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The daily star-mirror., 1915-06-02
NOW DISTRIBUTE
PHONE DIRECTORY
MOSCOW TEL. Il TEL. co. PUBLISH
ED JUNE ISSUE OF LIST OF
SUBSCRIBERS
Just Off the Press of the Star-MirrOr-
Local Telephone Office a Model of
Efficiency

The June number of the 1915 di-
rectory of the Moscow Telephone and
Telegram company has just been issued
from the press of the Star Mirror The
directory, according to Manager T. A.
Meeker, is one of the best issues ever
turned out and is meeting with much
favorable comment. Serving the pur-
pose as a guide to telephone numbers,
the directory is regarded as one of the
most valuable assets to the city in that
line. Containing the names and
address of some 1900 firms and
individuals, it at once is recognized by
the community as practically a city
directory and the telephone company
is due credit for the issuance of its
frequent numbers.
The new directory shows an in
crease of $50 names over the old di-
rectory and is a fair indication of the
growth and popularity of the telephone
in Moscow and vicinity. Though the
primary business is the local ex-
change, the toll service of the COM
pany is on an equality with that of
the larger cities of the country, the
equipment being such as to permit
over long distance to
points as far away as Denver and San
Francisco. The farmers line service
through the local office switchboard
Is showing rapid growth, SO farmers
lines embracing a membership of
about 450 subscribers, being served.
The past year has resulted in four new
farmers lines being installed.
The local office maintains a force Of
8 employees and is classed as one of !
Aoscow's chief industrial institutions.
The efficiency and service to the pub
ic is recognized in all quarters, an |
Instance of this efficiency being indi- |
ated by resolutions passed by the i
Ioscow fire department at its recent
nnual meeting in which the girls
the switch board on the oc-
,asion of fire calls the girls being COM
nended for acting promptly and with
giving much satisfaction.
The new directory is now being dis
ributed to the many patrons of the
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LATAH COUNTY
SOIL SURVEY
FEDERAL EXPERTS OF BUREAU OF
SOILS OF U. s. AGRICULTURAL
DEPARTMENT AT WORK
New Engaged in Making the Survey
Expected 1t VIII Require Several
Months

Il WASHINGTON, June 2.-Represent
atives Of the bureau of soils, of the
United States department of agricul-
ture, are now at work completing &
soil survey of Latah county, Idaho
which was begun last season. The
party, it is expected, will take several
months to complete the examination
and mapping of the soils of the county
The department requests co-opera-
tion on the part of farmers and land
owners with the federal soil survey.
They should be given facilities to make
berings and sample the different soils.
They are provided with credentials
which will be shown upon request.
AS soon as they have completed their
Investigations, they wiz make large
map showing the various kinds OF
soils and their location by means of
eolors and shading. This map will
also show the location of the princi-
pal roads, schools, churches, rail-
roads and watercourses.
Accompanying the map will be a
complete report on the nature OF the
soils, their suitability for growing va
ious crops, and suggestions for their
improvement by fertilizers, cover
crops and crop rotations This report.
and the map will not be ready for.
circulation for some months after COM
pletion Of the survey.
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that the circus business is on {
higher plane than formerly. Major
Burke is always a welcome visitor il
every city of the land, and his friend:
are always glad to see him.
The Major brings the information
that the Sells-F -Floto-Buffalo Bill Cir.
Gus this year is bigger and better
than ever, really marvellous produc-
|tion The Majors word stands good
too, that the show will be everything
The claims for it. Especial attention
has been paid to detaiIs this year in
the tented arena excelling in general
quality anything in the past, so the
public is promised some very novel
stunts to create thrills during the per-
formance .s
No stronger proof could be given
than the really unexpected, yet phen-
omenal furore, created by this popular
combination in San Francisco lately.
Considering conditions and cold and
rainy weather, the success will be a
notable one forever in the arenic an
mails. The Major says, when one con-
siders the magnitude, worth and
wealth of meriterious attractions of
that colossal history eclipsing Panama
and the multitude of ex-
ploitations of functions occurring,
proves mankind's innate love of the
primitive medium OF peace and joy
through exhibitions Of human and ami
NAL feats of daring and skill, physic-
al culture and intelligence intensified
the Oldest form of amasement-the
circus.
This year the standards, without
them, have been enhanced by
1ew tricks, new styles, new achieve
nents; the new features are of an
nature. Principal
Y, Miss Rosa Rosalind has flashed in
@ Kingdom as suddenly and brightly
is a meteor outshines the recorded
tars, and as debutante heretofore un-
Inown except in the society circuses
axes the palm as an equestrienne in !
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GENESEE BOOSTERS
COMING TO MOSCOW
REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS WILL
BE GUESTS AT THE CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE TUESDAY
Sixth Annual Genesee Horse Show
Be Bigger and Better Than Ever

Live boosters from Genesee will be
in Moscow next. Tuesday as guests of
the Chamber of Commerce at it's lunch
con who will laud the virtues of the
Genesee horse show, the sixth annual
celebration of which will be carried out
June 10-12 this year. Undoubtedly
Moscow will follow out its previous
rule by attending the show in a body.
Editor McCreery and Manager Lam
bert were in Moscow recently in the
interests of the big show and their
enthusiasm was unbounded in speak
ing of the big show which has now
come to be a. fixed event in the list
of features annually in the Inland En-
pire.
The officers and department heads
of the show are all well-known Latah
county citizens and they assure the
public that the sixth annual show will
be larger and better than ever before.
They are as follows: Fred Follett,
president; J. D. Adams, vice president;
f. X. Bressler, treasurer; F. e. Lam
BERT secretary manager; F. j. Corn
ish, information and accommodations
F. E. Dicus, horses, entries and pa
rade; G. E. Taber, automobile congress
and parade; AL Whitted, roundup day
and parade; Max Sencenbaugh, base
ball tournament and other sports.
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grace, pose, and tours de force in ac-
ition necessary to accomplish such sur
prising thrills as somersaulting, flip
Tapping, leaping from the ground to
a bareback steed in rapid action-an
arenic sensation truly reaching in her
art the superlative. The free street
parade is sure to be an Endorsement
of all claims it and judge for
yourSeJf" f"
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THE SYMPTOMS

How do you know that Blinks has
had a raise in salary?"
"He argues that the world is get
nopolies has been greatly magnifed,
and that human nature isn't SO bad,
after ll."-Philadelphia Ledger.
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e X T II II
FIRE CAUSED DEATH

By the United Press Associations.
VANCOUVER, B. e., June 2.-Fire-
man Charles Milne was killed and five
firemen were injured early today
when two automobile fire wagons col
lided on their way to fire in the Per-
cival building. The loss i'm the fire
amounted to S200.000.
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ADVANCE MAN
VISITS MOSCOW
JOHN NJ. BURKE. FAMOUS
BUFFALO BILL PRESS REPRE-
SENTATIVE, IN THE CITY
Veteran at the Newspaper Game-TelIs
of the Wonders of the SeIls-FlOtO-
Buffalo Bill Circus Coming Soen

Major John NJ Burke, one of the
best-known men of the country, was Q
visitor in our city today. He is in adj
vance of the Sells-Floto Circus and
Buffalo Bill Alliance, which comes
here June s, and rejoices in the fact
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Italians SheIling MOri

ROME, June 2.-Italian batteries
posted on Monte Altimisso is shelling
Mori Railway bridges have already
been wrecked. Heavy rains made it
impossible to drag the guns through
the mountains to shell Roveredo from
Zugno heights which was captured yes
terday, but the Mori bombardment
continued uninterrupted. The Austr-
ians are strongly entrenched in the
Mori region.
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In the matter of hats it doesn't take
a straw to show which way the wind
York Times.
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The seeker after Truth has q life job
New York Times.
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Women and Children Killed

LONDON, June "A bomb dropped
by German aviator upon a moving
picture theater at Warsaw killed
score of women and children, dis
patches said today
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AMERICAN MEETS DEATH
AT HANDS OF VILLISTAS
ASSERTED THAT MORE THAN DOZEN AMERI-
: CANS KILLED LATELY in TAMPICO REGION
WILSON SENDS A WARNING
Warning Factions Must Get Together At Once and
Take Measures to Protect Mexico and Her Citi-
ss zens, Otherwise America Will Step In

Ry the United Press Associations.
WASHINGTON, June III. N. Ben.
nett. an American, was shot and kill.
ed on Nay % by Villistas in Mexico,
the state department was informed to-
day BY the TampicO consul.
MANY AMERICANS KILLED
GALVESTON, Tex, June 2.-FulIy a
dozen Americans have been killed near
Tanpico in the past few days, accord
ing to Captain OscOr Lane of the
steamship Winnifred which has arrived
from the Mexican port. He said the
entire country thereabOuts was ter
rsrized by bandits.
WILSON WARNS MEXICO
WASHINGTON. June "a demand
that the leaders of the warning fac
tions in Mexico act together and
promptly "For the relief and redemp-
tieH Of their PROSTATE country" was
made by President Wilson today. In
an open review Of the Mexican situa-
hen the president declared that the
present conditions can no longer be
tolerated. Unless action is taken by
the leaders the president gave warniF
that the United States will "Be con-
strained to decide what means shall be
employed in order to help Mexico save
herself and serve her people"
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Wilson Sees Won Bernstorff

