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The Daily Star-Mirror
VOLUME VIII
MOSCOW, LATAH COUNTY. IDAHO SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1919
NUMBER 95
GREATEST CONEERENCE IN
The most important and significant
assembling of men ever known in the
history of the world began delibera
tions this afternoon in Paris when the
peace conference of the great allied
powers gathered to listen to the ad
dress of welcome by President Poin
caire of France. As might have been
expected, the French leader showed
the graceful courtesy of his country
men when he paid a glowing tribute
to the courage and heroism of forces
which had preserved the most beauti
ful capital city in the world from the
w^giestructfve force of her unscrupulous
and embittered enemy.
The news that the American sol
diers in France and Germany will be
brought home in as great numbers as
possible at an early date will be read
with joy by thousands of American
■citizens who feel that they have en
dured sufficient separation from mem
bers of their families.
The hope is now held out that Ger
many will be able to reduce her in
ternal disorders sufficiently to war
rant her having a representation at
the peace conference before the ne
gotiations are finished.
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PARIS.—The peace conference was
formally opened this afternoon with a
speech by President Poincare of
France. He thanked the allied nations
for having chosen Paris for this im
portant work, and praised the valor of
the allied armies which preserved the
capital of France from the enemy.
Uncle Sam and John Bull Agree.
PARIS.—British war claims, an un
official presentation of views shows,
are regarded as generally coinciding
with those of the United States delega
tion. There are some minor differ
ences regarding the final dajustment
of the world's affairs.
Wilson to See France.
PARIS.—President Wilson will avail
himself of the first opportunity be
tween the meetings of the peace del
egations to visit the devastated reg
ions of France.
Plan to Complete Jobs.
WASHINGTON.—The completion of
22 government war-housing projects
costing $48,000,000 wil be recommend
ed by the house public building com
mittee which decided today to amend
to this effect the senate bill providing
for discontinuance of work on all pro
jects not 75 per cent completed. The
projects selected for completion in
clude the one at Puget Sound, Wash
INFLUENZH SEEMS
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ALL GRADE SCHOOLS OPEN
TUESDAY MORNING BECAUSE
NO NEW CASES REPORTED
There will be school in all grades
/3n the city on Tuesday morning.
This decision so momentous to hun
-dreds of boys and girls in Moscow was
reached last evening at a meeting of
the school board, together with City
Health Officer Dr. W. A. Adair and
Dr. Boyd of the health committee of
" r the city council.
Upon the statement of Dr. Adair
„ that no new cases of influenza had
been reported to him during the week
xand that there were only three homes
in the city in which previously men
Honed cases were still on record, the
- hoard voted to open all the school
exercising every possible pre
■caution to prevent a new outbreak
rooms,
■of the disease.
All rules and restrictions with ref
•erence to public assemblages are to
he enforced until it is ascertained
, -what the results will be of opening
school to all the little children.
. No pupils of the district are to be
permitted to attend public gather
ings of any'kind.
The board wishes, through the col
of the Star-Mirror, to request
umns
parents of school children to observe
the health of their children carefully,
-especially of the smallest ones, and
to keep them home from school if
they show even the slightest indispo
sition.
The members carried on an inter -
-esting discussion as to whether it
would be advisable to complete the
full year's work in the grades.. Sup
erintendent Rich explained that by
Keeping up the sessions until July 1,
the assigned work for the nine months
could be completed. The matter of
lengthening the school day and in
the number of sessions by
creasing
Molding school on Saturdays was also
considered. No definite action was
taken in regard to either measure.
The board is very desirous of hear
1 ing an expression of opinion on the
. part of the patrons of the school, as
to yhether it would be desirable to
hold school on Saturdays or begin
. caralier each day in the week.
- Suspended for Smoking.
At a meeting of the school board
last evening, Superintendent Rich re
ported that he had suspended for a
'period of two weeks, a boy who had
been detected smoking on the school
grounds. The board commended his
action. ,
President Not To Speak.
PARIS.—While there has been some
expectation that President Wilson
might address the opening session of
the peace conference on behalf of the
foreign delegates in response to Pres
ident Poincare's address of welcome,
it has finally been determined that
there shall be no speeches except
those of President Poincare and of
Premier Clemenceau, when the pre
mier takes his chair as the presiding
officer of the conference.
Spartacan s Hunted For.
