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The Daily Star-Mirror
TOLÜME VIII
NUMBER 147
MOSCOW. LATAH COUNTY. IDAHO THURSDAY, MARCH 20. 1919
-PEACE CONFERENCE BUST
The Bolsheviki have gained complete control of Ukraine with its sup
posedly rich stores of grain and provisions, upon which Germany had de
pended so much after the Brest-Litovsk treaty. But the Bolsheviki have
met defeat in other places, having lost to Polish and Lettish troops.
French troops have occupied more German territory to prevent Spartacan
outbreaks. The Germans are forced to submit quietly.
The Paris peace conference has been busy today, with President Wilson
presiding. The day has been devoted to hearing amendments and changes
that are desired by parties to the conference and others who may join the
league of nations. The Japanese want to join the league of nations but
they want Japanese citizens to be given fair and impartial treatment in
all countries that are members of the league.
The cabled stories today follow:
Bolsheviki Win in Ukraine.
LONDON.—Virtually all of Ukraine is now in the hands of the Bolsheviki
according to advices reaching London today. In heavy fighting at Nokolaiev,
northeast of Odessa, the Bolsheviki lost between 6,000 and 8,000 men but
forced the French garrison, after fierce fighting, to withdraw to Odessa. Far
ther east, the advices add Bolsheviki have reached the isthmus of Perekp,
leading to Crimea.
Lettish Troops Defeat Bolsheviki.
COPENHAGEN.—Important railway junction town of Mitu, southwest
of Riga, has been captured by Lettish $jpops, says a Lettish official state
ment dated Wednesday. The Bolshev
it adds, are retiring along the
whole front.
Polish Forces Defeat Bolsheviki
COPENHAGEN.—Bolsheviki troops, under pressure of the Polish forces,
have been compelled to retire and evacuate Pinsck, 100 miles east of Brest
Litovsk, according to a Warsaw dispatch.
French Troops Advance in Germany.
GENEVA.—(Havas.)—French troops have occupied Mannheim and Karl
ruhe, on the east bank of the Rhine, on account of the Spartacan outbreaks
there, the Berlin Vossische Zeitung says. It adds that the French have also
occupied Rheinau, a few miles south of Mannheim and Whinhaven.
German-Polish Conference Again Stopped.
PARIS.—Negotiations between the interallied commission and the Ger
man government's representatives in Posen have again been interrupted.
Wants Monroe Doctrine Protected.
PARIS.—President Wilson will act as chairman of the meeting of the
league of nations commission Saturday when all proposed amendments and
changes will be considered and the plan put in definite form. Lord Robert
Cecil and Thomas W. Gregory, former United States attorney general are
among those who have sought a draft proviso relative to the Monroe doc
trine, in such form that it will meet the approval of legal experts.
Japanese Want Protection for Citizens.
PARIS.—The Japanese amendment to the league of nations covenant pro
viding that the contracting parties shall agree to grant "equal and just
treatment" to all aliens within their borders who are nationals of states
that are members of the league, will be submitted to the supreme council,
Reuter's learns from Japanese sources.
" Neutral Countries to Be Heard.
PARIS.—(Associated Press.)—Neutral countries of Europe, Asia and
South Africa are to be given an opportunity to express their views and
propose amendments to the league of nations plan, today. A majority of
the neutrals have sent delegates and the more distant countries will be rep
resented by ambassadors and ministers residing in Paris.
APPROPRIATION
BILLS ARE SIGNED
GOVERNOR DAVIS APPROVES LEG
ISLATION GIVING FUNDS TO
THE UNIVERSITY
The appropriation bills have been
signed by Governor Davis and the
University of Idaho is assured every
thing that was asked for its mainten
ance for the next two years. All of
the extensive plans for carrying on
the work here and in the field can noir
be carried to completion. This means
a new era of prosperity for the uni
versity, for Moscow and for the agrl-J
cultural interests of the entire state.
Governor Davis also signed the bills
by the Latah county delegation for the
relief of several Moscow Individuals
and firms who put up money for the
university in 1905 and 1906 and had
never been repaid. The governor
made a clean sweep of the legislative
measures that had not previously been
signed, using the veto only on one
or two bills. Following are the bills
he signed and which now become
laws:
House BiUs Signed.
