The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-12-31
MOSCOW WILL OBSERVE
THE new YEARS DAY
ALL. BUSINESS PRACTICALLY SUSPENDED AND
THE DAY GIVEN TO REST AND QUIET.
THE FIREMEN'S BALL TONIGHT
Besides Watch-Night Parties Tonight, Many Homes
Keep Open House Tomorrow-Day Will be
Observed Throughout the Land.

Tomorrow, New Years day, will be
ushered in without great ceremony in
city will join in the observance of the
day by suspension of all business.
At many homes of the city there will
be watch night parties, the partici-
pants perhaps creating some special
noise as the hour tolls IL, whistles
may blow and the fire bell may clang,
but after few moments of animation,
the world will roll along it's way with
out further necessary ceremony.
The feature event of the New Year
celebration will be the holding of the
annual Firemen's ball at Eggan's hall
tonight. The event is one looked for
ward to with pleasure. The proceeds
from the affair will go into the fund
provided for the relief of injured fire.
men.
Tomorrow all business houses, banks
and public offices will be closed. The
Star-Mirror will also observe the day
and will not publish. The post office
will remain closed all day, however,
following out the usual custom on hol
idays there will be one carrier de-
livery in the morning. Box mail will
be thrown as usual Tomorrow will
be occasion for the time konored Gus
tom of paying the New Years calls and |
many homes in the city will keep open |
house. This will be true likewise of |
regular social dance for Elks and their
ladies will be held.
With weather conditions seemingly
fair, the prospects for pleasant New
Years day in Moscow seem unusual
ly bright
u. s. VIII Flash "Its 1914"
WASHINGTON. Dec. 31.-New Years
greeting will be flashed at midnight to
all the world by the United States ma
Wy at midnight tonight. The naval OBJ
servatory will send through the Ar
1luSlOH SCdllOu llluC SiSudlS llldl hlllS
accurately the end of the old year and
the beginning of the new. All mari
ners, shore stations and even ANA
teurs within the range of the Arlington
station are invited to listen for the
signals.
The signals will be given at 1.55
D. m. The beat of the transmitting s
clock at the naval observatory will be
automatically repeated by the Airing
ton station with the exception of the
29th, 55th, 56th, 57th, 58th and 59th t
seconds of each minute. In the 59th i
minute all beats after the 49th second t
will be omitted until midnight, which t
will be indicated by the beginning of a u
signal OF about one second and one
third duration. h
For the information of those desiring il
to receive these signals it is announced c
that the wave length to be employed is fl
$500 meters. X
Fasting and Prayer.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-Tomorrow :,
las been set aside by the national w. G. :,
T. u as a day of fasting and prayer :,
N behalf of a constitutional amend
nent for countrywide prohibition.
January Is, 1914, has been selected as
National Constitutional Prohibition
Day"
Joy to Reign in New York. - -
NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-Joy will ge
eign unrestrained in the city tonight w
wing to the fact that Mayor Kline has sh
een rather generous to the applicants w
or all night licenses. When there is di
% scarcity of liquid refreshment in RI
he restaurants and hotels, the new II,
ear is always ushered in with great
aiety
The late Mayor Gaynor put more or
ess of a damper on the New Year fes-
vities while he was at the city hall, "'
eeing to it that all save few of the "
laces where drinks were sold closed ~
at 1 a. M Mayor Kline has ce4
OF issued licenses indiscriminately,
ut he has not refused any requests of
Iaces OF good reputation.
Philadelphia to be Lively.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 31.-Phila- -
alpha will live down it's traditional .
,putation for slowness tonight, for
-eparations have been made to cele- -
ate the incoming of the New Year -
ith a great deal of noise and fun. S'o
very hotel and restaurant in the city '<'''
r chairs and tables, and special at
actions in the way of carabets and
ngo contests have been provided for Sta
e amusement Of the patrons Of these ext
aces, ena