BERLIN.—More loyal troops enter
ed Berlin today and occupied the
whole center of the city and the north
and northwest sections. A systematic
search for members of the Spartacan
group continues. Hanover dispatches
report clashes between the authorities
of the majority socialist movement
and the Spartacan and Independent
socialist movement and the Spartacan
and Independent socialist government
at Brunswick.
Work For League of Nations.
PARIS.—With the assembling of
the first full session of the peace con
gress today, the prospects for rapid
progress seem to be enhanced by the
apparent defeat of Bolhevism in Ger
many. This defeat is opening the way
for the stabilizing of the German gov
ernment and giving it some prospect
of its being able to send a responsible
representative to the congress. The
peace conference is expected to devote
itself single-mindedly to the creation
of a league of nations. The first steps
(towards the formation of such a
league will. It is understood, be taken
today. The five leading powers are
said to be agreed that the representa
tion of any Russian element at the
present time is impossible.
Immense Revenue Planned.
WASHINGTON.—The senate rules
for taxing war excess profits of cor
porations for 1920 and thereafter are
estimated to raise about $1,600,000,
000 annually, it was agreed today
those conferring on the war revenue
bill. Decision as to the 1919 rates
has been deferred. The senate con
ferees agree that the extension of an
80 per cent war profits levy for 1920
is applicable only to war contracts
still remaining unfinished.
American Forces Reduced.
WASHINGTON.—American
forces
in France and in the occupied terri
tory in Germany will be reduced to the
minimum strength "consistent with
our obligations," General March said
today.
had been received indicating the num
ber of divisions to be-supplied by the
United States, but General March
positive that it will be far less than
the thirty which unofficial reports
have given as the probable American
He added that General Foch
HIGHWAY DISTRICT
COVERS 31 MILES
THIRTEEN MILES OF ROAD WILL
BE ON DIRECT LINE TO CON
NECT WITH LEWISTON
In the account which appeared in
Wednesday's Star-Mirror of the Gen
e see highway district, a number of
errors or misleading statements crept
into the account which, in the opinion
0 f Ben Bush, a member of the high
way committee, it would be well to
have corrected.
The highway district, which is the
first one to be created in the county,
w ni serve a territory of 35,000 acres,
anc i the total length of the road to
be constructed is 37 miles, including
laterals. Only about 13 miles of this
highway construction will be on the
direct road to Lewiston, so the whole
scheme should not be mistaken as one
of constructing a road to Lewiston,
interpretation which has been put
upon the matter by the Star-Mirror's
wording of the account.
The highway district does not in
clude Moscow and does not attempt
to serve Moscow. This city has the
privilege of which it will soon be
forced by economic reasons to avail
itself, of constructing a highway dis
trict of its own. In order to connect
with the Genesee highway district on
the direct road to Lewiston, only
about four miles need be built.
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NO NEWS FROM BOISE TODAY
Legislature Takes Its Accustomed
Week-end Holiday.
Apparently the Idaho legislature
now in session does not intend to run
any mental risks by Indulging in the
all-work-and-no-play schedule that
makes Jack a dull boy, for they have
adjourned for the week-end.
According to advices from Boise
received just before going to press,
there is not even any political gossip
going the rounds in the legislature
worthy of transmission over the wire.
The capital is not being made lively
up to this point in the session.
Consternation in Vienna.
VIENNA, via London, Jan. 17 —
The authorities contemplate the insti
tution of meatless weeks, owing to
the almost total cessation of meat im
ports. Recently the bread ration was
cut in half. Potatoes are virtually unr
obtainable. The situation is causing
consternation among the population.
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BRILLIANT WORK
OF VARSITY TEAM
IDAHO WINS BY SCORE OF 51 TO 19
IN GREAT BASKETBALL
GAME
Although basketball fans of Moscow
were deprived last night of the chance
to attend the game at the university,
Ithe evening was not one of unmitlgat
ed gloom for before 10 o'clock the
whistle that stands for victory was
rousing all Moscow to a cheerful, con
gratulatory mood. Those who had the
privilege of witnessing the game say
that the team work of the Idaho boys,
who made a score of 51 to 19 against
Spokane university, was almost per
fect. Coach Bleamaster has a splendid
team this year, and the way in which
his men scored regularly is an indi
cation that the season ahead will be
an extremely brilliant one.
The line-up was as follows:
Idaho (51).
Campbell ...
Moe ... . .
Hunter .....
Bindley .
Brigham ....
Substitutions —Rodgers for May,
Dunton for Hutton, De Grief for
Campbell, Irving for Moe, Carter for
Bindley, Romig for Hunter.
