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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-28
TAX ASSOCIATION
SHUNS POLITICS
UNIVERSITY WILL HAVE NOTHING
TO Do WITH 1T UNLESS NON
PARTIZAN AND NON-POLIT-
ICAL
Senator Jerome Day Elected President,
Howard T. Lewis of University, a
Director

BOISE, Dec. 2S.-At today's session
of the Idaho Tax association, Senator
Jerome J. Day was elected president;
Judge Stanrod of Pocatello, formerly
a member of the Public Utilities Com
mission, treasurer; and Nathan Kicks
of Madison county, Ed Hays of Gem,
P. H. Smith of Twin Falls, H. T.
Lewis of the University of Idaho, and
]. c. White of Kootenai county, di-
rectors.
In his opening address yesterday
increase in taxation and to the lack of
general knowledge on the part of the
public as to how their tax money
was being expended. He deprecated
the system of log rolling and political
trucking and emphasized the fact
that the Idaho Tax association must
be conducted on strictly non-par-
tisan and non-political basis, other
wise the University of Idaho would
having nothing to do with it. Judge D..
w. Standrod read a highly instructive
paper on the classification and pre-
sentation of receipts and expendl-
lures. He did not desire to reproach
public officials or to offer anything
against their integrity. 1t was the
tendency of the times, he said, which
was largely responsible for existing
conditions. He referred to the status
of the fundamental law as set forth
in the state constitution, prohibiting
the introduction of any other system
of levying and adjusting taxes.
Judge Standrod warmly praised the
work of the state tax commission,
abolished by the last legislature, and
expressed regret that it was not yet
active with larger powers than the
original body exercised. He spoke OF
the confusion and uncertainty relative
to equalization Of taxes and made
pointed reference to the futll1ty OF
political promises on tax reduction.
DR.. Sisson, commissioner of edu-
cation, said that the tax association
promised to do great good. 1t was
fitting, he said, that the University
of Idaho should at this time he a
source of light rather than OF heat.
The average taxable property for
each child Of school age in Idaho per
capita was sa7ss, said Dr. sisson. A
school district having higher value
showed increased prosperity and one
having a lower value was correspond
ingly poorer To illustrate his point
DR.. Sisson mentioned one school dis
trict with 19 pupils and S2,229,oOo
worth of taxable property. This dis
trict could legally raise S23,OO0 II II
wished for school purposes. Another
district. not far away, had Al pupils
tn educate and less than $lOV,Ooo
worth of taxable property. Even with
the maximum rate the latter district
would be unable to educate its chill
iren. 1t was mistake to suppose
that large districts were rich and the
small districts were poor Frequent
" the reverse was the case.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-28
ANCONA INCIDENT TO CLOSE
Austria's Reply to Latest American
Note to be Satisfactory and Final

BY the United Press Associations.
BERLIN. Dec. 2S.-The United
Press. associations have been author
itatively informed the submarine
will probably be closed up in a few
days. Austria's reply to the Ancona
rejoiner will be delivered to Ambas-
sador Penfield in Vienna this week
and is reported to be satisfactory
and final.'
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-28
TWO DROWNED IN SALMON RIVER

GRANGEVILLE, Dec. 28.-Charles
and Leonard Cain, well-known in the
Camas prairie country, were drowned
Sunday afternoon at e2 o'clock in the
Salmon river when they were swept
from their horses while attempting to
ford the stream near the mouth of
Slate creek.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-28
INDICT PROMINENT MEN
Thought to be Connected With Labor
Troubles at Munitions Plants

BV the United Press
NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-A blanket in
dictment was returned today charg-
ing CONGRESSMAN Buchanan of llli-
nois: David Lamar, financ1er; eX-Con-
gressman Fowler of Illinois and five
others with conspiracy as result OF
federal investigations of the activities
of the Labor Unions national peace
council. The grand jury has been
probing the efforts to thwart NUM-
ton manufacturers by the calling of
strikes.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-28
No Americans Aboard

WASHINGTON, Dec 2S.-Seventy-
struction OF the French liner Villa De
La Ciotat, which was torpedoed in
the Mediterranean on December "a,
the American consul at Malta reportd
to the state department. No Ameri-
cans were aboard. The ship, he re-
ports, was torpedoed without warning
at 1910 O'Clock and sank in Is min
utes.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-28
REVOLUTION SPREADING
Opposition to Monarchy Threatens to
Involve China in Big Civil War

