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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-02-25
McAdams As Good As Free.

The trial of Harry McAdams set for
last week was postponed at the request
of counsel for the prosecution. The
warm weather obliterated the tracks
in the snow, by which the state expect
ed to trace Mr.. McAdams from the
prosecution hopes to manufacture some
more lasting evidence to present in
court this Friday.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-02-25
NATIONAL GUARD
BULLETIN ISSUED
INDOOR RIFLE COMPETITIVE
SHOOT IN IDAHO COMPANIES
GOOD.
Adjutant General Comments on Work
of Various Companies in Idaho Who
Are Making Records.

Copies of the official bulletin of tn,
Idaho national guard have reached
Moscow from the office Of the adjutan
general and gives some interesting
facts in connection with the indoor
rifle competitive shoot that is being
carried on by the respective compa-
MES Relating to the shoot the bulletin
says:
"The indoor rifle competition is sure
ly creating some interest The writer
was present with several of the COM
panies during the past few weeks and
was very much impressed with the in
creased attendance and the skill shown
with the Cal. % rifle. Last week. COM
pany |, who was competing with COM
pany X, had AZ men present, and the
mitted to the colonel for compution,
were as follows: -Four possible and
four 49s. If company X beats compa
ny it will have to make eight posi-
bles, which is almost an impossibility
The next highest scores made by COM
pany | were four ASS and eight AIS.
Company H has advanced from an
average of about 50 to 4S in three
shoots. Company f at Lewiston is
still holding it's own and is still in
the lead with company | and company
B. Company ID at Twin Falls is also
doing fine. Their attendance is creep
ing up every drill Company NJ is en-
titled to a great deal of credit for the
fine showing made as they have no
electric installed for Illuminating the
targets. ...-.
while we are on the shoot talk we
should mot overlook the scores made |
by General Patch and Major Hender-
son. While shooting with company H
and believing the company needed a
couple Of good scores they fired five
each and handed III the following:
General Patch, Major Henderson 40
Watch bulletin No. 5, issued by the
colonel. Both their names should be
lmong those honorably mentioned. No
Wonder company H is in the 100 per-
entage class when the captain has
een neglecting to draft such Il find |
S the general Still the captain Of ;
he governors guard does many pecul {
ar things. For instance: Dropping
is dinner laden tray in public eating
lace and not even a good looking girl {
round to fuss him. Boise's Best is
ne, but it will get the best of the t
est of them" {
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-02-25

to a coal car and decided he might
as well go on to Kooskia. But at
Moscow his trip was cut short, and
he is now presumably safe at home
with his daddy, who, he says, is an
engineer at the college in Pullman.
Eddie is a self-possed person and has
all the sang froid of the experienced
traveller to whom globe-trotting has
become daily pursuit.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-02-25

At the regular weekly assembly in
the university auditorium this morning
Professor e. ]. Iddings addressed the
students and faculty on the Irish
Home Rule" problem.
The University Mandolin club will
meet tomorrow evening at the Phi
Delta Theta house for its regular
weekly prectice.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-02-25
HONOR SYSTEM
AMONG CONYICTS
JOLIET PENITENTIARY WORKING
OUT A PLAN WHICH is PROV
ING 4 SUCCESS.
Prisoners Given Great Latitude and
No Effort Among Men to Escape
Has Been Made.

JOLIET, ILL.,, Feb. 25.--As a reward
for good conduct while at Camp Hope
near Dixon, H.. where they worked on
a state highway without being guard
ed, 2S convicts today enjoyed the
freedom of the grounds about the state
penitentiary here, where some of
them were busily engaged in beautify-
ing the grounds. A number of the
honor men, under the direction OF
Superintendent Thomas f. Keegan,
who was in charge of Camp Hope,
were at work today at the l00O-acre
state farm near Joliet. All of the %
men were garbed in ordinary laboring
they worked unguarded, and
beyond quiet reserve, there was lit
tie to distinguish them from ordinary
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-02-25
UNIFORM LAWS
ARE FAVORED
STATE MEDICAL
BOARDS OF UNITED STATES
IN SESSION.
Want All State Laws Uniform With Il
View OF Stamping Out On-COming
Race OF "Quack Doctors"