House bills signed follow, most of
them for appropriations :
No. 182, appropriating $2167 for
the relief of W. A. Lauder, for build
ing material furnished the university
of Idaho,
No. 184, $1174, for the relief of
Moscow Hardware company, for the
same purpose.
No. 38, $9244, for the relief of the
First National bank. Moscow, for the
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the University of Idaho, Lewistoni and
Albion normals, Idaho technical in
stitute. industrial training school,
school for the deaf and blind.
No. 198, $10.000, to meet S. A. T. C.
expenses at the University of Idaho.
No. 236, making biennial appropri
ations for soldiers' home, peniten
tiary, Orofino and Blackfoot asylums,
state sanitarium and children's
homes.
No. 226, $10,000. for Shoshone Falls
park.
No. 276. $146,843.83 to pay de
ficiency warrants.
No. 166, $119,466, for state land in
Gem Irrigation district.
No. 166, $25,000, to widen the Spo
kane river and canals in Kootenai
county.
No. 195, amending the school laws, j
No. 246. providing that the salary
same purpose.
No. 188, $3249.96. for relief of
Standard Lumber company.
No. 39, $2344.80, for the Phoenix
Lumber company.
No. 110, $15,000. for the relief of
A. S. Whiteway, for contract work j
on a state highway.
No. 273, biennial appropriations for ;
of the workmen's compensation In
surance commissioner shall be paid
out of the insurance fund.
Part of Bill Approved.
House Bill 278, by appropriations
committee, providing biennial appro
priation for state departments, was
approved except as to the following
items; $6800 for stenographers in
the land department; $7600 for
clerks; $600 for Lava Hot Springs
and $3600 for a deputy in the insur
ance commissioner's office.
House Bflls Vetoed.
The following house bills were
vetoed;
No. 190. requiring all county audi
tors to install numerical records.
No. 191, relating to parole of pris
oners.
1 signed :
No. 182, appropriating $25,000 to
audit books and accounts of all state
departments for the last four years,
No. 179, creating the department of
public lands under the state land
commissioner.
No. 187, authorizing collection of
an occupational tax.
The governor vetoed senate bill No.
96, authorizing the organization of
power and irrigation districts for
the purpose of developing and dis
tributing electric energy, on the
ground that the measure was uncon
stitutional and in the essential feat
ures is no different from existing
laws that are constitutional. Senate
bill 131. by the committee on educa
tion, codifying the school laws of
was also vetoed on the
ground that it is unconstitutional.
Senate BUls Signed.
The following senate bills were
the state
Mrs. Calkins Returns.
Mrs. E. E. Calkins of Moscow re
turned to her home last nigth after
spending the winter with her sons.
Frank and George, whose homes are
in Nampa. George Calkins accom
panied her home. The train on which
they were returning left the track, due
to a defective switch, near Riparia,
yesterday, delaying them several
hours and they did not reach Moscow
tft after 10 o'clock last night. No
day afternoon.
one was injured in the accident, as
the train was running slowly or a
serious accident might have occurred
as the ends of the ties are but a few
feet from the bank of the Snake ri
ver.
Miss Kendrick to St, Louis.
The National Conference of Music
Supervisors is to be held in St. Louis,
Miss Martha
March 31 to April 5.
Kendrick, supervisor of music in the
Moscow schools, has been appointed
as the Idaho representative on the
president's advisory council and has
received a leave of absence from the
school board.
Miss Kendrick, accompanied by her
mother, will leave for the east Prl
WITNESSES TO MURDER
IN ARIZONA ARE SOUGHT
W. J. McConnell, immigration in
spector, receivçd the following tele
gram from L. M. Laney, county attor
ney, Phoenix, Arizona; "On January
29, this year, a homicide was commit
ted on the desert near Phoenix, Ari
zona. Frederick Oleqon and wife,
driving a Hudson automobile, enroute
to Canada, passed the scene of the
shooting at the time of its occurrence
and are very important witnesses to
the state. Any information regarding
their whereabouts, either in Canada
or the United States, will further the
cause of justice. Please investigate
and wire me."