By the United Press Associations
LONDON, Dec. 28-General Tsal An,
leader of the Yunnan rebels, proposes
to found separate dynasty, according
to cablegrams received from cores
pondents in Peking today. 1t is also
reported that the anti-monarchy rev.
olution is spreading to the province OF
Kwangsi. General Tsao Kun is lead
ing the government troops against. the
revolters.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-28
SOUND SCHOONER AGROUND

Driven on Waddah Island by High
Wind Last Night-Passengers Safe
By the United Press Associations.
SEATTLE. Dec. 28.-The schooner
Sausilito ran ashore and grounded on
Waddah island some time last night
blown far from her course. The
schooner's crew was safely transferred
tothe guardship Snohomish.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-28
JITNEY ORDINANCE GOOD

SALEM, Or, Dec. 28.-The supreme
court today held the Portland ordin-
ance for the regularation OF jitney
traffic constitutional, reversing the de-
cision lately made by Judge Bagley
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-28
FIRE In PORTLAND

By the United Press ASSOCIATIONS
PoRTEAXH Dec 3s--Eire- starting
in the dry Kiln Of the Emerson HartdS rtdtS
wood coRpany'splant early this morn
ing destroyed 2o0, 900 feet of hardwood
lumber. The loss is estimated at
100000 With great difficulty the
flames were prevented from spreading
to the sawmill district. Insurance
fully covered the loss.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-28
WET NEW YEAR EVE
United Press Associations.

By thcA United Press Assoclat1ons.
SEATTLE. Dec. 2S.-With the last
day of legal drinking looming near,
cafe managers are preparing for the
biggest night in the history of the
city. The prosecutors office has been
vertible mecca for seekers after
Ioop-holes in the new law Every ta
BILE in the downtown cafes have been
engaged.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-28
FRENCH BUY SHELLS HERE

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 28.-Officials
of the Midvale Steel & Ordnance COM
pany have announced that the com
pany had closed contract for $780,
100000 worth of shells for the French
government.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-28
FRENCH STEAMER T0RPEDOED
Germans Thought French Chief of
Staff CasteInau Was Aboard, it Is
Believed

By the United Press Associations.
PARIS, Dec. 2S.-The French liner
Vile De La Ciotat torpedoed with
a loss of eighty lives. 1t is reported
to have been sunk by Germans, be-
lieving that Castelnau, chief of the,
French staff, was aboard. Later it
became known that Castelnau recent
ly went to Salonika
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-28
GOVERN
MENT OWNERSHIP
Member of Interstate Commerce Com.
mission Thinks it Will be Vital
Problem of the Future
the United Press Associations.

BY the UIittU f7tss l1ssUCIdt1Uf1s.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28-Govern-
ment ownership or railways will like
ly become a vital problem in the fu-
ture, as was indicated in an address
by Charles Prouty before the trans
portation section of the Pan-Amerl-
can Scientific congress.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-28
INDIANS HAVE COLD FEET
British Withdraw Them From France
ARTILLERY Fire Gets Their Goats

By the United Press Associations.
NEW YORK, Dec. 28.-Announce-
ment was made yesterday of the with
drawal of the Indian troops from
France, said to be due to their COM
parative failure as fighters. When
facing the artillery they are said to
lack in moral stamina.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-28
WHEAT PRICES GOING UP

By the United Press Associations
PORTLAND, Or, Dec. 2S.-Milling
interests declared today that flour
prices will advance 20 cents on the
barrel in the local market shortly. The
new price quoted is $40 per barrel.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-28
TO OPERATE ON KAISER
tied Press Associations.

BY the United Press ASSOCIATIONS.
LONDON, Dec. 28.-Latest Swiss
advises report that the kaiser will
undergo throat operation in few
days.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-28
BRITISH SHIP LOST

By the United Press Associations.
LONDON, Dec. 28.-The British
steamer Vanstirum was summarized,
but the crew was rescued.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-28

