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Newspaper
Twin Falls Chronicle
Location
Twin Falls, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1919
Page
2
A Twin Falls Idaho post column shows subscription pricing and Associated Press notice amid aging editorial text on home furnishings and timeless beauty. The piece critiques modern veneers on oak and grain, praising enduring charm over fleeting style.
The article argues war time thrift made savings public through bonds and stamps, judged men by restraint, not spending. With peace near, many will not revert to old carefree habits, as comfort grows from careful expenditure and secure investments, reflecting wartime fiscal lessons.
Clarence H. Mackay and Postmaster General Burleson clash over telegraph charges. Burleson says rates must rise 20 percent due to losses under government control, predicting ongoing losses. Mackay argues privatizing Postal Telegraph would erase the 20 percent rise within a day, saving about $1,000,000 monthly and more during wartime.
A fragmentary report notes discovery of rare Jacobean oak paneling valued at about $10,000 beneath plaster and wallpaper during demolition of an old structure in an unidentified area. The find includes fine linings and trim possibly of oak or walnut, suggesting historical craftsmanship.
Indwin FE Fisher who died in St Paul lived to 101 after claiming a childhood deal with Satan for a century of life. He worked as a cabinetmaker beyond his 100th birthday then died after years of invalidism. The piece raises questions about devil bargains, mortality and the possibility of redemption or retribution.
France issued its final war loan totaling 5 billion dollars with no public fuss. In proportion to national wealth, this equates to about 20 billion dollars in the United States. The piece notes Americans show little pride in their own loan while many hopefuls seek presidential timber in cut-over lands.
Collier's Weekly argues the bookcase replaces the saloon, offering similar thrills plus more. It suggests bartenders failed to place Harvard classics at the bar instead of free lunch long ago.
A compromise plan prompts a rally in Washington next month. Clemenceau voices satisfaction with peace, suggesting Americans can ease worries about disappointment or betrayal by France if he is content.
The article argues Italy returned because it could not afford to remain distant from the prevailing view. It asserts that no nation, now or in the future, can afford to oppose the global majority opinion.
The remark questions who should blame for the war and implies Germans might punish the Kaiser themselves. It hints at shared responsibility for the mess and asks who was chiefly responsible.
Commentators call this accord the longest peace treaty in history and express hope it will pave the way for a lasting global ceasefire. Analysts note the negotiations covered multiple continents and involved several major powers. Leaders praised the agreement as a potential turning point, urging continued diplomacy to sustain the pause.
In Mount Clemens on May 14 the jury heard defense counsel Alfred J. Murphy say the Chicago Daily Tribune used its 1916 preparedness campaign to draw the United States into war with Mexico and aid Germany. The trial features jurors mostly farmers allowed to return home nightly, with evidence focusing on whether the Tribune libeled Henry Ford.
A large dirigible broke from its moorings this afternoon and drifted about five miles off shore. A radio message from an unidentified British steamship reported the blimp’s position to the cruiser Chicago. The destroyer Rewards, sent to pursue and salvage the airship, received the news by wireless and set out at once.
Navy officials in Washington reviewed a St Johns dispatch stating the C 5 was located about five miles off the Newfoundland coast. No confirmation of the finding reached the department by midnight. The vessel was deemed likely damaged beyond repair for any trans Atlantic mission.
United States navy plans for a transatlantic dirigible flight were disrupted when the C-15 broke from moorings in a gale. The giant blimp drifted out to sea after 25 hours 45 minutes aloft, with the destroyer Edwards pursuing. Lieutenant Charles G Little narrowly escaped when attempting to deflate the craft and leaped from 25 feet after the cord failed. he sustained only a sprained ankle. Sailors on the cruiser Chicago battled to prevent further damage as gusts rocked the mooring.
A bill draft by Representative Mondell of Wyoming and Senator Smoot of Utah would fund soldier labor at four dollars a day for public land development and land allotments for agriculture. The plan includes civic centers churches schools and homes with each homesteader receiving twenty five hundred dollars for farm development. Attending the conference were Senators Smoot and Myers and Representatives Mondell Sinnott and Kincaid.
Governor E O Larrazolo of New Mexico asks twenty six public land states to meet in Salt Lake City on August 18 to discuss petitioning Congress to cede lands within their boundaries. The lands are described as mainly agricultural and grazing lands.
A whimsical historical note describes a giant ancient creature with 2500 teeth, towering around fifteen feet of its length in tail, and a skull holding massive jaw features. Scientists nickname it the Duck Billed Dinosaur, a node of paleontological lore.
The article lists each nation’s wealth and inhabitants, compares postwar debt on peacetime bases, and shows the indebtedness per $100 of wealth. It notes indemnities shaping Germany’s tax rate and Britain’s slow progress toward paying war debts.
The railroad administration granted a special rate of one and one third fare for the round trip from all Pacific coast territory to the imperial session of the Ancient Arabic order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine in Indianapolis next month. News from Washington today.
London May 15. It is officially announced that Pat Moore has accepted terms to challenge Jimmy Wilde the British flyweight champion at the Olympia in July. Moore defeated Wilde on points in the London boxing tournament last December.
Aud rey Graham and Ira Bidwell, both ex Army men, died and were badly hurt when their airplane plummeted 1500 feet at Cherokee Oklahoma. The crash occurred today and followed their recent army discharge.
A world record cattle sale reported by the Associated Press from Buenos Aires on May 15 says a British packing house bought ten thousand fat steers from a single ranch for about 2,500,000 pesos.
The Comptroller of the Currency issues a call for the condition of all national banks at the close of business on Monday May 12. The notice requests updated reports and financial data to assess banking stability and compliance across the system.
Mrs Zotter of Hollister is in Twin Falls for a short visit with her sister Mrs Bérnae at the Perrine hotel. Martha Stevenson, who has been visiting Mrs John Gooding at Gooding the past week, returned last evening.
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