LEWISTON SOLDIERS
PBAISE AMEBIGA
MEMBERS OF COMPANY F, FOR
MERLY IDAHO NAT'L GUARDS,
HAVE RETURNED
LEWISTON. — The Lewiston mem
bers of Company P who have return
ed to their homes during the past few
days, have sounded the warning that
Lewiston people should pay little at
tention to any of the criticisms of
conditions in France relative to U.
S. army operations. The Lewiston
company was located at Angers dur
ing the entire fifteen months' period
the company was in France. It was
selected as a training unit because
of its excellence in military efficiency
as was demonstrated before the or
ganization left the United States and
the men were given unusual oppor
tunities to observe and learn of the
entire army operations in France.
The view is expressed that the crit
icisms are a result of a desire to
make political capital out of some
thing that in reality does not exist.
The Company F boys minimize the
conditions at Brest, which has been
termed the "Hell-Hole," and predict
some of the men who have been re
sponsible for the Brest criticisms will
be called to answer for their charges.
The view of the Lewiston boys is
that the United States may well be
proud of the wonderful organizations
effected in France to facilitate the
maintenance of the armies. The stor
age, the transport organization, the
replacement plan and many other in
novations introduced were in every
way far superior to anything the
allies ever attempted.
Company T went to France with
232 Idaho men enrolled but during
the processes of supplying men at the
front, there were only 33 out of the
original Company P men remaining
when the organization was sent home.
Many of the Company F boys went
into the second engineers and were
in the hardest fighting at Chateau
Thierry. Rheims and other points of
decisive warfare. Some of the boys
who had been wounded were recov
ered to the company through the
process of being handled by Company
F upon their recovery and discharge
from the hospital.
Much of the time the company was
operating entirely as a replacement
unit. Raw recruits were rushed from
the United States to Angers for train
tive will be easily
day afternoon.
Friday evening at 7:30 there will
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1:00 Opening game—Team No. 1 vs Team No. 2.
2:00 Team No. 3 vs No. 4.
3:00 Team No. 5 vs No. 6.
4:00 Team No. 7 vs No. 8.
5:00 Team No. 9 vs No. 10.
7:00 Team No. 11 vs Winner at 1:00.
8:00 Winner at 2:00 vs Winner at 3:00.
9:00 Winner at 4:00 vs Winner at 5:00.
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9:46 Tour of university for all visitors. Meet at "Y" hut;
2:00 Winner at 7:00 vs Winner at 8:00.
3:00 Winner at 9:00 vs Best losing team of previous day.
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7:30 Final Contest. Winner at 2:00 vs Winner at 3:00.
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ing. It was Intended to give these
men at least six weeks' training but
there were a good ' many instances
where men were in the fighting
trenches within three weeks after
they arrived in France.
The members of the company were
given fine opportunity of learn
ing conditions at the many fronts by
the frequent visits when replacements
were taken forward. The replace
ment plan was to keep every unit at
the front to its full fighting strength.
The casuals were reported each day
ahd men to take the places of the
killed, wounded and missing were
ordered from the replacement camps.
This meant that a steady stream of
new men were en route to the front
from the time the Americans first as
sumed a prominent part in the war
fare until the armistice was signed.
Company F boys visited all fronts in
providing these replacements and
they heard no complaints of the men
relative to any of the hardships that
they were called upon to endure. On
the other hand, the American sol
diers were there to fight, possessed
a morale almost beyond understand
ing and were anxious only to go
ahead and finish the job. It is ex
plained that the splendid morale of
the American army resulted in large
numbers of Americans being scat
tered through the armies of the allies
in order that the war-wearied veter
of France. Belgium, England and
ans
Italy might be encouraged to a great
er effort to hasten the conclusion of
the war.
PRESBYTERIAN DRIVE FOB FUNDS
GOES MERRILY ON—MEETING
TOMOROW NIGHT
The Presbyterian Victory Fund cam
It culminates
At that
paign is in full swing,
on next Sunday afternoon,
time the Presbyterian church is ex
pected to more than raise the 1919
New Era Budget of opportunity—$38,
000,000, of which $13,000,000 is for ben
evolences and $25,000,000 for congre
gational expenses.
Every energy and nerve power is
being exerted to the utmost to ac
hieve the goal. The machinery which
was built with the greatest care is
geared to the highest degree. The or
ganization is being supported most
valiantly by the church at large. The
n„dted shoulder of Presbyterianism
is at the wheel of the church's united
task.
