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Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-22
GREENEVH.LE

Six hours after high water 1t is low
Tide. which Is followed by flood tide.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-22

SUN. Moon and Tides.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-01-29
HIGH SCHOOL
GAINING RAPIDLY
SUPERINTENDENT RANDALL PRE-
SENTS SOME INTERESTING
FIGURES
Percentage of Promotions High-Fail-
ures Due to Irregularity Of At
tendance-High School
Numbers 300

Although rly report is not yet ready
for publication | can say in regard to
the first semester and the opening OF
the second" stated Superintendent
Randall of the public schools to 4
Star-Mirror reporter yesterday, "that
the general conditions are highly
gratifying. The percentage of promo
tions is higher than it has ever been /;
and the failures above the first grade
reach only per cent. Over 20 per
cent of these few failures were due
to irregularity of attendance. l wish
the parents could realize that
There was a large number of we'll
deserved promotions
Attendance increases steadily.
There will be close to 300 in the high
school next semester, which means an
enrolment in the high school of 26
per cent of the whole school system.
AS 16 2-3 per cent is considered high,
Moscow has passed far beyond the
average. We are very much crowded
in the Irving building, but our worst
situation arises from the fact that a
number of our rooms are too small =
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-01-29
COUNTY REVENUES
INCREASE BY TAX
COUNTY ATTORNEY MOORE REND.
ERS OPINION REGARDING RES
ERYATION RIGHTS
County Commissioners Direct Assessor
to Place Valuation Upon Reserya-
tons of Minerals in Deeds Con-
yeying Real Property and to
Assess Them as Personal
Property

Acting upon the advice of County
Attorney Frank L. Moore, the county
commissioners yesterday passed a res
olution which, when carried out, will
| it is believed, increase greatly the rev.
enueS from taxation in Latah cOun-
| ty. The resolution in effect instructs
the county assessor to assess for tax
alton as personal property all reserv-
ations of minerals in deeds conveying
real property.
A great deal of property has been
conveyed in Latah county in which the
seller reserves the right to any min
erals discovered or to be discovered up
on the land. The right is freely exercis-
ed by railroad and timber companies.
The resolution provides for taxing not
this property but for taxing the right of
reservation and the exercise of that
right by people who dispose of lands.
The assessor will hereafter set valu-
alton upon the right of reservation
when exercised in transferring prop
erty, and taxes will be collected upon
all reservations as if they were per-
sonal property.
Zone far-reaching effect" stated
County Attorney Moore when inter
viewed by a Star-Mirror reporter, "of
assessing and taxing reservations for
minerals as personal property will be
the cessation Of the practice OF re-
serving such rights in minerals dis
covered This will work to the ad-
vantage of the individual who buys
property since it will enable him to
give, when he sells his property, o
warranty deed in regard to which no
question can arise"
The manner in which reservations
could be rendered profitable to the
county has been under discussion for
some time, and the opinion Of the
county attorney was received only
within the last day or two.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-01-29
CHAMBER KEEPS
''OpEN HOUSE"
SECRETARY TENWICK EXTENDS
WELCOME TO GENERAL
PUBLIC
Legislative Reports up to Date-Writ-
ing Materials for Transacting
Business-0pe Door and
Cordial Welcome

"The Chamber of Commerce extends
cordial welcome to all farmers to
make the rooms of the chamber on
the corner of Fourth and Main streets
their headquarters while they are in
town transacting business. This in
vitation also includes the general pub
lic," stated Secretary Tenwick.
1--WE have on hand there all the re-
ports of the Legislative session as fast
as they are issued. These are printed
and are in book form. The public is
invited there to keep in touch with
what is being done in Boise
"a writing desk, writing materials,
good chairs, a brisk fire, and privacy
may all be enjoyed by any persons
who wish to transact business at the
Chamber. We hope that many farmers
will avail themselves of this oppor-
tunity to make themselves at home in
the Chamber of Commerce"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-01-29
INSPIRING TALKS
AWAKEN FRUIT MEN
II. c. SAMPSON GIVES SPLENDID
ADDRESS ON COOPERATION
IN AGRICULTURE
Vinegar Plant Keeps Capital at Home
summer Pruning Advocated by
Vincent=President BrannOn on
Apple Diseases

