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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-04-27
SATURDAY, APRIL %, 1912.
LEST WE FORGET.

Whether it be a new court house
paved streets, or some other public i'm.
provement, let those disposed to dis
cuss the questions with their fellow
citizens stop long enough to cool off
and stay cool. There is no occasion
for a display of hatred; no reason for
personal abuse and bitter anger Let
no man become so mad that neither
reason nor common sense car reach
him. The citizens back of paving are
not trying to injure their neighbors :
there is no desire to financially Grip
pie the humblest citizens in the town
Nor can any sensible man, with just
reason, charge the progressive cit
liens with concerted effort and stu
died purpose to kill Moscow.
If paving will stop the growth of
Moscow; if this improvement will drive
people out of town; if it will keep
desirable people from locating here,
then who, let us ask, will be the first
and greatest sufferers? The business
men. 1t is possible that the most
successful merchants, and the largest
property holders would, in the face of
the fact that the burden will fall on
them, demand and fight for paved
streets; if they are bad for a town ?
Such talk is not reasonable. Stop and
think about it.
Now, in the proposed paving district |
who must pay the bulk of the cost? |
The man who owns little home some |
where in the residence district? Not |
at all The business men, in front of
whose property the paving is laid will
bear the greater burden and these
same business men, with their more
valuable business property, will also
bear the greater share of the general
levy to pay for the street intersec-
tons paid for by general taxation. So
the business men will eventually pay
the greater part of the entire cost of
he proposed paving.
To illustrate. Suppose the First Ma
ional Bank corner is valued at $4,000,
md John Doe owns a little home
yalued at $1,000. In this case the bank
Will pay thirty times as much of the
proposed bonds as will the small prop
rty owner, and yet the little fellow
will get just as much good from the
'aving as will the bank. Probably
he little fellow will use the street
lore.
1t is a fact that large majority of
he business men favor paving. They
ant to pave. And if they want to, why
hould the little fellow object? For
lstance, why should the man whose
hare of the cost would be only ten
+ twenty dollars, or three or four dol
RS year, fight the proposed i'm
rovement that will cost the business
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-04-27
CITY BEAUTIFUL
Conducted by the Ladies' Auxiliary to
the Chamber of Commerce.
THE MOSCOW CLEANUP


BY DR.. d. F. Rae, County Physician
Since the beginning of the year til
) very lately, at no time has the cit.
: been free from some form of contag
, ious disease. Many of these cases ap
health officers were unable to trace {
source of infection; and only by stric
quarantine were they able to hold the
outbreak of scarlet fever in check By
SO doing there was no spread Of the
disease within the city
Now if the citizens of Moscow Mish
to fortify themselves against recnr-
renee of outbreaks of contagious dis
eases, which can be easily worse than
the last one, the present is the time to
do so. This can be accomplished by
thoroughly cleaning of their rrem-
ises, especially their back yards. See
: that all filth and decaying material
of whatever nature is removed or burn
ed. Where practicable (some places
are too low have sewerage connec
lions made. Insist that your neighbor
do the same Clean out, disinfect, and
fill up all ground privy
vaults, and adopt the dry-earth system,
where no connection with the sewer
can possibly be made. These should be
regularly cleaned and kept clean.
oh ho oh ich a1 &c
city. These last two are breeders of
disease and enemies to health. They
should no longer be allowed to con-
tinue. Strict vigilance by the cit
council and health department in ell
forcing sewer-connections and clean
ing of outside toilets and seeing that |
those are kept clean throughout the
year will lessen the likelihood OF out
breaks of contagious diseases in our
city and make the matter much more
easily handled should infection be
brought in here from outside the city.
Another enemy to health is the COM
mon house-fy. The fly season is near
at hand and very shortly this section
is to be invaded by millions of this
dangerous insect. While we cannot at
once eXterminate them, we can, how
ever, do much to limit their numbers
oy care and by cleaning and Destroy
ng their breeding places and feeding
grounds.
The fly should be fought as a plague.
t is the filthiest of vermin. They are L
naggots before they are flies; they are
,orn in filth and they carry filth
round with them. By their absence
We would have less typhoid, less tnber-
ulosis, and less contagious diseases
# what ever kind. Our homes would
'e cleaner, our food cleaner and
ealthier, and our personal comfort in
reased. One investigator estimates
he germs on single fly to be 3ver
tx millions. His legs are loaded with
hem and he deposits them wherever
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-04-27