program TO prevent an On-cOmlng race
of 'quack doctors" was outlined her,
today when the Federation of State
Medical Boards Of the United States
went into session. The federation is
striving to bring about uniform legis-
lation and a uniform, minimum, educa-
tional standard, both preliminary and
professional for all applicants for IL
cense to practice medicine.
Eminent physicians, representing
all branches of the healing art, from
the homeopaths to the eclectics and
mental healers, were ready to present
their diagnoses of "ailing" sections of
the various state laws governing the
requirements for securing a physic-
ians certificate, with a recommends
tion for the proper dose" to be adm
Mustered to effect a cure.
| Most state boards, are obliged to
recognize all of the medical colleges
in their own state whether they are
good or bad schools" said Otto V.
Huffman, secretary treasurer of the
New York State Medical board. THE
American Medical associations list of
medical schools is not. sufficient be-
cause it considers acceptable some
shoots that are not acceptable to some
of the high standard medical boards.
Federation on Record.
THE federation is on record as fa-
yoring the establishment of uniform
laws that shall require standard
high-school education before a person
may take up the study of medicine, a
four years course in the study of med
icine and medical colleges to have
abundant hospital and dispensary con-
nections for giving students the ne
cessary practical experience.
AT present there is Heterogeneous
lot of laws in the country relative TO |
the practice of medicine and the re-
quifements in no two states are eX- |
actly alike. Very few state boards
have facilities for passing upon the
of the applicants for en-
trance to the medical licensing eX-
The credentials as to the
high school requirements should be
passed upon by one thoroughly famil-
ar with high schools.
when the federation's standard
goes into effect it will be impossible
or anyone to be graduated from a
medical college before he reaches the
tge of %. This is really entirely too
ow a standard but it will be a great
ldvance. 1t is not question of few
II doctors but better doctors.
The greatest abuse today is loop
lole that may be found in the laws
md regulations of nearly all state
,oards which provide that applicants
or a license to practice shall furnish
credential of having passed and such
n education or its equivalent. This
yord equivalent provides the loop +.
ole. An applicant may have been eX-
mined by anybody, anywhere, and
urnish a certificate saying that he has
assed an examination which is the
of the educational standard {
equired This abuse must be correct
d."
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-02-25
Must Give Up Benton's Body.

WASHINGTON Feb. 25.-Strone
pressure on General Villa, the rebel
chief, to surrender William Bentons S
body, the Englishman executed re-
Gently, has been brought by the
Washington administration. 1t is be-
lieved here today that President Will
sons policy toward the Mexican reb-
els hinged on the result.
The state department is nearly con-
yinced that Gustave Bauch, the Ger
American, accused of being
federal spy. and Lawrnece, an Eng
lishman, who went from Ell Paso to
Juarez to see Benton, have been ex-
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-02-25

Baseball training will be opened at
the varsity within the next two weeks
and the practice squad will be start
ed at light workouts in the gymna-
stun until the weather will permit
outdoor drill.
Mrs. NJ Strellnauer left today for
Palouse where she will join her
daughter, Miss Hazel who is employed
in the Republic office of that place
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-02-25

Dean j. G. Eldridge is confined to
his home by light attack of tonsili-
tbs.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-02-25
S0ulen Scored High.