The New Era movement coordinates
every board and agency of the church
in a united effort. It aims to create
a great spiritual awakening and to
manage the finances of the church
on a modern business basis with a
single budget and one appeal taking
the place of money. The great prob
lems and projects of reconstruction
are to be given special consideration
in the New Era program. If the sol
diers of the King will show the same
spirit of sacrifice displayed by our
gallant soldiers on
France, the church's financial objec
the fields of
SOME SEWER CONTRACTS LET
BY CITY COUNCIL LAST NIGRT
a meeting of the campaign workers
at the church to arrange the final de
tails of the canvass for Sunday after
noon.
Encouraging reports are coming in
from the other churches. Splendid in
terest and enthusiasm is apparent in
the local church .and all indications
point to a great victory.
inch of the way." '
Sugar City earned the right to com
pete in the tournament by upsetting
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Pocatello. They arrived Wednesday
night under the tutelage of Coach
Archer Willey prepared to finish
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BASKET BALL GAME
STABTS T0M0RB0W
With eleven teams on the ground
all cocked and primed for the open
inf whistle the stage is set for the
Third Annual Basketball Tournament.
Everything points to a successful
meet. The teams began to arrive
Wednesday night and several of them
took work-outs in the gym on Thurs
day after the long ride from the
south.
classier bunch of teams assembled
here before and the team that carries
away the trophy will have to go at top
speed the whole way.
Dope Scarce.
There is a scarcity of dope on which
to base a comparison of the teams
from the two extremities of the state
but each team has had a good season
in its own district and only the get
together starting this afternoon can
decide the respective merits.
Gooding Will Fight.
Coach R. E. Maricle of Gooding ar
rived with his team Wednesday night.
This outfit is considered the best in
the Boise and Twin Falls districts
with wins over Twin Falls, Weiser
and Caldwell.
When interviewed for a statement
Coach Maricle said, "I know nothing
of the class of teams we'll meet but
if fight wins this tournament, my
team will be in the running every
There have never been a
Two From Southeast.
Blackfoot played a heavier schedule
in the south than any of the other
teams, and altho they lost a couple
at the end of the season, were picked
to compete here as the best loser.
Supt. W. D. Vincent has been
strong factor in promoting the tour
nament in that district and there are
many who are glad to see his team
in the title struggle.
Wallace Looms Up Strong.
The amiral of Wallace is bound to
throw a sackful of jazz into the
events, the team having won the In
land Empire championship in Spo
kane two weeks ago. With this title
to defend and the Idaho title to win,
the fans can expect a real battle ev
ery time the Miners go into action.
Coeur d'Alene promises a come
back after falling out in the semi
finals of the Spokane tournament and
is bringing a team that looks good
on paper to enforce its argument.
Bonners Ferry is an unknown
quantity, having played a schedule
composed of games with western
Montana teams almost entirely. They
may loom up as the dark horse of the
tournament.
Several Darkhorses.
St. Maries, Genesee, and Nez Perce
are all possible dark horses,
years ago St. Maries put up a game
fight, getting into the semi-finals,
and Nez Perce has always played a
bang-up game. Last year they were
runner-up and gave Moscow a bad
scare in the finals. Most of their last
year's team was lost by graduation,
but the town has a reputation of turn
ing out a new string of stars each
year.
Two
Lewiston Unknown.
Lewiston is here eleven strong and
the old fans are still remembering
the battle they gave the winners in
the first tournament, and a repeti- |
tion is not out of the question.
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Old Champs in Running.
Moscow .twice winner, looks better
than ever and the team that beats
referee, will work all the finals and
semi-finals, but in the preliminaries
them out of the trophy will have to
play"' a top-notch
boys have a clean record to date and
the precedent they have set in the
last two tournaments will make them
game. The local
fight a few degrees harder.
Clyde Hunter, northwest conference
will change off every other game
with B. W. Hulbert of the university.
Moscow's sewer system is to be ex
tended and a septic tank put in al
most a mile below the present out
let of the sewer, and work will begin
as soon as possible. An adjourned
meeting of the council held last night
until a very late hour, went over the
bids which were opened last night,
and let two contracts. Other con
tracts will probably be let in the near
future and it is hoped to have work
begin in April.
