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The Daily Star-Mirror
Published every evening except Sunday, at Moscow, Ida.
Publisher
L. F. PARSONS
The Official Newspaper of the City of Moscow
second-class matter October 16, 1911,
Entered as
at the postoffice of Moscow, Idaho, under the Act of
Congress of March, 1879.
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MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the
wo for republication of all news dispatches credited
to it, or not otherwise credited, In this paper, and also
the local news published herein. All rights of republica
tion of special dispatches herein are also reserved.
WHAT THE NEWSPAPERS ARE GIVING
The government has been asked to appropriate One
Hundred Million Dollars to pay the newspapers for ad
vertising Liberty Loan Bonds and War Savings Stamps,
but the objection is raised that that vast sum is not
nearly enough to pay for the space the government
will require.
This gives some idea of the enormous amount of
space the newspapers are giving free of charge to
the government in time of need. It is safe to say that
the actual value of the newspaper space given by papers
In the United States for government use in 1918 will
reach one billion dollars. It is safe to say that no other
business is doing so much for the government as the
newspapers. There is not another business interest
in the United States that is doing so much without any
hope of reimbursement.
The big contractors are taking government con
tracts at "10 per cent above cost" and in some Instances
they are making the cost more than double what it
would be under the contract system. The newspapers
are absolutely giving their space, worth hundreds of
milions of dollars, without a cent of pay.
In New York the business men are helping the news
papers to carry this enormous burden. An association
has been formed to arrange to raise funds and pay for
advertising in the newspapers. The association has ar
ranged to spend $1000 per day, seven day in the week,
with the newspapers of New York, for government war
savings and Liberty loan .advertisements. Business
Vien buy space in the newspapers and donate It to the
war savings, the Y. M. C. A., the Red Cross or some
such organization. The committee has started out to
raise $365.000 for New York, which means $1000 per
day for every day in 1918.
This plan might be carried out in smaller places and
business men might very easily pay for a portion of
the space which the government, the Red Cross, the
Y. M. and Y. W. C. A. and the K. of C. are seeking, and
receiving from the newspapers. Their causes are
worthy, but the newspapers, thousands of which are
struggling for a bare existence, should not be asked to |
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Mrs. I. A. Hawley of Viola has re
ceived the following letter from I. A.
Hawley, who is with the American
expedltionery forces in France;
Somewhere in France, Feb. 17.
They say that this is Sunday eve
ning, but it is hard to see, as every
day is about the same. My work to
day was rather easy and consider
able different from what it usually is.
A few evenings ago we had a music
al treat by the Y. M. C. A. in a trio.
The pianoist was Mele Floria Scha
cogler, who had won first prize at
Conservatory of Music.
She was certainly good, but hardly
what I expected.
M. Jean Nestoresen, who had been a
player in the court of the queen of
Rumania before the war and had fled
He cer
The third was an
the Paris
The violinist was
to England as a stowaway.
tainly was fine.
American lady, Mrs. Kennedy, who
sings for us a good deal.
sweet voice and I am always
She has a
very
glad to hear her, although there is
nothing classy to it.
Another evening we had a movie
Between the films they used
show.
two fillers; one was a Frenchman (a
soldier home from the trenches) who
imitate various birds and ani
The other was
mais very cleverly,
an old man— a Y. M. C. A. worker
who spoke on nothing and who said
nothing but who kept us laughing
nevertheless. They say that back in
Connecticut that he is a man of no
small importance, wealthy and a per
sonal friend of President Wilson. I
do not know as to that but I do know
that during reels he sat down among
smoking cigarettes (pot cigars)
and that he was one of the biggest
Also some French
us
fools among us.
musicians helped out that night.
I suppose that the Y. M. C. A. fur
nishes us with about two entertain
ments each wek aside from holding
church services on Sunday. I noticed
in the paper last night where a Rev.
J. G. Eldridge was mentioned in a few
notable who landed in France a few
days ago in a bunch of Y, M. C. A.
workers. I am wondering if it could
I also noticed where
be the dean.
Erving has charge of the American
Y. M. C. A. work in England.
I have not received any letters for
what seems an awfully long time but
I received a
no doubt shall soon.
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box from you a few days ago but have
forgotten it before I wrote last time.
It was a stationery box containing a
picture, candy and gum and raisins.
Thanks very much. It came through
in good shape aside from the fact that
the fudge and Herseys were dried out
until they were much like petrified
wood.