1t is hardly possible to select one OF
even two stars from the Idaho line
up. Captain Soulen scored the high
est number of field goals but Loux
came only one basket behind. Keane
played in all-northwest style, putting
up, perhaps, his best game of the en-
tire season. His guarding on several
occasions prevented adverse scoring
and whether he had one man or three
to watch he was found equal to his
task. LouX was covered in sort of
semi-foul fashion from the start of
the game to the finish but uncovered
himself for baskets when they were
most needed. Soulen has been play
ing stellar ball most of the season and
is expected to get an all-northwest
mention. Jardine did good work at
guard and come in for one field goal.
Hyde tossed two long-distance baskets
and put up hard consistent scrap.
Idaho Takes the Lead.
Last nights game favoring Idaho
ended the series, Idaho 4, w. S. G. 2.
Thus far Idaho has taken four con-
tests from the Whitman team and
yet has two games on the Missionaries
schedule. These will be played in
Moscow on the evenings of Friday and
Saturday of this week The champion
ship series with the University of
will be played on March |
p, 13 and Ia on the W. S. G. floor at |
Pullman unless the present arrange |
nents should be changed by the two |
Last nights lineup: w. S. C.-An
Ierson and Bohler forwards; Crane,
enter; Moss and Sampson, guards.
daho-Soulen and Hyde, forwards;
4oux, center; Keane and Jardine,
yards. Substitutions-Glo for
ampson, Hildebrand for Moss. Ida
o scoring: Field goals-Soulen, 5;
Iyde, 2; Loux, A Jardine, 1; Keane,
Goals from fouls-Loux out of 10.
'. S. c.. scoring: Field goals-Ander-
on, 2; Boiler, a Crane, 3; Sampson,
Goals from Householder, out
f Il; Sampson, 1 out of 6. Referee,
. A. Hinderman of Spokane.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-02-25
ALMOST CERTAIN NOW THAT GUSTAVE BAUCH
HAS BEEN EXECUTED BY VILLA.
WILL SOON BE INTERVENTION
Eederals Also Execute American America De-
mands Benton's Body-Wson Soon Let Down
the Bars and Force the Situation.
CERTAIN BAUCH IS DEAD.

Ell PASO, Feb. 25.-That Gus
tave Bauch was executed by the
Mexican rebels at Juarez last
Friday is reported among Uni
ted States army officers here to-
day. They would not diyulge
the source of their information
pending an investigation.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-02-25
FederaIs Kill an American.

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 25.-The gov
ernment is investigating reports that
Clemento Vergara, an American cit
izen, has been hanged by the federals
near Neuvo Laredo. Representations
have been made in his behalf by
Charge d'Affairs Nelson .O'Shaugh-
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-02-25

luell were Sdi Deu III Oluiiis'iy iipoiihe
clothing, they worked unguarded, and
beyond a quiet reserve, there was lit
tie to distinguish them from ordinary
citizens
BEGINNING OF New Creed.
The experiment of placing convicts
at work on the honor system, first
, tried out in Illinois by Warden K. NJ.
Allen of the Joliet penitentiary, marks
the beginning of Il new creed in the
treatment of criminals. The expert
ment has proved so successful, after
a five months thorough test, that
Warden Allen intends to follow the
system OH a more extensive scale dur
ing next summer.
On September 3, 46 convcts. who
in the prison walls, were taken by
Superintendent Keegan, to Camp
Hope. There the men, ungarded liv-
ed in tents, did their own cooking,
washing, etc, and put in over 100
days work at improving a highway.
The road work consisted in cutting
down an almost impossible clay hill
and macadamizing the road.
The men worked with will, al
tbornl tbo;, oo,nnapcatiap uac only
in knowing that they were being trust
ed. even though under sentence in
the state penitentiary. AS a demon
stration of their enthusiasm to make
good, they often requested that they
be permitted to work on Saturday af-
ternoons, a practice forbidden at the
Religious services were
conducted at the camp every Sunday
by the Rev. A. B. Whitcombe, of the
St. Luke's Episcopal church of Dixon.
More Tried to Escape.
Not one of the convicts attempted to |
escape, although frequent opportunity I
presented. One night a barn located |
.wo miles away took fire The entire |
camp rushed to the scene, helped to |
the fire, saved several ad-
dining buildings. Every man return
ID to quarters.
Eighteen of the convicts were dis
,harged, after the camp was estab-
ished, either by pardon, parole or by
of sentence. Each of the
Eighteen men started life with firm
+ determination to make good, in
titled with confidence and courage
y their experience at Camp Hope.
,ecords kept of those released show
hat all have secured honest employ
lent and several have begun a rapid
scent upward in business life. {
Most of the 2S men who have re-
lrned to prison will be released COM p
aratively soon their sentences to be I
because of good conduct {
scords.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-02-25

messy. - '-aH
President Huerta on account of his
personal liking for the diplomat is
said to be considerably perturbed. He
is having difficulty in getting inform
alton owing to Interruption of COM
munication with the north.
Rebels Captured Gunboat.
NOGALES, Sonora, Feb 25.-Mes-
sages from Sanblas today apparently
confirmed the reports that officers and
boat Tampico have renounced Presi-
dent Huerta and have Joined the reb-
els The Constitutionalists of Son
ora celebrated the acquisition of the
ship throughout the night.
French Warship Coming.
PARIS, Feb PA second French
warship will be sent to Mexican wa
ters shortly it was learned here to-
day from an authoritative source The
foreign office stated, however, that a
guard would not be placed at the
French legation in Mexico City for the
present.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-02-06
Ownership of Railways