Field Goals — Hunter 6, Moe 6,
Campbell 7, Brigham 2, De Grief 2,
Irving 1, Terry 4, McQuary 5.
Free throws—Peffley.
Spokane (19).
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Referee—Lieutenant Meehan.
has been asked to do in the drive.
That the Latah county chapter of
the American Red Cross has during
the past year been a very important
business concern, handling sums of
money which many a mercantile es
tablishment would be glad to measure
up to, is shown by the careful report
given below of the finances of the
various branches throughout the
£ ou nty. The figures were furnished
by Mrs. William Hunter, who has for
the past year been secretary of the
chapter They are compiled up to
Octob er 1, 1918.
In addition to the yearly figures,
the secretary has furnished the state
ment that on the first of December
the county branches had to their
credit $12,601.21, and Moscow had
$4000.18, a total of $16,601.39. Since
this time practically the only money
paid into the treasury has come from
the membership drive of Christmas
week. Twenty-five per cent of the
money so gathered goes to the local
Yearly Report of the Finances of the Latah County Chapter of thé
American Red Cross
666.65
216A1
106 82
177.16
322.81
219.81
734.67
73.33
2,662.43
208.44
172.76
397.42
Bal. on hand
Expenditures Oct. 1, 1918
$ 1,982.75
Receipts
$ 3,121.62
1,020.53
268.00
192.38
245.31
572.08
571.44
1,078.33
213.33
5,431.60
553.45
178.24
860.74
1,030.23
117.24
59.59
2,844.59
463.34
4,443.10
124.92
691.78
Bovill.
Big Bear Ridge .
American Ridge .
Avon .
Crane Creek .
Cornwall and Joel
Cedar Creek ....
Deary .
East Cove .
Genesee .
Harvard .
Helmer .
Juliaetta .
Kendrick .
Naval Auxiliary .
Park ..
Potlatch .
Princeton .
Troy .
Union Auxiliary .
Viola .
$ 1,138.87
864.88
51.59
86.56
68.15
249.27
351.63
343.76
140.00
2,779.17
345.01
6.49
463.32
650.22
103.80
28.28
1,459.48
403.05
2,646.98
72.59
535.53
480.01
13.44
31.31
1.385.11
60.29
1.796.12
52.33
166.25
$24,081.84
20,014.99
$12,187.63
13,938.18
$11,894.21
6,076.81
Total of Auxiliaries
Moscow Chapter ..,
$44,096.83
$26,125.81
$17,971.02
Grand Total
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Protest Against Hearst.
NEW YORK.—Intermittent uproar
marked a mass meeting held at Madi
son Square Garden last night by the
independent citizens' committee or
ganized to welcome homecoming
trbops as a protest against the ap
pointment by Mayor Hylan of William
R. Hearst as chairman of a committee
named for the same purpose.
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CORNWALL PRECINCT ALSO EX
PECTED TO RAISE ITS ENTIRE
QUOTA TODAY
Two of the busiest little places in
the county this past week have been
Potlatch and Cornwall, and as a re
suit of their well-directed energy and
the generosity of their people, Pot
latch is already on hand with its quota
in the Armenian and Syrian relief
drive, and Cornwall is expected to
come in this afternoon, with all her
colors flying.
According to Chairman Perry there
will not be the slightest difficulty ex
perienced in raising the balance of
$800 to complete Moscow's assess
ment. The inclement weather has per
haps prevented a number of persons
from calling at the banks during the
days for free will offerings. Solicit
ors are now to go out, and they an
ticjpate only the most cordial re
sppnse.
just as the Star-Mirror was going
to press, Chairman Perry brought in
the story of Cornwall's noble effort.
With a quota of $90, Cornwall as
uspal went over the top and brought
in three extra dollars for good meas
ure. The entire sum was collected by
Mylrea Teare, who for three days,
during the most inclement weather,
rode horseback over his precinct to
tell the story of the starving thous
ands and collect money for their re
lief.
POTLATCH AWARDED
As might be expected, the exer
tions and the signal success of Mr.
Teare have cheered up the chairman
until he is now convinced that his
county is going to do more than it
chapter's treasury, the rest being sent
to headquarters and never appearing
on the books of the Moscow chapter,
Tf win be observed in an examina
tîoif of the records that every precinct
j n the county has done remarkably
well, and too much credit can not
pa id f or their excellent work
to the many small auxiliaries, which
WO rked under a great handicap. The
people of Moscow realize that because
0 f their greater number and because
0 f their being headquarters for
chapter, it is much easier for them
raise money and carry on drives
contributions than it is in communi
ties where the people live far apart
and where no convenient assembling
place can be provided. In view of
difficulties they encountered,
showing made by the auxiliaries
remarkable.