Everything is going nicely with us
and I am feeling fine. We have been
having a little cold snap but it was
rjot enough to bother us. For a cou
ple of weeks I was about all in with
a cold but did not go on sick report
and am alright now and probably will
have no more colds this winter.
I shall be very glad to hear from
home again and to learn how things
are with you. I most certainly do
hope that they are all right. I shall
close.
-PRIVATE I. A. HAWLEY,
Co. C., 162 U. S. Inf., A. E. F.
Mr and Mrs. William Marsh, pio
neers of Moscow, have received the
following letter from their son, Frank,
who is at Camp Lewis:
I have your letter and box of sweets.
Thank you many times for them.
They always hit the right spot, and
does a fellow so much good to be re
membered so often as I have been.
Friday we went out for an all-day
hike. Left camp at 8:30 a. m. and
took our mess outfits with us. We
went toward Olympia but to the south,
on the breaks of the Nesquallie river.
It was certainly a beautiful view.
There would be tracts of clear level
land of 1000 to 15000 acres in one
piece. Was all so green and looked
like spring. Th Indians own all the
best land. At noon we picketed our
horses and after feeding them, built
our fires, then fell in line to receive
our rations. I made a milllgan of all
m—ine, all but the coffee and I made
a good cup of coffee of it. The mul
ligan sure tasted fine. I think I could
live on my own cooking if the gov
ernment would furnish the eatables.
After mess and dishes washed. Then
all the in the three companies form
ed in a big circle and our bussaroes
rode wild horses. And say, those bor
der day bucking stunts in Moscow
were poor compared with the horses
and riders that were out there. We
have one fellow with us who has broke
horses all his life. He rode the worst
carry all of the burden of this free advertising for these
great causes.
MK. VAX DE USE VS LETTER
Elsewhere in this issue we publish a letter from the
office of state auditor, Van Deusen, relating to the fin
ances of the university, which is intended to be a reply
by Van Deusen to an interview given by Dr. Bryan
to the Boise Statesman.
At the last session of the legislature there was passed
House Bill No. 316, which provided a new method of
handling educational funds. After its passage it was
found that some of its provisions were in conflict with
federal and other state laws.
How these funds shall be handled is now a question
confronting the board of education, board of examiners,
the state treasury and the state auditor. A difference
of opinion has developed but in the main all the officers
have agreed except the state auditor who insists that
they will be handled according to his idea or not at all:
His attitude has been such that federal funds belonging
to the university have not become available; the courts
have had to be resorted to and the work of the educa
tional system of the state hampered.
If Clarence Van Deusen sent out his letter to further
his candidacy for reelection he has made a mistake.
No one with any intelligence can read his letter with
out recognizing the childish bias and ignorance con
tained therein and an endeavor to drag the educa
tional system of the state into politics by insinuating
that there is an educational group or party in the state.
He speaks of he federal funds and the desire of
some one to allow "the officials of the university at
Moscow to handle nearly $300,000.00 every two years for
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which the state of Idaho is responsible for its proper
expenditure, but never knows where it goes."
Van Deusen kn)ows thatt the federal funds are
under the direct supervision of federal officers, that
these funds must be expended in accordance with the
federal law, that they are audited each year by a fed
eral officer; that each warrant drawn thereon is ap
proved by the board of education and an itemized state
ment of all expenditures is submitted each year to the
executive officers of the state. Mr. Van Deusen knows
this and knows at any time he can obtain an exact
statement of the status of all federal funds and that said
funds have been expended in accordance with law.
We are inclined to bellete that Mr. Van Deusen's
letter to the press which he so much desired to have
published will be a boomerang to his political aspira
tions: That it will cause the press and the people to
take the attitude as expressed in an editorial appearing
in the Pend Oreille Review and which we quote In
part:
"But as between Dr. Bryan and Van Deusen, in any
controversy which may arise, the state can choose be
tween a man of absolute integrity and of long establish
ed business reputation and the 'professional accountant'
who made his way to a minor office in the state govern
ment by methods which he is now employing to call
attention to himself upon the eve of another campaign.
As between Dr. Bryan and Clarence Van Deusen there
is all the difference there is between a Packard and a
Ford with a flat wheel.
"Dr. Bryan will probably consider the source and
inspiration of the attack, and he may have other things
to do with his time than to shoo flies."
Mr.
ones with only a circiugle, and those
horses did buck hard and wicked.