Franklin K. Lane, secretary of
the interior, has issued state
ment containing much informa-
tion as to the ownership and op-
GRAFTON of railroads which is of
particular interest at the present
time in view of the discussion as
to the building of railroad by
the United States government in
Alaska. According to this state
ment Canada has given unpre-
cedented amounts in land and
cash to private parties for build
ing. railroads and has built some
of it's own. England has opened
India with government railroads
and is doing much railroad con-
struction in Africa. Nearly all
lines of railroad in the Austral-
ian colonies have been built by
the government and in the South
American republics and Mexico
the governments have either
built the railroad lines outright
or given a large bonus for con-
struction.
Mr.. Lane says that one Of the
greatest railroad undertakings of
the age was the building of the
trans-Siberian railway by Russia.
1t is 4, 272 miles long, cost $3.50
OOOO, 600 and was built entirely
by the Russian government.
Russia has built altogether about
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-02-06

customer who pays for a full
pound and receives short weight.
The law is very strict regard
ing the sale of short weights and
is being enforced all over the
state, and no merchant can af-
ford to take any chances.
Some of the butter makers
say they are not selling their
butter by the pound and do not
hold it out as a pound, but they
do expect the merchant to pay
them for a pound. In view of
this fact, the merchant will
either be compelled to mark each
package or else weigh out each
package sold and charge accord
ing to the weight of each one.
This will be the only safe method
to follow in the purchase and
sale of butter.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-02-06
100000 OFFERED
FOR RTHEFLATHEAD

The Indian appropriation bill.
as reported to the house of rep
resentatives. cuts the appropri-
alton for the Flathead project
from $500, 600 asked for to $780,
600. A similar cut is made on
all other Indian reclamation pro-
jects, and was done on the rec
ommendation of the Indian COM
missioner who says he believes
these projects should be partly
financed from the national recla-
nation funds.
Homesteaders on this reserva-
tion as we'll as upon all other SIM
liar projects, are not particular
where the money comes from
but they do want the work COM
pleted- and they have a right to
expect that it will be done with
out delay. An appropriation
of $100, 600 for the Flathead pro-
ject will probably be enough to
keep the engineers and office
force together for the year, but
little if any real construction
work can be expected.
Montana's representatives in
the house and senate will en-
deavor to have the amount in
creased when the bill comes up
for action and for the welfare of
the many settlers under the pro-
ject, it is hoped their efforts
will be successful.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-02-06
WN. ENCLE WINS MANY
PRIZES At POULTRY SHOW

Roman was at the fore in the
poultry show at Missoula last
week and came away with several
of the prises. VIM, Engle had
some of his Black Minorcas on
exhibition and came very close
to taking down all the money
offered in that class. His birds
were taken to the show without
any preparation whatever, and
he came back with second money
on an old cock, first on a cockerel,
first on a hen and first on a
pullet. These prizes were Sc
cured in competition with some
so odd other birds, many of
which had been prepared for the
exhibition and looked really high
class. Mr. Engle's birds scored
high in each case, although they
were late chickens, hatched in
July last, and had not had suffic-
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-02-06
ROMAN MERCHANTS TAKE NO
CHANCES ON SHORT WEIGHTS

The Roman merchants are al
ways endeavoring to follow the
law in the matter Of selling full
weight packages and full pounds
when the same are required or
supposed to contain such an
weight. Our attention has been
directed to this matter during
the past week several times and
the Pioneer has been requested
to say that hereafter butter will
be weighed when offered them
by anyone, and the packages re-
weighed when sold to their GUS
toners. Numerous complaints
have been made concerning short
weight in supposedly pound
packages of butter, and to re-
qulre one person to put a full
pound in their packages and al
low Others to give from II to Is
ounces and pay the same price
and receive the same amount of
money is unfair to both the seller
of full weight packages and the
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-02-06