lie lights. He comes loaded with then
direct from a privyvault to our kit
chen-table; from tubercular supta t.
wipe his feet on our bread and butter
from a garbage can or cuspidor to oui
restaurant counters; from an open
sloughing sore to our baby's lips, de
posting filth and disease wherever h
walks. Still he is known as the in
rocent house-fy. A more fitting ant
appropriate name would be, mans
greatest and most numerous enemy.
How can we fight the fly? First, by
destroying his breeding grounds. Sec
ond, by separating him from his food
supply. Third, swat and kill him at
every opportunity, and by any means
available. Only, kill him.
The breeding places are decaying
organic matter. The fly is said to de-
velop most rapidly in horse-manure
In this, the usual time of Matching
from the time the egg is laid, until
a full-grown fly is developed is ten
days-a shorter time in warm wealth
en- Then do not allow any decaying
matter to lie open on your premises.
All refuse which tends to fermentation
should be burned or buried, such as
straw, paper, waste, decaying fruits or
vegetables All garbage-boXes should
be covered and sprinkled daily with
kerosene or lime and regularly clean
ed Stable manure should be put in
pits or closed boxes and sprinkled
with some cheap disinfectant, as lime,
or kerosene Where the accumulation
is SO large as to make this impossible, |
it should be carted away at least once
a week. Disinfectants should be used |
in barns where stock is kept, daily |
Sec that the sewerage is perfect. Pour
lime or kerosene into your drains.
Burn, bury, or feed to fowls all the
table refuse. Cover or screen all foods
Screen all windows or doors in kit
chen or dining rooms.
Flies are poor travellers. They stay
where they are born. If flies are num-
srous their breeding place is close by.
t may be in the wood-shed, swill-bar
eel, under the wood box, under the
tove, behind the kitchen door, in SLOW
MY housekeeping. Where there is no
Iirt and filth, there will be no flies.
lean up and keep your premises
lean. See that your neighhor does the
anne, and you will live in a zone of
aw flies.
Restaurants infected with flies
hould be stunned as dangerous to
ealth Any meat market, milk depot
-uit store, or grocery in which flies
re permitted to come in contact with
must be regarded as an I'M
afe place TO trade. Keep flies away =
ON the sick room. Kill every fly ::
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-04-27
WANTED SALT FOR
HIS RAW POTATO

SEATTLE, April 27-In one han'
he carried a bunch of tulips.
In the other he carried half-peelet
potato.
Around his waist was tied a blacl
apron.
And he wore a girls brilliant rec
sweater.
With these decorations he browsed
into Queen Anne Hill drug store last
night and demanded a few pinches OF
salt
He explained to the clerk that he was
awfully fond of raw potatoes, but they
tasted like bucket of ashes without
salt.
He must have salt.
Hurry up with it, too.
The clerk softly remarked that the
tulip bearer carried an overload of
lampoonery and he liked it not.
Furthermore, if the salt-seeker would
peregrinate pretty pronto there would
be something stirring.
The youth who wore the girls red
sweater thereupon spilled much chat
ter, the general trend of which was to
the effect that the man behind the
counter was pusillanimous piker
This sally sort of nettled the clerk.
Again the clerk remarked that if the
didn't make a hectic
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-04-27
WI Fears in China.

SHANGHAI, April 27.-Fear of as
sassination by the Manchus, it was
learned here today, was the reason
which caused DR.. WI Ting Fang, who
has been reappointed Chinese min
lister to the United States, to seek "a
foreign post.
DR.. WI, say friends in closest touch
With him, has never fully recovered
frcm the shock he received upon learn
ing that the Manchus had offered a re-
ward for his assassination, and still
believes that China is unsafe for him.
He was originally slated for the min
istry of justice, but said he liked the
service better, expressing
@ preference for the United States.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-04-27
CAN'T SELL MOSCOW PROPERTY.