About 3 o'clock we put our blankets
on our horses and started back to
Arrived there at 5:30 p. m.,
camp.
tired and hungry, but in all it was a
mighty fine day.
You ask about my clothing. I am
well supplied with clothes and lots of
socks.
Friday night G. R. S. and I went
to the Liberty theater and heard
Maud Powell, the violinist. She was
certainly wonderful and tomorrow
night we have a chance to hear
Madam Melba sing.
Saturday noon we went to Olympia.
I stayed all night at Wilsons. She is
the same jolly person as ever. I
think it is too bad she hasn't an
other daughter, I would sure try my
luck. We went over to Thunwater to
a big dance, had a very fine time. It
is bed time, hope all are well at home.
Will bid you all good night, with lots
of love.
FRANK A. MARSH.
Norfolk, Va., March 9.
I enclose a
song which you may care to put in
the Mirror. I like the navy fine and
am having a good time and hope soon
to cross the pond to "Over There."
I had a fine six-day trip crossing
the continent, came all the way with
the car windows open,
greeted at every town by big crowds.
Cheyene, Wyo., met us with apples
Editor Star-Mirror;
We were
which naturally left a pleasant im
pression of Cheyene.
I have met several boys from Mos
cow and Lewiston. I was talking to
the secretary of the Y. M. C. A. here
one evening and he said, "Well we
have to take off our hats to the
western boys. They are high spirited
and real men and my how they eat."
Well, Uncle feeds us fine.
Truly yours,
JOHN G. BARNES.
As We Go Marching On
We're going to hock the kaiser for a
demijohn of wine.
^eil frisk his royal helmet and use
it for a stein.
We'll toss his screaming eagle in the
muddy rolling Rhine.
As we go marching on.
Chor.: Glory, Glory, Hellelujah, etc.
Weil chuck the human tiger just be
low his bloody chin.
Weil muzzel, rope and lead him
through the streets of old Berlin,
We're out to get the bounty on this
world marauder's skin.
As we go marching on.
The world will see the setting of the
Hohenzollern sun.
We're out to raise our colors over
Kaiser, Turk and Hun.
Ofcl glory will be waving around the
world when we are done.
As we go marching on.
-BUY W. S. S.
CONTRIBUTION BOX
Note: All communications must be
signed. Names are withheld from
publication if requested.—Ed.
Editor: The writer would thank
you for space to reply to the article
in last Sunday's Statesman headed
"Dr. Bryan Will Protect Fund." This
article as written would indicate that
the distinguished gentleman had dec
cided to annex the management of
the state auditor's office with that of
the commissioner of education, and I
desire this space for the purpose of
informing the taxpayers of Idaho, and
also Dr. Bryan, that I do not need
his services in running this office,
and will not until January 6, 1919. I
intend to apportion the money ac
cording to law, and the desire of the
last legislature, as expressed in
House Bill No. and approved
cently by the attorney general of the
state. In fact the several articles
which have appeared recently in the
Statesman, which have attempted to
show that the state board of educa
tion was going to take heroic meas
ures to save the Morrill fund, and al
so the soldiers' home federal aid fund,
although this latter fund is entirely
outside of their jurisdiction, were
simply articles inspired by the board
of education, or the heads of the
educational institutions, for the pur
pose of misleading the public' as to
the merits of the case. The last leg
islature for the first time in the
history of Idaho, very wisely and
almost unanimously, decided to limit
the expenditures of all state institu
tions, instead of the pld way of giv
ing these various institutions certain
amounts of money, and then allowing
them to spend their interest money,
and their local receipts on top of that.
This decision met with a great opposi
tion from the educational lobby, which
for years has infested the state cap
itol every time the legislature meets.
This condition is not alone in Idaho,
but in- every other state in the Union,
and causes the taxpayers hundreds of
thousands of dollars of unnecessary
appropriations every two years, and
should be stopped. The last legisla
ture, in writing House Bill No. 316,
decided that all local receipts should
be placed to the credit of the institu
tion, thereby reducing the legislative
appropriation by that amount. Aft
er House Bill No. 316 left the execu
tive offices, the educational lobby was
enabled to insert the following false
statement in the bill:
"Except federal aid received from
the government of the United States,
which, under the law, granting said
aid, must be retained by the institu
tion receiving the same."