Sir William F.. Birdwood, in COM
mand of the British forces on Gallipo''
peninsula pending the arrival of Gen.
eral Monro, has been made lieuten-
ant general. He has been commander
Of the Austrian and New Zealand
troops there and is idoIized by them.
General Birdwood was military secre-
tary to Lord Kitchener during the
South African war, in which. he was
wounded, and later in India.
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umns south or one side and north
on the other. automobiles countless f.
number and ranging IN style IRON
modest %runabouts 10 massive ma
chimes of great luxury, with noun
famous automobile stages rising her
and there along the lines to give stll.
greater variety. Tlcy make n won.
derful show. tho automobiles in FIFTH
avenue. and In this great street q
comes pretty near to being autom
bi,es only, making the appearance or
the horse drawn fire engines all the
more striking.
And now here il comes. all quit"
IN the old time way. with whistl"
| shrieklng. sparks dying from the Arr-
box. smoke r.llinr from the smoke
stack, the big horses -l!oping uni
the driver leaniu- forward IN his !!&
| seat with q firm, SURE strip on The b.
team.
The automobile proc SONS ha'te !
To give this huoW.u@ u'ijt a rI''
way, and as % went tearing M 'I'
avenue people on the sideways
! stopped to- glze at H.. ,hnutten'.
craned their ,cok- 90 SOC i pass. p"''
pie who had hccn sitting back IN de-"
cushioned seats leaned forward t, 10 :
at Il through limo Yin" window. an
all the passengers on the roof seat
Of the stages stood mp with fran
interest, the better to see this FIR
| engine with gal'op.rG horses sweet
inv hravc,y by anon the myriad
automobiles Of Firth avenue
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the rirls can attend some Of the clubs,
such ~ the New England and South
ern clubs, promoted by Columbia Uni
versity. perhaps by invitation. but
there Is no construction. so II coulo
not be said to compare In m n
with n coeducational school.
This difficulty. however. OF girls
falling To meet in the best years oil
their lives the kind Of men that are
congenial Is true not only in dorml-
tory life but outside. There are many
girls in New York who are here for
study or business, living In an apart
ment with other girls and never meet
ing or going out with men. This IL
simply an unfortunate arrangement In
our modern life, particularly in a large
city,
do YOU think coeducation o
help in the solution of this problem
DR.. Goodsell was asked.
Indeed | do. ] am unquestionably
in favor OF coeducational schools
from the kindergarten through college,
with of course special ~precaution and
watchfulness in the high school period.
II boys and girls and men and ONE
are 10 play together, work together
and live together. why should they
not study ~together?"
What are the results Of coeduca-
ton in Teachers College,"
Teachers College Is not comparable
20 other cocducational institutions, for
It is a professional school and most OF
the students are mature and estab-
lished in their profession when they
enter. Then in the undergraduate de
partment there is a very decided pre-
p~onderance of women, in which II Is
unlike n college for girls and boys.
think for these reasons II statistics
we're compiled on the number of mar
riages coming out OF Teachers College
there would be very few.
still there are many social diver
sions. many more I should Judge thar
at a girls college. But / shall be gla,
for the time tn come when there vii
not be women's colleges or mems col
leges. but just colleges and universe
ties"
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entrance Of women into professions In
increasing numbers IL going to result
In an increased number Of marriages,
but the condition Of n~on-marriage or
race suicide has underlying subtle
causes for which colleges are no more
responsible than any other group In
society"
Or. willystine Goodsell. assistant
professor Of the history OF education
at Teachers College and a specialist In
woman's education. said:
1.-The unfortunate thing about these
statistics which are given out from
time to time is that they have been
gathered only from a few segregated
Eastern colleges. To render them most
valuable We should nave the collected
data from some OF the co~educational
colleges, particularly Of the middle
West.
I'm making comparisons IT is also
very important that the groups be
fairly chosen. I should like to see a
test made OF women in clerical busi-
nesses and compared with a corre-
spending number of college women as
to marriages and births. Who knows
that the college girls would be at such
a disadvantage?
Some years ago in the publications
OF the American Statistical Associa-
ion there appeared some interesting
facts brought to light by Miss Mary
r, Smith. out of 343 Smith College
women and 1913 ~non-college women OF
the same social class and age II was
found that there were 5G6 children OF
! the college women. as opposed to So.
Of the ~non-college women. A~bsolutel,
then the ~non-college women had NOR,
children. but IL comparisons wer,
made on the basis OF the number o
years Of married life the colleg,
women. whose average age of mar
rage Is two years later than hat o
non-college women. would have an ad
vantage.
ALSO II was learned that II ar esti
mate were made as to children borl
to each year OF married life the mum
Der would be slightly larger for colleg
women, but the number OF childre'
per woman was slightly less. Out q
the groups taken 25.4 per cent. OF IN
college women were childless. a
against 17.S per cent. of the non-col
.ege women. but II women marie
less than two years were subtracte
from the list the results were then nc
so unfavorable to the Smith graduate.
:. THE girl in a segregated college
~ a tremendous disadvantage. I ad
init. I know there are girls college
where a girl might remain the entir
four years and never meet a man. an
this not because she was unattractiv
or ungracious. At Barnard I bel.ev
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That rs a brief but comprehensive
appreciation OF the sentiment that in
spires the work Of all In the post office
service.
I'm living up to this standard. how
ever, employees must continually ex-
pose themselves to tho varyins changes
OF New York climate. to infection from
disease. either In the mail they handle
or in the houses they must enter, n
on account OF the changes in tours OF
duty, necessitating frequent changes
In meal hours, necessarily take great
liberties with their digestive organs.
This method OF living Ia not Of
course conducive to longevity. and
many fail by the way after twenty
years service. OF the twenty-seven
who passed away between April 4.
1914, and March 81. 1915, twenty had
served for a period OF over twenty
years.
I'm addition 10 the three carriers
above mentioned the following men
have been engaged in delivering mail
In New York town for the past forty
Ave years and wear the three gold
stars:
Benjamin T. Lee. Station j.
William II. Bennett, Station q:
Silas d. Davis. Station C.
Peter T. Linden. Station y.
James J. Keenan,. College Station.
! William Mcintosh. fremont Station.
Francis Scannell. attached to Madi-
son Square station, appointed in June,
1870. would he entitled to his three
gold stars in June of this year. but I'M
kind fate and the ruling of the Post
Office Department may prevent this
contamination. At present he Is I'M
able to perform duty on ccoun of
illness, and as he has been away In
excess Of $50 days during the year.
and Notwithstanding his many years
Of service and excellent record, both
in the Post Office and in the civil
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Nine Are Entitled to Wear the Three
Gold Stars That Indicate
As Years Service