The fellow who says: Il own .
cheap lot down on the lower end Of the
street and it isn't worth enough to
pay the paving" should stop and take
Il serious think What of the value OF
this lot if Moscow should grow? And
what will this lot be worth if Mos
COW stops going ahead? If your prop
erty is not valuable today, make it
worth more by increasing the size of
Riverside avenue in Spokane was
worthless. You could have bought a
farm right up to the falls % years
ago for a few dollars. What is it
worth today? What makes it so? The
fact that more than a hundred thou
sand people do business in Spokane.
And property values have increased in
proportion TO the population. This is
true of Seattle and Portland and New
York, and every town or city in the
world 1t will be true of Moscow
posing paving and other things that
will increase the size of the town, and
thereby the value of Moscow property,
get in and make Moscow a city of ter
thousand and double the value of pop
erty The price of rent will keep
pace with real estate values There
is no exceptions to this. 1t always |
works that way. In other words it |
pays to boost, and the person who does
not is standing in his own light.
Remember that today Moscow is
known everywhere as a progressive
town. The agitation for paved streets
has still further emphasized this OPP L
inion Now suppose the efforts to
pave are defeated 1t will set Moscow
back and hurt the town and the dis
5rict more than some of us are aware.
Failure to carry the day for progress
will give Moscow black eye and no
nan will have a right to call Moscow
1t will be known as
backward place, where the majority
# people are unprogressiye, made up
# foggies and mossbacks. Are we {
,oing to give them a chance to say {
his? S
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-04-27

that strays into such rooms. Catch
swat, poison, and kill all flies as soon
as they appear. And while we are
fighting flies, we are cleaning our city
and destroying germs of disease and
protecting the health of our families,
our negihbors, and ourselves.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-04-27
Keep This Straight.

The Star-Mirror dishes are worth
$14 at any store in the country. And
they are worth that money. But to
make it an object for people to pay
up their subscriptions in advance they
are, upon the payment of 81 in addi-
ton to the price of the paper, given a
set of dishes. Add 81 to the price of
the paper and you have the cost of
the daily one year with set of dishes.
In other words, you get the paper a
year and set of dishes for about
The value of the dishes alone.
Safe deposit boxes for rent. Thomp-
son Bros X
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-04-27
Announcement of Candidacy.

Notice is hereby given that | will,
at the coming county primary, be
candidate for the nomination of coun
ty commissioner for the first district,
on the democratic ticket.
M. G.. FREEZE.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-04-27

man several hundred dollars? In other
words, why not let the business men
of Moscow spend their money to i'm
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-04-27
THE WORKING MAN.

Look here, Mr.. Workingman! We
want to put few questions up to
you, and we want you to answer them
seriously. Are you interested in pro-
gress? Do you want to have plenty
of work for yourself and your neigh
Dor? Do you want Moscow to build
cement walks and new homes and the
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-04-27
Boy COnfesses Part.

OAKLAND, Cal, April 27.-Declar-
ing he was the companion of a strange
man who shot and instantly killed
Special Policeman Williamson on re
streets of Oakland, Sunday, Julius
Lonius Loney, 15-year-old boy, who
lives with his parents in this city,
gave himself up to the police.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-04-27
Died on Train.

SALEM, Ore, April 27.-J. d. Mes
NTH of Toronto, Canada, owner OF big
bakeries in that city and Vancouver,
3. c., died on the northbound South
ern Pacific train between here and
Albany. His widow is Frustrated here
with grief.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-04-27
England Resents Titanic Hearing.

LONDON, April 26.-The British pub
lie and papers are reSentlng the
course of the senate committee in
vestigating the Titanic disaster.
The Globe refers to Senator Smith
as a born fool from the wilds of
Michigan, "who possibly is compelled
by the exigencies of electioneering to
be insolent to Englishmen."
The Forrest City times., 1912-04-26
Flood Devastation Continues