This is a joker of the worst type,
and was inserted by someone for the
purpose of allowing the officials at
the university at Moscow to handle
nearly three hundreds thousand dol
lars every two years, for which the
state of Idaho is responsible for its
proper expenditure, but never knows
where it goes. This joker is false
for the reason that the federal statute
reads that the state board of regents
of the university, or its successors in
office, which, in the state of Idaho is
the state board of education, shall
name the university treasurer, and
as the Idaho statutes provide that all
bills contracted must be approved by
the state board of examiners, and
warrants shall, be signed by the state
auditor and paid by the state treas
urer, there is naturally a conflict
here between the federal law and the
state law. This can be overcome,
however, by the state board of educa
treasurer, to act as university treas
urer; then all claims would be paid
according to the Idaho law. This has
been done in a number of other states,
although, I am frank to acknowledge,
the group at Washington, D. C., con
trolled by this hallowed atmosphere
which surrounds all educational
bodies, are not in favor of state of
ficials knowing where the federal
money goes. It is time the taxpayers
of Idaho were informed of the real
|financlal conditions concerning our
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state institutions, and particularly the
university at Moscow. 'Under the sys
tem of extravagance which has been
going on for 20 years, it has reached
the point where it would be almost as
cheap for Idaho to send her boys to
Yale and Harvard, and her girls to
Vassar and Smith, as it is to send
them to Moscow.
As I promised the taxpayers of this
state I \^ould act as a real auditor, I
intend to keep my word, although I
realize that anyone who has the cour
age to raise his voice against our
Ipacred educational system
state is liable to incur the enmity of
the educational group, and be defeated
at the next election. However, I am
not afraid to do what I consider to
be my duty.
in this
C. VAN DEUSEN,
State Auditor.
-BUY W. S. S.
School Bonds Are Paid
Yesterday the school board retired
$5000 worth of bonds on the Whit
worth school, reducing the bonded in
debtedness on this building. This is
a part of one of the early issues voted
by the school district.
CLASSIFIED ADS
Batea—Fire centa per line per In
sertion. About fire and a half aver
age words make a line,
charge for first insertion 25c.
Kales by the week, per word, on«
week 6c, two weeks 8c, three weeki
10c, one month 12c.
M inimum
SITUATION WANTED.
EXPERIENCED MAN WITH F AM
ily wants work on ranch. J. F. Lew
is, Van Buren street.
45-1
DAY WORK WANTED. CALL 144J.
44-6
HELP WANTED.
WANTED—JANITOR FOR CHURCH.
Phone 273W.
45-7
WANTED — A COMPETENT GIRL
for general housework. Mrs. Geo.
Weber, corner First and Van Buren.
42tf
OPEN SHOP HOLDERS AND MA
chinists. Box 852:, Spokane, Wash.
41-7
FOB SALE—Beal Batate
FOR SALE OR TRADE— GOOD Busi
ness block for farm land. Apply
133tf
Star-Mirror.
FOR SALE—240-ACRE RANCH, Lo
cated 7 miles northeast of Moscow.
All but 50 acres in cultivation.
Crops already in are; 70 acres win
ter wheat, 25 acres timothy, 15
acres orchard, 10 acres permanent
pasture, 15 acres clover, 20 acres
alfalfa. Fine new buildings. Ex
cellent water system. Nearly 2000
rods Paige hog-tight fencing. Beau
tiful scenery. Down grade, sanded
road all way to town. Can give pos
session at once. Write Mrs. S. E.
Hutton, Moscow, Idaho.
30tf
FOR SALE—ONLY $80 PER ACRE,
half section of land, four miles from
Moscow. 90 acres in fall wheat; all
in cultivation but 25 acres; good
buildings: well improved. Offered
cheap to close an estate.
Nessly, Star-Mirror office, Moscow.
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J. E.
WANTED—Miscellaneous
WANTED—LAUNDRY AND PLAIN
Laura Banslyke, North
43-55
sewing.
Main. Phone 13L.
FOB SALE—Lire Stock.
FOR SALE—HEAVY WORK HORSE.
Enquire Harry Rawson. Phone
82L.
43«
FOR SALE—TEAM OF COLTS, COM
Phone 9028 or
ing 3 years old.
902x4.
43-9
FOR SALE—REGISTERED DUROC
Jersey boar, 8 months old. James
O'Connor, Phone 911x3, Moscow.
43-8
FOR SALE—REGISTERED DUROC
Jersey boar, eight months old. Jas.
O'Connor, Phone 911x3, Moscow.
42-8
FOR SALE—THOROUGHBRED HOG
an rooster, 4 Tancreed pullets. Good
layers. Phone 222R.