Witter-Fisher, a local plumbing
(firm, were the lowest bidders on
sewer pipes, but three bids were so
close together that every item had to
be added in order to ascertain which
is the lowest. Witter & Fisher's bid
totalled $14,044.65; the American Fire
Clay & Pipe company, of Spokane, to
talled $14,102.36, and the Washington
Brick. Lime & Sewer Pipe company
of Spokane submitted bids totalling
$14,173.97.
Another bid, submitted by "C. H.
Bullen, Secretary" but giving no name
of the firm nor its location, was for
concrete sewer manufactured in Mos
cow under the supervision of the city's
inspector, for a total of $10,660.10, or
about $3400 below the lowest bid for
regulation burnt sewer pipe. This
bid is being investigated and action
on it will be taken after the council
men become better acquainted with
the proposition.
The contract for a septic tank was
let to the Pacific Flush Tank company
of Portland, who offer to furnish a
complete apparatus for $5246, at
Quincy, Illinois. The freight rate
from there is $2.18 per hundred
pounds, plus war tax, and the appar
atus weighs 15,000 pounds, , -i
The other contract let was for 27
man holes, at $14 each, to the Clear
water Foundry & Machine Shop com
pany of Lewiston.
Many other bids for all or portions
of the work and for portions of ma
terial were submitted and studied but
no action was taken on them. Witter
& Fisher offered to take the entire
contract for all of the work and fur
nish all material according to the spe
cifications of the city engineer, for
$69,000, theirs being the only bid for
the entire contract. A Spokane ficflfc
offered' to furnish washed sand for
70 cents per cubic yard, f. o. b. Fort
M right; and coarse gravel for 75
sss ätä wsr ss
excavation work at the following
rates: Depth of one foot, five cents
P er foot; two feet, 10 cents; three
feet, 14 cents; four feet, 22 cents; six
feet, 40 cents; seven feet, 52 cents;
eight feet. 67 cents; nine feet, 85
cents; 10 feet, $1.05. This is for a
running foot of sewer. C. E. Witter,
of the Witter & Fisher company, of
fered to supervise' the construction
work for five per cent of the cost.
The council voted to employ J. G.
Vennigerholz of Moscow to ejtend the
assessment rolls, and arrange a plan
for fixing the assessment for the sew
er cost. As the whole city is to be
benefitted by the extension it will
be in one district and all property will
be liable. It was voted to take one
half from the assessment rolls of La
tah county and Mr. Vennigerholz will
work out a plan for charging the oth
er one-half to the property area of
each tract in the district, which, in
this case, comprises the incorporated
limits of the city. >
It is estimated that the entire work
will cost between $60.000 and $70,
000 and that at least half of the prop
erty owners will pay cash. Bonds, ex
tending for 10 years, will be issued
for the remainder. The bonds have
been contracted to a Spokane firm for
94 cents on the dollar. They will be
issued as the work is completed.
The council will meet again tonight
to complete its work and it is likely
the contract for the sewer will be
let. or at least the contract for the
pipe. It is not decided yet whether
the work will be done by the city
which will employ the men by the day
to work under a superintendent ,or
whether the contract for the work will
be let.
One thing .however, is assured and
that'is that Moscow is to have a septic
tank and the sewer is to be extended
almost a mile beyond the present out
lot. The work is to be started as soon
as possible and it will furnish em
ployment to a large number of men.
The proposal to try an experiment
With a new kind of sewer pipe made
of cement, even though the initial cost
is slightly less, has already aroused
much opposition. Moscow property
owners cannot forget their experience
wnth cheap paving and the word
"Dollarway" has been heard oftender
today than in many months.
Has Texas Yew spa per.
B. F. Thompson, well-known citizen
brought ac °PJ ° f T^e Hall
County (Texas) Herald, to this office.
The p a p er j s published in the new oil
fields that give so much promise of
prosperity to that country.
Thompson says he was living near
Memphis, Texas, (the town in which
the paper was published) and knows
the founded and present owner. W. A.
Johnson, who is now lieutenant gov
ernor, and whose son is editor of the
paper. It is a very interesting news
paper and has a good advertising
patronage. One page is devoted to
news of the rich oil fields there. Mr.
Thompson filed on a section of school
land near Memphis many years ago.
He has been in this section for 15
Mr.
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