"A BRIEF article printed in the
~ Sunday SUN of May 23 calling
attention to the Significance OF
the service stars worn by letter
carriers on the sleeve has called forth
from Patrick j. McNabb. chairman OF
the organization committee of the New
York Letter Carriers Association. some
int resting personal information about
the carriers whose stars indicate the
longest service. For the benefit OF
readers who overlooked the original
article II may be repeated that one
black star indicates five years service.
two ten: one red star fifteen years,
two twenty: y silver star twenty
ffve years, two thirty: one gold star
t%hirty-ive years, two forty or more.
The writer expressed doubt whether
there were any double gold starred
carriers in New York. There are.
says Mr.. McNabb: not only carriers
with W. gold stars. hut even some
with three. Mr.. McNabb's letter fol-
lows:
Under the caption Letter Carriers
Stars on page seven OF the pictorial
section OF last Sundays SrN there APP
pears an article which attracted my
attention, and inasmuch as this was
the day on which the letter carriers OF
this city held their memorial service,
parading up Broadway to The Cathe-
ORA, OF ST. John the Divine, the atten-
ton of a large body OF our citizens
must have been called to the length
Of service Of some of these servants
OF Uncle Sam by the insignia on their
sleeves.
"Many were In line whose two silver
stars indicated thirty years service
not a few with one gold star
that they had served for thirty-hve
wears. and your correspondent would
have seen also not only some carriers
with two gold stars. but a rev Win
three OF these emblems OF long service
mon who have behind them forty-nve
or more years Of honorable. faithful
ana continuous work in the Post
ONCE Department.
.Herewith are the pictures OF the
three letter carriers longest in the SER
vice in this city at the present time
The one who Is seated. Lawrence Dunn.
was appointed in February, 1867. and
IL attached TO Station l.. In a l2oth
street. Larry rs he Is best known,
delivered mail in the Harlem section
when Third avenue was the old post
road and 125th street was a COW
pasture.
"Gustave wambach. who stand al
the left, delivers the mail from sta
ton p to Ellis and Governors islands
Gus was appointed just n month
after Mr.. Dunn and can recount many
tales Of the service in its early days.
james NJ. Sarles. at the right in the
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a his resignation has been asked
for. II Is a sad commentary on the
much Wanted progress OF the twen-
tieth century that such things can
come to pass. Yet In the absence OF a
law pensioning these faithful servants
after q stated time. they u continue
In harness until they are no longer
able to report for duty; then like some
outworn piece Of machinery they are
consigned to the Junk heap.
For several years past the letter
carriers have been pointing out to
Congress tho loss in efficiency occa-
stoned by retaining those who ought
to give place to those younger in years
and thereby holding out no hope to
the young man entering the service
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NY ERA AMONG NEW YORK LETTER CARRIERS
Hard Fight Being Made to Induce
Government to Provide
Pension System