40-6
FOR SALE — RHODE
ISLAND
White, are leading all breeds at
many laying contests. Cockerels,
$2 and up. Fine for crossing or mix
ed flocks. Eggs, $2 and $4 per 15
at yards. Prize winning stock. E.
R. and Jennie G. Headley, Moscow,
Idaho.
27«
FOR SALE — SEVERAL SILVER
laced Wyandott roosters, a year old.
Phone 227J.
27«.
Through watching the classified ads
you will be able to secure the best
house or apartment to be found in the
city for the price you desire to pay
in rent
CAXAfiKH
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The little Hyomei inhaler is made of
hard rubber and can easily be carried
in the pocket or purse. It will ia»t
a lifetime.
Into this inhaler you poair a few
drops of magical Hyomei.
This is absorbed by the antiseptic
gauze within and now you are ready
to breathe it in over the germ infested
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It is guaranteed to banish catarrh,
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Sold by R. Hodgins and druggists
everywhere.
Complete outfit, including inhaler
and one bottle of Hyomei, costs but
l:ttle, while extra bottles,'if afterward
needed, may be obtained of any drug
gist.
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FOB SALE- -Mlseellaneens.
FOR SALE—25. SACKS OP BLUE
Prussian Peas, Phone Farmers
9009. E. D. Nichols.
45-1
FOR SALE—HORSE, HARNESS AND
buggy, wagon, one- doable harness,
six sacks Early Rose potatoes, 400
pounds Canadian field peas. Phone
Farmers 9054.
45
FOR SALE—A TOP' BUGGY, DOU
ble harness. Good conditions. Ap
ply Moscow Feed: Yard,.
44-0
FOR SALE—ONE WEBER PIANO IN
good condition, one collapsable baby
buggy, child's bed'and mattress, one
child's high chair, also 275 ft. 5-8 in.
of plow steel cabel In good condi
tion. Phone 31L. H. H. Sether, 827
141-6
Lynn Ave.
FOR SALE — SWEET POTATOES
and eating potatoes, alfeo' gatrdlen seed
and beans. Mound' Valley Gardens.
Phone 9341.
41-7,
FOR SALE—ONE BREAKFAST TA
ble, practically new. Phone 111.
40tf
FOR SALE—1916 CASE 40 IN PER
fect condition. Guaranteed. Phone
177J. 133tf
FOR SALE—SETTING' EGGS. FULL
blood Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds,
$1.50 and $2.50 for 15 eggs, R. O.
Lee. Phone 157J.
29-47
FOR SALE—OAKLAND, 1918 MODEL,
only ran 350 miles, prie» $1000. Ida
ho Garage. Phone 116, Moscow.
16tf
DRY WOOD FOR SALE. PHONE 9260.
N. G. Gilbertson.
95«
WOOD FOR SALE—GOOD DRY WOOD
4-foot or 16-inch. Call Citjr Trans
fer ot Carl Smith.
91«
FOR SALE—16-IN. R JO FIR AND
tamarack. Phone '.8N.
52«
FOR SALE—GOOD SECOND HAND
range. Washington Water Fewer
Oo.
9BM
FOB TRADE
WASHINGTON LAND TO TRADE
for Moscow residence. Phone 43J.
39-5
FOB KENT—Haem 1
FIRST CLASS FURNISHED APART
ment for rent at the Idaho Hotel,
Moscow.
43«
FOR RENT — 3 HOUSEKEEPING
rooms, close In. Phone 314W. 42-6
FOR RENT—FURNISHED APART
ments at Eggan's. Call 205H. 08«
FOR RENT—A SINGLE ROOM OR
suite of rooms, with or without
sleeping porch. Hot and cold wa
ter, furrface heat. 425 E. 3d St. 02«
FOR RENT—3 FURNISHED ROOMS
for light housekeeplag. Phone 269Z.
97«
FOR RENT—2 OR 3-ROOM APART
ments. Price $7 up. 124 E. Seventh.
Phone 130J.
70«
FOR RENT—GOOD ROOMS, CLOSB
in. Call 314Y.
76«
FOB BENT—Houses
FOR SALE OR RRENT—AN EIGHT
room house. Enquire 135 South
Lincoln.
86 «
FOB KENT—Miscellaneous
FOR RENT—A GOOD BARN ON SO.
Jefferson. Phone 198W in evenings.
93«
Not to advertise for a tenant is to
fail to "make known" the fact that
you have property to rent.