By precincts, the finances of
chapter are made clear in the follow
ing columns:
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At the rate Moscow is forging
1 ahead in post office business, it will
I not be many years before she is pro
: moted from second to first class, an
achievement which will be most cred
itable to the commercial activity of
I this community. According to Post
I master Morgareidge, it takes only
$40,000 worth of business to make
I first class post office, and with Mos
cow gaining over $4000 per year and
having long since passed the $26,000
mark, it does not require a very op
timistic spirit to predict first honors
i for the town in a little while.
I The gross receipts for last year
' were $27,771.26. In addition to this
1 sum, Moscow, being the central ac
counting office for this county, dis
tributed supplies to other post offices
to the amount of $25,031.62, so that
the grand total of postal receipts up
to the 1st of January was $52,802.77.
An interesting point is brought out
by Postmaster Morgareidge's report
with reference to the money orders
Record of Moscow Post Office for Year 1918.
i s t Qr. 2nd Qr. 3rd Qr. 4th Qr. Total
Gross Receipts—Moscow ..$6,263.21 $6,206.94 $6,203.79 $9,097.31 $27,771.25
Gross receipts during 1917. $23,067.43
Money orders issued
Gain over last year. $ 4,703.82
Furnished to Dist. Offices. .$6,838.30 $4,417.24 $6,166.02 $7,609.96 $25,031.62
Total Postal Receipts .$62,802.77
Money Order Account for Year 1918.
9299 Cash value $59,917.12
. 3,250.00
New York drafts authorized
6018 Cash value $59,052.83 $63,167.12
. 3,951.39
Money orders paid .
Deposited with Spokane postmaster
$63,004.22
$ 162.90
War Savings Stamps and Thrift Stamps.
40,850 Par value $204,260.00
44,795 Par value
Balance in favor of Moscow
War Savings Stamps sold
Thrift Stamps sold .
11,198.75
$216,448.75
■ ...■■$2,803.32
Total revenue stamps sold during the year.
MAKE REQUESTS
Final figures in the several insti
tutional budgets which will be pre
be sented by the state board of educa
tion to the house and senate were
made public by Dr. E. A. Bryan, com
missioner of education, Saturday.
Largest of the several prospective
requests is the budget prepared for
the university. A total of $381,349!
to w m be sought from the legislature
f 0r the institution's support. Co
operative extension work in agricul
ture and home economics comes i n
f 0r a request aggregating $240,000. !
Detailed statistics on all six insti- ,
tutions follows: '
is state University.—Total for col
leges, schools and experiment station, j
$787,349; less federal, endowment i
and looa i income, $406,000; total ■
asked from legislature, $381,349; to
! W. for cooperative extension. wort In |
■ agriculture and home economics,
$286,943; less Smith-Lever federal,
fund, $46,943; total asked, $240,000. i
Lewiston Normal School.—Total ex
elusive of funds for rebuilding of!
burned administration building $209,- j
000 less endowment and local funds, 1
$69,000; balance recommended for ap- j
propriation, $150,000. i
Albion Normal School.—Total, $184,- j
000 leas endowment and xocal funds, ]
$59,000; balance recommended for ap-j
I propriation, $125,000.
j State Industrial School. — Total, j
COMMISSIONER BRYAN EXPLAINS
TO LEGISLATURE NEEDS OF
FIVE INSTITUTIONS
$206,400, less endowment and local
funds, $46,400; balance recommended
for appropriation, $170,000.
Idaho Technical Institute.—Total,
Leal
$206,000, less endowment and
funds, $42,000; balance recommended
by board, $164,000.
School for Deaf and Blind.—Total,
exclusive of provision for new build
ings, $99,874, local and endowment
funds, $3874; balance recommended
for appropriation, $96,000.
CONSTITUENTS REQUEST LATAH
DELEGATION TO VOTE FOR
REPEAL
The attitude of some of the consti
tuents of C. J. Hugo, representative
from Latah county in the state legis
lature at Boise, toward the bill which
calls for the repeal of the direct prim
ary law, was made very plain to Mr.
Hugo today In a telegram which was
sent to the capital city this afternoon.
'PbÄ message which Is signed by
men ' of both parties, namely A. S.
Lyon, C. A. Hagan, F. A. David, M. E.