Little Rock.-Ruin and destruction still follow in the wake of the Missis- sippi valley flood. Drops in tempera- ture and rain have caused added sui fering to the homeless thousands of refugees.
 Since the first of the month, when levees began to break, water has Ipread over hundreds of square miles of territory inundating 1t of human beings and drowning live stock and wild game. In the refugee camps many stories of narrow escapes are told by persons who had remained till the last moment before fleeing.
 In the flooded districts one could get into boat and travel for miles in any direction without seeing any
The Forrest City times., 1912-04-26

good use by the escaping farmers who load their families. live stock and household goods upon it and float to some high piece of ground or tow it 10 some town or city immune from the food.
 The rescue work is well organized and so far as known no fatalities have occurred so efficient has it been The rescuers tell many tales of suffering and privations as they have found peo- pie in trees who had been there for days exposed 10 the weather and with out food and sufficient clothes to keep them warm.
 Fighting the Floods.
 Since the first rise in the river men have been working night and day to prevent the levees from breaking and flooding the country Armed men constantly guard the levees to watch for breaks and keep them from being cut. In some states convicts are used to build the levees higher and streng- then the weak spots When a leyee breaks the roar can be heard for miles, From small gap if will widen till it is hundreds of feet wide
The Forrest City times., 1912-04-26

St. Francis Causes Alarm.
 The principal alarm now felt is con. cerning the continued rise of the St Francis river. which continues to rise While the flood waters are falling at Huiburt, Edmonson and other points near the Mississippi, they are rising at Madison and other points near the southern extremity of the St. Francis Now that the St. Francis is reported at stand at Marked Tree. near it's northern end, it is hoped that it will soon fall throughout it's entire length
 The L'Anguille. a sluggish stream which empties into the St. Francis is also rising, presumably from back water from the St. Francis.
 Water Falls at Lake VlIlaoe.
 The water fell a little less than an men In A hours at Lake Village. bpt IS still between five and six feet deen in the business section of the city. Ii is expected that the city will be under water for al least two weeks longer
 Number of Refugees Increases
 The number of refugees in the cities and towns from Jonesboro down to fba Louisiana line continue to increase
The Forrest City times., 1912-04-26
carina for the Refugees.

To make the suffering more intense the present flood followed a bad farm ing year and found great many rn- prepared to help themselves in any way as they had no money or food laid by in case of emergency. When these refugees began to gather in the towns, cities and camps it became a problem of caring for them. Ap- peal was made to the outside world asking that aid be given to relieve the suffering. Congress responded by an appropriation of s350o00, most of which was to go towards succoring the refugees. A later appropriation of s30O,0 was made for the same purpose. Public subscriptions also re-
The Forrest City times., 1912-04-26
New Territory Is Threatena4

Asking governmental aid in do.,. mining just what steps should be t,t en in avertins the threatened cavipr of the levee at the state farm at Chm mings. Ark, was the action take, h.. penitentiary board at a special maa, ing in regard to the leyee propositio, as presented to the board by the Ii, wood-Auburn Levee Board engineers
 The Linwood-Auburn Leyee DIsfric, directors met with the penitentiar,. board and discussed conditions at ,h. state farm levee with them. c Price, the engineer of the Linwoos Auburn Levee District, made a re,ort of the conditions existing at tba, place and stated that all the reva,-
The Forrest City times., 1912-04-26
LAS VEGAS GETS FIGHT
Johnson-Flynn Match Win be Staced
 in New Mexico.

Chicago, April 1s-Announcemen has been made here by Jack Curley. promoter Of the proposed Johnson Flynn fight, that the bout would be staged In Las Vegas, N NJ. on the afternoon of July 4 Fl Paso Juarez Salt Lake City. several Nevada towns one or two Canadian namlets and Paris were trying to land the match but Promoter Curley favored the New Mexico city. Johnson will receive s3l,ooo for his share of the proceeds win, lose or draw. Of the amount s1- 100 will be paid over to him on May as training expenses. while Flynn win light for a percentage Of the remain. ing receipts, and has agreed to nav hIs own training expenses.
The Forrest City times., 1912-04-26

ment work had been washed away and that the leyee was very liable to cave and break in the event of the June rise, thereby endangering lives and property in Lincoln. Desha, Drew and Chicot counties, in this state, and a large amount of territory in northern Louisiana. and recommended that a new loop be built. However. no &C., tion was taken on this report or rec ommendation, but the following tele- gram was authorized to be sent to the secretary of war at Washington. signed by Gov. Donaghey:
 Threatened break in the levee on the south side of the Arkansas river
The Forrest City times., 1912-04-26

land. The depth of the flood may be judged by referring to the photo graphs-such as the railroad scene near Bridge Junction where the tele- graph poles are submerged up to the cross arms
 Rescue Work.
 The work of rescuing marooned people has been great problem for the authorities to handle Boats are scarce and all are being put to their utmost use. It is no unusual scene to see skiff or motor boat coming out of the woods loaded to it's capacity with rescued people and their belong ings. Rafts are very often put to
The Forrest City times., 1912-04-26

lieyed the situation greatly 6. money, food and clothes were donated and distributed under a we'll defined plan
 The United States government es- of army officers. where many thous- and were taken care of. It will be necessary for some time to come for many people to be aided as everything possessed was destroyed by the waters
 Among the people fleeing from the lowlands negroes are in the majority and they are the least worried of any and the hardest to control. A show of force being required at times to keep them quiet
The Forrest City times., 1912-04-26

at Cummins. places in imminent dan ger territory in several counties and endangers the lives and property Of approximately eight to ten thousand people, involving from 50 to 100 miles or railroad. Can you send engineers immediately to make recommendations as to the best method of averting this calamity An immediate response IS respectfully requested
 (Signed1 George w. Donaghey,
 Governor of Arkansas
 Wild Game Slaughtered
 From all the flodded districts come stories of the slaughter of wild game IL IS said that there is no' restriction being placed on the hunters. Game Is very tame. as several people have captured live deer without much trouble are keeping and feeding them
 Stock Loss Is Heavy.
 The heaviest loss that the farmers will have to bear will be caused by live stock being drowned. Those who have been to the flodded scenes say dead bodies of live stock can be seen floating around in the water.
The Forrest City times., 1912-04-26
SEA CALM AS A POND.

'Tt was now about 1 a. m: a beau. tiful starlight night with no moon and so not very light The sea was as calm as a pond, just a gentle heave AS the boat dipped up and down in the swell: an ideal night ex-
The Forrest City times., 1912-04-26
CHEER SIGHT OF RgscuER.

ITO our joy they moved as one and and round we swung the boat and headed for her. The steer.mar shouted: Now. boys sing and for the first time the boat broke into song with Row for the Shore. Boys. and for the first time tears came to the eyes of us all as we realized that safety was at hand The song was sung. but 1t was very poor imita. tion of the real thing for ouaverine voices make poor songs A cheer was given next, and that was better-you keep in tufe for a cheer"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-13
NEWS NOTES FROM
THE STATE CAPITOL.

Bismarck, n. D., Jan. 13.-The at
torney generals department has COM
menced an action whereby 100 acres
OF land belonging to Martha l.. Left
man, deceased, will revert back to the
state under the jurisdiction of the
board OF university and school lands.
This is a case where the owner of the
land had no heirs. A similar action
to have a half section of land near
Steele revert to the state will soon
Steele revert to the state viii
o o be commenced. The SUI
preme court has issued an order
in a similar action from Benson
In that action one set OF heirs was set
aside, but in the meantime other al
legged heirs have appeared. There is
only one action of this kind on record
in the state, and that came from Grand
Forks several years g
Governor Burke is in receipt OF a
letter from r. d. Potts, brigadier gem
eral, U. S. A, commanding the central
division, in which he compliments the
excellence of the work done by Thorn
Dickinson OF the state engineers Of
fee on the ma of the Rocq Island
Military reservation, and says that the
character of the map is such that it
will be preserved among the per-
manent maps Of the war department
where Photographic copies will be
made for use when required.
If there are hard times and a short
age Of money in the state the returns
in the state land department do not
show it. Solid old Richland county is
at least there with the goods, for yes
terday morning Land Commissioner
Mcdonald received $4,000 in collec-
tons from that county alone. There
are several other big collections on
the way from a number OF other coun-
ties inzthe state.
e. J. Raymond, president Of the
First State bank OF Wheelock, and
w. r. Winkleman Of the First state
bank of Garrison, were among the Of
fetal visitors at the office of the pub
lie examiner yesterday.
The cold weather was too much for
the board Of control yesterday. The
rooms were so cold that it was impos-
sible to carry on clerical work and
Secretary Brandt was compelled to
close shop.