1000 miles of railroad in Asia.
Of 80, $50 miles Of railroad in
India, 6,S74 miles are owned
and operated by the government
and Il, 245 miles are owned by
the government and operated by
companies. The Japanese gov
ernment owns all the important
railway lines in Japan, amount
ing to 5,023 miles. Of these
2, SS2 miles were purchased from
private companies and the rest
were constructed by the govern
ment.
The following countries are
enumerated as having more or
less of their railway lines owned
by the government: Argentine,
Australia. Brazil, Hungary,
France, Germany, Canada, In
dia, Italy, Japan. Russia, Sweden
and Switzerland. The owner
ship and operation of the worlds
railways are divided as follows
Under public ownership and op-
GRAFTON, 174,O57 miles; under
public ownership and private op-
GRAFTON, 35, 244 miles; under pri-
vate ownership and public oper-
alton, 1,O30 miles; under pri-
vate ownership and operation,
422. OSO miles. : Anaconda Stand
ard.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-02-06
SUMMER SCHOOL At THE
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE

In view of the fact that man.
ual training, domestic science,
forge, woodwork, and other prac-
tical subjects are being intro
duced into the various schools of
the state, a summer school at
the agricultural college at Boze-
man will be welcomed by many
teachers who are either teaching
or preparing to teach one of
these subjects. The teacher
who knows nothing of the indus
trial trend in education and who
is neither prepared to teach nor
direct any kind Of industrial
work in the school will soon be
placed on the shelf. The sum-
mer session begins June 8 and
closes July II.
The agricultural college will
return all round trip railroad
fares in excess of five dollars
paid by teachers attending the
college summer school. 1t will
be no more expensive for the
teachers to attend from four
corners of the state, Fallon, Ra-
valli, Lincoln and Sheridan coun-
ties, than for those more CEN
trally located.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-02-06

lent time to entirely grow all the
feathers which should have been
on them for exhibition purposes,
besides had not acquired such
weight as go with that class of
birds.
Prof Holden must certainly be
able to distinguish between ma
ture and immature fowls very
readily and when a man who has
such a reputation as Prof. Holden
marks a bird it means a great
deal.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-02-06
NEW TARIFF
MAKES CHANGES

The new tariff law gives prom
Use of some radical reductions in
price to the consumer, which
affects the producer as we'll. In
woolen goods, coming under the
famous schedule tx" of which
we heard so much at the time
the tariff was under discussion,
there is a marked reduction,
averaging from 10 to 20 per cent.
The same can be said of all rub
ber goods, including auto sup
plies, which show a reduction of
at least 20 per cent. Clothing
shows a decline in price of at
least 10 per cent and high grade
woolens for ladies wear 20 per
cent. Another article which
shows a decline, owing to the
fact that it is admitted absolutely
free, is butter and butter fats.
Such quantities are now coming
in from Canada as to reduce the
price, butter fat now being
quoted by the American cream
cries, or those whose price di-
rectly affects the Montana pro-
ducer being 27 cents per pound.
All cotton goods and shoes have
advanced, not SO much owing to
the prevailing price of raw ma
terial as to the labor conditions,
the spinners and Weavers hold
ing the upper hand and virtually
debating the price of the output.
This condition cuts both ways.
Some lines of business are bene-
fitted by reduction and other
lines injured. The farmer may
be able to buy a suit of clothes
for himself or a woolen dress for
his wife at reduction over last
year, but his means of getting
the money to pay for the articles
are lessened. The man on salary,
or who works by the day, will
find that his money may go
little farther in buying the
things he and his family use
every day, but the number Of
days he will be able to find en-
ployment may be reduced. Such
are the possibilities that confront
the people under the new order
OF things, so as a whole, there
may not be any material change.
There seems to be a tendency
to loosen up on money in the
east, interest rates having taken
a tumble during the month Of
January over previous months.
1t is said that prime loans are
now being made as low as 9 l-2
per cent, with money easy to Sc
cure, in fact it is being offered
now, where heretofore one had
to seek the money. This fact
gives assurance of easier times,
with plenty Of work for all, and
that should be Of great benefit to
the country as whole.