Lewis, Harry Whittier, T. A. Meeker,
L. F. Parsons, G. P. Mix, H. Melgard
and J. S. Heckathorn, reads as fol
lows: "We request the Latah delega
tion to stand pat for the repeal of the
primary law."
$132 for Armenian Relief.
POTLATCH.—The result of the Ar
menian relief fund drive netted $132
in Potlatch. To date the outlying
district has not reported and whether
the precinct came up to its quota of
$160 cannot be determined.
cow of money received over money
i paid out on these orders was $162.90.
Notwithstanding the huge amount
of war work piled upon the post office
in the sale of thrift stamps and cer
tificates, as well as answering hun
dreds of inquiries relative to soldiers
and their families, the post office has
employed no larger force than during
the time before the war. There are,
in addition to the postmaster, five
clerks, five rural carriers, 4 city car
riers, a janitor, and a fireman,
It is difficult to estimate the ad
ditional work imposed by reason of
making Moscow the central account
jng office for the county, a system
that has been in operation for the
past fifteen months. All the business
of the postoffices of Latah county
must be done through Moscow, which
makes the reports to Washington and
is responsible for all the accounts of
the smaller offices,
The figures as submitted by Post
master Morgareidge are worthy of
LATAH ROLL-CALL
TOTALS 4997
p be „ rea t ma ss of detailed work
i nc jH en t; to the closing up of every
drive hag k t chairman Simpson of "
tb Christmas Red Cross roll call
busy t0 the present time, and final
fj„ ares have only just now been ob
tabled f 01 . eac h precinct in the county,
a total of 499 ? 7 members for the 25
prec i nc t s i s a record of which any
c h a irman and any county the size of
Latah might justly be proud, as this
number is about 900 in excess' of what
was hoped would be on the record,
A s might have been expected, Mos
cow is in the lead with 1992 members,
p be second largest auxiliary is Troy,
w j t h 415 members,
phe record of each precinct to
gether with the captain in charge of
the drive is given below:
Pine Creek precinct, S. A. Ross,
cap tam, 71; Cora precinct, K. E.
Holm, captain, 154; Gold Creek, L. L.
Young, captain, 94; Harvard, H. W.
Canfield, 83; White Pine, T. P. Jones,
332; Texas Ridge, Mountain Meadow,
Helmer, J. A. Harsh, 341; Palouse, B.
j. Jones, 107; Viola, A. W. Bowles,
102; Potlatch, E. W. Travis, 307;
Cornwall, Mrs. George Summer, 100;
Troy, Alfred Ekholm, 415; Little Pot
latcn, Percy Kinnear, 11;
John Waide, 249; Big Bear, W. E.
Ware, 162; Boulder Creek, O. H. Tor
geson, 25; Linden, Gold Hill, A. W.
REPORT OF MOST PRECINCTS IN
COUNTY IS REGARDED AS
EXTREMELY CREDITABLE
Kendrick,
Longfellow, 82; Genesee,
223; Juliaetta, E. W. Porter, 73;
Union Red Cross, Mrs. Hilda Nelson,
21; Additional Palouse precinct, Cora
Liebe, 53; Moscow, 1992.
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LIEUTENANT VERY ILL
Lester Albert Has Undergone Another
Critical Operation in Army
Hospital.
Word has been received by J. N.
Nankervis that his son-in-law, Lieut.
Lester Albert, has undergone this
week a double amputation, at Fort
Snelling, Minnesota. Lieutenant Al
bert lies very ill at the army hospital.
His mother, Mrs. M. F. Albert of Pay
ette, arrived yesterday in Moscow on
her way to visit her son. She and lit
tle Ethelyn Albert leave tomorrow for
Fort Snelling. Mrs. Lester Albert has
been with her husband for some time.
Lieutenant Albert has recently re
ceived two citations for bravery from
General Pershing. His Moscow friends
know and are proud of the heroism he
has shown in France, where he suf
fered severe injuries while in care of
a search light with the company of
engineers.
It had been hoped that his long ill
ness, following more than one serious
operation, had resulted in complete
restoration of health, and It is deeply
regretted by his hosts of friends that
his condition at the present time Is
far from reassuring.
General Strike Planned.
CHICAGO.—A general strike of or
ganized labor designed to paralyze
every industry in the country begin
ning July 4 next, was decided upon
today by the national labor congress
as a means of obtaining a new trial
for Thomas J. Mooney and Warren
Billings if federal intervention and
every other means adopted to procure
the desired relief fails.