WASHINGTON, June 2.-The presi-
dent and Ambassador Won Bernstorff
were in conference for 80 minutes to-
day at the White House. No statement
was issued at the conclusion of the
conference. 1t is believed that the am
bassador told the president substan-
TALLY that Germany was ready to do
everything required toward reparation
it is shown there has been an infringe
ment of American rights. Regarding
the Lusitania disaster the ambassador
is believed to have told the president
that Germany has reason to believe
in the soundness of her position re-
garding vessels in defiance of the rules
of international warfare and the VIOLA
tion of the American statute as to car
rying explosives but that this presents
no insurmountable obstacle.
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Capture Many Russians

BERLIN, June 2.-During May $685.
869 enemy soldiers were taken prison
fetal statement asserted today In
addition S63 officers were taken.
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Rheims Again Attacked

PARIS, June 1.-THE Germans have
again bombarded Rheims. The famous
cathedral, already badly damaged by
gunfre, was again shelled by the Ger
man artillery, an official statement an
nounced today. The statement declar-
ed that Rheims was shelled twice in
the past day and a half and that the
cathedral and other parts of the city
were repeatedly bombarded.
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British Vessel TOrpedoed
DANISH VESSEL HIT

LONDON, June 2-The Danish
steamer Soeberg was torpedoed by a
German submarine, the admiralty dis
patches announced. The vessel was
torpedoed off Farne Island on the east
coast of England The Austrian con-
to be the principal stockholder in the
Danish shipping company owning the
vessel.
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DECLARED TO HAVE DEMANDED TERRITORIAL
CONCESSIONS AS PRICE FOR NEUTRALITY
MORE VESSELS TORPEDOED
British and Danish Vessels Victims of the German
Submarines = Rheims Cathedral Target for
Bombs Again-On the Italian Frontier
(By United Press

LONDON, JUNE 2-RuMAMA ALL PREPARATIONS TO
ENTER THE WAR ALL DISPATCHES RUMANIA HAS
DEMANDED TERRITORIAL CONCESSIONS con-
TNUED NEUTRALITY AUSTRIA DEMANDS RUMA
MAS ENTRANCE ON SIDE GER
British Vessel Torpedoed
LONDON, JUNE 2-THE BRITISH STEAMER sADIEH WAS TOR
PEDOED BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE
DAY. THE ADMIRALTY ANNOUNCED
BERS OF THE CREW AND STEWARDESS
OF THE SMALL BOATS WHICH CAPSIZED.
THE PASSENGERS AND As MEMBERS
ED TODAY AT CHATHAM BY STEAM
A EGYPT.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-20
lOR|DA FEDERATION W0NENS
:CLUbS go ON RECORD AS
FAvOR|NC WOMAN SUFFRAGE
NeH..'O ~ ~. ..' ~. HuAVe
CONDEMNED MURDERER GETS
A NEW TRIAL

Miami, Nov. 20-A telegram has
been received here from G. T. Whit
field, clerk of the supreme court of
Florida. containing the information
that the supreme court had reversed
the decision in the Florian R. Craw-
ford case and had ordered new
trial. Crawford has been under
sentence of death for murder.
Crawford shot and killed Carlton
Keen on May s, 1918, at Ojus. After
the shooting he came to Miami and
gave himself up to the authorities.
He claimed self-defense at the trial,
which vas held in August, 1913, but
the jury brought in a verdict of
murder in the first degree The
case was tried before Judge Gibbs
of Jacksonville who came here in
the illness of Judge Bethel. Craw-
ford was sentenced to be hanged,
but a Gate for the execution was not
set. He has been in the Dade coun-
ty Jail ever since the day of the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-20

sons who nave been giving the coun-
try go much trouble. He does not
want war munitions exported;
reither do the Germans. and ac-
cording TO all reports much German
money is being expended here to
prevent it, Suppose someone with
as loose tongue as Mr.. Bryan has,
should say that he is in the pay of
Germany?
There would be no truth in 1t, of
course, but it would be just as reas
onable as Mr. Bryan's allegations
about the Navy league and the Ma
tional Security league, both OF
which are composed of gentlemen
whose reputation for honor is quite
as hiPh as that of the ex-secretary.
In the expressive laneuage of the
street. Mr. Bryan should tumble to
himself. st. Petersburg Independ-
cnt
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-20
THREE MURDERERs
FOUND GUILTY IN MILTON