that after devoting his best years to
It he will be any better of than those
who have gone before. Ali this aside
from The humanitarian aspect Of the
proposition. for in their treatment OF
employees the Government does not
approach by many degrees the private
corporations Of this country.
THAT the public will assist us In
pleading our case in the next session
OF Congress Is our hope Of salvation.
and IL your article will cause THE Sun
readers to note the service Of u men
as indicated by the stars on their
sleeves and then ask what else should
be done for these men your CORE
spondent will not have written In
vain"
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Veterans of the mail pouch-on tek Left Gustave Wambach; right James M. aries; seated
Lawrence DUNN
COLLEGES O WOMEN CRITICISED

the social opportunities OF Its stu
dents. There are teas given during
the year to which Columbia men are
invited and Barnard girls are fire.
quently invited to the Earl Hall
dances given by the Columbia stu
dents, though the complaint Is some
times made that no attempts are mao,
at these functions to bring about In
Productions and unless a girl has
friends she Is likely 20 be poorly en-
tertained. This year for the first time
Barnard students were allowed to
take part In the plays given by Co.
lumbia. They have ample opportu-
nifty. according to officers OF the col
lege. TO meet n associate with. I'M
der proper auspices, members or IN"
opposite sex.
Miss Mabel Foote Weeks, social d.
rector OF Brooks Hall. the dormitory
OF Barnard College. when told OF the
repor was inclined to treat II as un-
important.
II cannot comment on the article
IN the Journal NJ Hcrcdity. as I have
not seen IT," she said. but I do say
that I have no patience with these
isolated statistics hat are continu-
ally being brought forward as to col
lego graduates.
"A oma IL trapped from the mo-
ment she enters college. The school
keeps a complete record Of her age,
scholarship. marriage and so on. and
hence she becomes a target for sta
tistical shooting Of all kinds. Look at
the great BODY or women IN the sam
.z.koy olae 1. ahArt U-hAvn ~ hayA No
social Grass ABOUT whom we nave "o
conec'ed ta'a'
III Is true 'ha' 'here ars ie~r.
marriages no" than lorine'ls' ou,
TINS Is d universal eeonoinie p'ou,eti
ana not d co''ese one. ~ ia'' linn
nsures as 10 a re-" "elIvsiey s'aou-
ates are en''rely neklsloe On
ouestion OF marriage OF race sui''ur'
Marriage Will Always DC a'''a'.iNe "
a woman uhoer tne risn' Cohu'.ions'
and inns regardless OF "hetner sne -
a coi'ese woman or not IN En.opr
"here women nave peen Shu' >" "
tireiy from men IN the'r s,unr"l o,Ss'
YET nave always married 'hey ar'
also feehng the decrease IN marriages,
therefore II sceHns SO sule'iotaI.'
me 10 taik ABOUT girIs coiIeses not CIV
-
students nehce CAUSING r.une'ion VI
marriage ana p'r,h s'aliSlI's' VIZ
the causes or the chanses are 80 in",i'
bigger ana oreper. III you CIV ""iS
teas TOT bringing the e'ris ana men To-
eetner ina VIII NOT ehao'e 'ne "s''
10 marry whch they are "huer nv
severe economic pressure or 'ompet'-
tive businesses
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ANCIENT THRILL IN MODERN
SETTING.

~ HE old time horse drawn Are
engines Of this town are now
gradually being supplanted by
apparatus motor driven. but those
that remain still STIR the blood quite
in tho old time way as they go by.
as one did the other day IN Fifth
avenue.
Fifth avenue itself Ia a wonderful
show with It's two endless professions
Of automobiles moving In double COL
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picture, received his commission In
January, 1853. He Is attached to tn
Wall street station and shows yer!
title trace of his forty-seven years
wrestling with the mail pouch.
These three cases are. however, ex-
ceptional. inasmuch as considering the
years they have spent at very arduous
employment they remain very wei
preserved men. Not all who entered
the service forty or more years age
were as fortunate as these. Upon the
facade of the new Post ONCE building
on Eighth venue is cut the following
inscription: