. The piece ponders the likelihood of intelligent Martians transmitting decipherable messages and what they might say if contact occurs.
Reported success of small 20 by 10 and 10 by 15 foot plots shows room size gardens yield real food with manageable effort and irrigation. Larger plots in 15 by 96 feet also produce marvelous crops while keeping labor reasonable for the average home gardener.
A witty remark questions party guidance as the speaker jokes that labor already operates with two. The quip highlights internal debates and potential doubles, reflecting political satire of coalition dynamics.
The Associated Press reports in New York that a federal grand jury indicted two firms for alleged profiteering in sugar and a third for seeking illegal profits on potatoes. Leah Israel and Brothers, Wall Street brokers and importers, faced charges related to selling large sugar quantities.
Reports from multiple cities describe May Day protests with clashes and disturbances. Garvan notes talks with Russia produced little tangible result, keeping the overall impact limited.
May Day passed with little disorder in the central states and the west as federal, state, and city forces prepared for disturbances. Strikes and mass meetings occurred in cities like Chicago but remained peaceful. Over 1,000 people were in custody, crews dispersed crowds, and a Debs display was ordered removed while clothing workers on Chicago’s west side joined in.
A 24 hour strike protested imprisonment of political offenders while clothing manufacturers note the holiday is recognized in union contracts. Meanwhile two-thirds of Kansas miners were reported idle today.
May Day celebration in Glasgow drew about 40 000 people at Glasgow Green. Demonstrators adopted a resolution calling for a cooperative commonwealth and expressing fraternal greetings to Soviet Russia. The resolution also proclaimed the right of the Irish people to choose their own form of government.
In Turin the only May Day disturbance reported. Demonstrators attempted to press toward the city center and attacked royal guards with revolvers and grenades. Guards repelled the assault, killing two and wounding several among the crowd. several guards were wounded.
Generals placed under the command of his son in law General Candido Aguilar. Carranza hopes to sail for a foreign country from Vera Cruz or Porto de Mexico. Three hundred cavalry under Colonel Claudio Fox moved into Juarez Saturday, part of a force recently marching toward Sonora but refusing to advance.
Agua Prieta Sonora May 1 organized labor across Mexico has cast its lot with the revolutionists, according to a statement from Sonora military authorities. The note adds that the allegiance reflects widespread worker backing for the insurgent cause as of tonight.
A Negro youth was found guilty of criminal assault in Colorado Springs after a trial reported by the Associated Press. Details of the case and sentencing were not provided in the fragment.
Charged with criminal assault on a Colorado Springs girl, Girard Douglass, a Black youth, was found guilty and sentenced to life at hard labor by Judge Cornforth. The verdict came after a 54 minute jury deliberation and the prisoner was transported to Canon City penitentiary amid guards.
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