Milton, Nov. 20-The Roberts
Barbaree murder trial ended We'd
nesday morning at S:45 o'clock,
wheE The jury, after an all-night
session. brought in a verdict of mur-
der in the first degree, but recon-
mending the mercy of the court, in
case OF each of the defendants. The
three Roberts boys, Jim, Percy and
Brady. are already under sentence
of death for the killing of Mrs.
Emily Wyman. At IL o'clock a mo-
tion was made Off new trial, and
after overruling this motion judge
Campbell announced that sentence
would be withheld in all four of the
cases, until the appeal from the
death sentence now pending in the
supreme court in the cases Of the
Robrts boys shall have been determ-
ined.
1t Is understood the cases AGAINST
Elder Mitchell for the killing of the
Wymans will be tried at the Jan
uary term of the. court.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-20
CONVENTION TO FIX HIGHWAY
BETWEEN JAX AND TAMPA

jacksonville, Nov. 20-It was
definitely decided to hold good
roads convention here December 1
to selct an authorizd good roads
highway between this city and
Tampa, at the called mectine of the
good roads committee of the Chamb-
er of Commerce, held yesterday.
The committee ordered invitations
to be sent out Immediately to the
members of all county commissions
and trades bodies in the towns of
the tiers of counties through which
the highway will pass. No route
has been selected as yet, and as
there are two or three highways
along some parts of the way, it is
expected there will be large dele
cations in attendance here to show
why the road should 90 through
their towns.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-20
CREW WILL BE ARRESTED

Jacksonville. Nov. pa United
States Deputy Marshal is waiting at
Mayport for the arrival of the
schooner Mark Pendleton. whose
crew will be placed under arrest i'm
mediately upon her arrival.
The reason of this action on the
part of the government is that a
Floridian named Thomas Brown was
murdered on board the schooner
on the high seas between
Norfolk. Va, and Fayal port of the
Azores. some time ago. News Of
the murder was sent to the Depart
ment OF Justice at washin gton by
the American Consul at Fayal. and
when the ship cleared from that port
for Mayport for orders. the depart-
ment ordered the arrest Of the crew
until the murderer was ascertaiued.
ed.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-20
(By Associated Press \

London, Nov. 20 Although
there. is no official confirmation of
the report that the Bulgarians had
captured Monastir, little hopes are
felt here that the announcement is
premature. The impression is grow
ing that the allies arrived too late
to aid the Serbians. Serbia's mill
tary situation Is going from bad to
worse. In the north the main Ser
ban armies are giving way slowly
before the battering Teutonic armies
which probably would move faster
if the weather were better. 1t is
established that the Bulcarians
have taken Frilep and made Monas-
tir untcnablc.
The Anglo-Frcnch armies based
on Saloniki seem to be doing no bet
ter than holding their positions.
The optimistic feeling regarding
the diplomatic situation in Greece
persists. The reasons continue OBJ
scurc, however
Weather has intorvened again in
Russia. and little activity is report
ed on any of the fronts
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-20
ITALIAN DECLARATION Of WAR
ON GERMANY IS ONLY A
MATTER Of A few HOURS
PARALYTIC RUNS
BIG BLIND TIGER

Tallahassee, Nov. 2O--Sheriff
Houston has run upon very per-
nicious blind tiger in the northern
portion of the county and the man.
ner in which he shall handle him is
problem.
The man is John Scott, white.
lie is completely paralyzcd from
the waist down and has been lying
on his back for years. But he GER
tainly has the art of dispensing the
ardent down to fine point. He
keeps the fluid bottled under his pill
lows and mattresses, and when the
friends call to enquire about his
physical condition they leave be-
hind a bit of coin and carry away
bottle of corn or rye.
To imprison man like this seems
almost inhuman to the kind sheriff.
But he sees no other way to stop the
traffic as the fellow positively de-
clines to give 1t up. He told the
sheriff that we would sell him bot
tie of whiskey as soon as he would
any other man
Mr.. Houston will stop his bust
ness, even if his Imprisonment must
be protected.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-20
MR.. BRYAN COMES DOWN

William J. Bryan paid no atten-
tion to the protest of the Navy
league that he had slandered it in
one cf his speeches until the league
notified him that it intended to
prosecute for libel. Then he came
down.
1T is a wholesome thing to have
the reckless ex-secretary brought to
terms occasionally. and it may
some time impress him with the
fact that decency requires less reck-
lessness. Mr. Bryan is loose talker.
If he said only what he knew his
speeches would be neither as long
ior IS numerous as they are But he
is weak enough to attribute dishon-
est motives to honest men who diff
fer with him.
He is standing on practically the
same ground as the hyphenated per-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-20

on afIidayits by San S. Pinney. pro-
bation officer. who said last night
that not an arrest was made, or not
a warrant sworn to, without first
having bcen amply supported by
good evidence.
In most cases. he said, either the
probation officer himself, or a dep
uty sheriff are alleged to have wit
messed sales. boys hardly in their
teens it was ALLEGED, having been
successful in making purchases
Most of the warrants are for small
corner grocery proprietors, but sew
rants.
The present probation officer in
an announcement after taking office
as a successor to the late holder of
that place made a public statement
that he was going to strive to put
an end to the indiscriminate sales
of cigarettes to minors, and also
that nc was going to give that spcci-
lc matter his personal attention. At
the same time. he stated publicly,
that he wanted dealers who sold
cigarettes at retail, to take notice
that the amended law, which was
passed in 1907 would be rigidly en-
forced If he found that he would be
the county solicitor, Mr..
Pinney ascertained. he said last
night. that ii was against the law to
sell cigarettes to minors indiscrim-
inately, and he decided to 20 after
all violators of the law.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-20

Jacksonville, Nov 20-ReX Rog-
ers, the young white man, recently
convicted in the Criminal Court of
RECORD upon the charge Of com
hitting an offense against girl
under the age of eighteen years,
yesterday morning by Judge J. M.
Pceler The Judge then recounted
few facts in tn case and put
Rogers sentence as seven years in
the State penitentiary. He will be-
gin serving his term Immediately
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-20
WHY THE FARMER
CHANGED HIS MIND

There is a story told of man
who was very much dissatisfied with
his vocation in life-he was a farm
er; he imagined himself to be pos
sessec OF a very poor piece of land.
and his dwelling house did not come
up to his ideas of a residence, so he
decided that he would sell his prop
erty, and placed the same in the
hands ct a local real estate agent
The real estate dealer went out and
looked at the farm, and then wrote
a description OF it. which was print
ed in tn ADVERTISING columns o. the
local newspaper. The farmer read
the advertisement and was greatly
surprised at the glowing description
which the real estate dealer had
made If his place. He went out and
walked about the farm and soon
came 70 the conclusion that the real
estate man had not exaggerated any
of his statements, so he hitched up
his horse, drove into town and told
the real estate agent he had chan
ged his mind, and would not sell
his place at any price. The illustra-
tion shows that many people who
are dissatisfied with their surround
ings need some one to awaken them
to the fact that they are better of
than they give themselves credit
for.-Chipley Banner. r
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-20
EDISON FORECASTS
WAR BY MACHINERY

Il used to think that mankind
was getting pretty well along to-
ward state of thoughtful forebear-
ing humanity" Thomas A. Edison
said shortly after his arrival for a
brief stay in Denver, but this war,
| must confess, has shaken up my
opinions
Men aren't as improved since the
Roman days as thought them.
Just look what those poor boys over
there IN Europe are doing to each
other.
Science is going to make war a
terrible thing. It's going to be too
terrible to contemplate. Pretty soon
we IAN be moving men down by the
thousands-Or even millions-al-
most by pressing button. The
slaughter will b. so terrible that the
machinery itself will virtually have
to do the fighting.
i don't look for electricity to
play such an important part in this
new slaughter. It's going to be
struggle of explosives. They're 60
ing to be the all-important cle-
ment.
"Now that brings me down to
something ! want above all to talk
about. That is the question of
Americas preparedness for war.
don. want war understand that.
But 10 man can say when war will
be forced upon us.
"Sircc this country must be ready
to 90 to war, If war comes, and am
munition Is our one great need, we
must lie capable OF turning out twice
as much ammunition every day as
all the other nations combined We
must make twice as much as all the
bellieerents in Europe are burning
up every day
eve need more battleships-
slcws OF them. And better aero
planes. o. we need so many things
the country simply must wake
up; we must not be like China and
Mexico. Boston Globe.