| At the sessions of the horticulture
lists yesterday, c. G. Vincent, head OF
the department Of horticulture, pre-
sented the results of four years ex-
periments in summer and winter
pruning, carried on at the university
and in which he drew the conclusion
that summer pruning has clearly prov
ed superior to pruning done in winter
Experiments showed conclusively that
summer pruning not only created
higher color and quality in fruit, but
also permitted earlier picking and in
creased the yield
Herbert Leo, member of the Leo
Brothers Vinegar plant company gave
an excellent and most timely talk on
the utilization of by-products Some
of the statements made with reference
to the amount of money that had been
kept in Moscow by reason Of the pur
chase of Gull apples by the Leo
brothers plant amazed a great part Of
the audience. Mr.. Leo said that $4,000
worth of apples that would otherwise
have rotted on the ground or frozen
on the trees were bought by his COM
pany and that amount of money was
put right into the Moscow markets.
Mr. Leo made a. strong plea to the
farmers for the preservation of their
orchards, urging them not to grub
them out, and declaring that hand
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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-01-29
MANY KILLED AND WOUNDED
MEXICAN CAPITAL FALLS
VIGOROUS FIGHTING ATTENDED CAPTURE BY
CARRANZISTAS
VILLA SERIOUSLY WOUNDED
Zapata Moves for Strategic ReasOns-March on Cap
ital Made at Two Observation-Disclosures
tiOn Will Stick to ''WatChfuI Wating''
(By United Press)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-Vigorous
fighting in which large numbers of
men have been either killed or wound
ed attended the capture of Mexico
City by General Obregon, head of the
Carranzistas, according to a dispatcn
to the state department from Consular
Agent Silliman. The dispatch seemed
to remove all doubt about the capitals
having fallen. According to the ac-
count, General Obregon marched to
the capital on two o'clock Thursday
afternoon at the head of 10000 Car
ranzistas
WASHINGTON, JAM 29.-WhiIe un-
official advices from Mexico placed the
Carranzista troops either in or near
Mexico City, other dispatches indi-
Gated that General Obregon, head of
the Carranzistas is meeting resist
ance on his march to the capital
Villas adherents received telegram
indicating that the reported withdraw
al from Mexico City of Zapata was
a temporary move undertaken for
strategic reasons. There will be no
change in the policy of the administra-
tion regarding Mexico. This fact is
stated in a positive announcement by
Secretary Bryan after he had given
due consideration to the latest de-
velopments This means that the at
titude of "Watcbful Waiting" will con-
tinue.
Mexico City Not in Danger
Ell PASO, Jan. Communication
between El Paso and Mexico City has
been restored. Advices have been re-
ceived that there is no immediate dam
ger of an attack ON the capital by the
The Zapatistas are said
to be in full charge of the situation.
1t is declared that GarZa is still in
Mexico City but it is believed that he
is being held prisoner because of ut
against General Zapata.
Villa Seriously Wounded
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-American
agent Silliman cabled the state de-
partment today that unconfrIled re-
ports had been received in Mexico City
to the effect that General Villa had
5eeen seriously wounded
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-01-29
COUNTY SCHEME
MAKING GOOD
LEADER OF COUNTY AGRICULTURE
lists ENTHUSIASTIC OVER
RESULTS
Interest Shown i'm Movement Great
Effect in Improving Farming
Profits Derived From Plan

H. W. Hocbaum state leader of coun-
ty agriculturists, of the Department of
Agricultural Extension of the Univer-
sity of Idaho, arrived in Moscow,
Thursday evening from Boise to at
tend Farmers Week at the University
Mr. Hochbaum, with Mr.: Center, di-
rector of Agricultural Extension, will
leave Saturday to attend the confer
ence of the county agriculturists and
state leaders of Oregon, Washington,
and Idaho, at Corvallis, Oregon.
Mr. Hochbaum is enthusiastic about
the work of the county agriculturists
and predicted that it would not be long
before every agricultural county in the
state government will provide aid for
limited number of counties, while
the good results accomplished by coun-
ty agriculturists the country over are
rapidly winning friends for the move
ment There are now nearly 300 men
lat work in counties in the northern and
western states, probably 1000 in the
United States. Mr.. Hochbaum de-
scribes briefly the work of county
agriculturist as follows:
"The county agriculturist has proved
that he is one of the biggest factors in
improving the farming of county, in
organizing and directing it's agricul-
ture, in making it's farming more prof
table Wherever a county agricul-
turist has worked for a time, there the
farmers show a greater interest in all
rural and county affairs. The farm
ers adopt more profitable system OF
farming, become more prosperous and
contented.
s''The county agriculturist is not a
white collar farmer He not only
knows, but he shows-pulls off his
coat and pitches in where help is
needed He depends less upon talk
ing than in working with the indiv-
idua1 farmer on his own farm. He
demonstrates in a practical way the
method he may advocate. The county
agriculturist helps in the planning and
building of barns, silos and farm
buildings; in the laying out of fields
and the construction of bitches for IL
rigation. He shows how to handle soil
problems, how to get fields ready for
certain crops and how to manage
these crops most successfully. In
spraying for disease and insect pests
he gives direct aid. He leads the
fight against diseases of live stock.
He is the one man who is of greatest
help in fighting epidemics Of dis
eases.
the people of a community together.
He organizes farmers clubs; crop
associations; live stock
and breeders associations. He leads In
he organization of farmers co-opera-
i've marketing associations and farm
ers' exchanges and directs how these
nay be most efficiently managed. He
gets the people of county to work
ogether on their problems, through |
ocal leadership which he inspires and |
develops. 1t is the organized commun-
ty that progresses most rapidly"
AS leader of the county agriculture
SITS, Mr.. Hochbaum comes in direct
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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-01-29
Allies Make Slight Gains

PARIS, Jan. 29-Slight gains by
the Allies near Nieuport where infan-
try fighting has been in progress for
the past twenty-four hours are an
nounced in a war office statement. The
German positions between Lombaert-
zyde and ST. George have been cap
tured. Several infantry clashes are
taking place elsewhere on the Belgian
coast and south of Ypres, but the Ger
mans evidently are waiting the ar
rival of reinforcements. A German
aviator has been brought down. He
was maneuvering in Belgium to drop
bombs on the Allies positions. A
Craonne Lens, and Abrams, there is
cannonading. Infantry fighting is al
most constant
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-01-29
Down With the PeddIers

In the senate today it was necessary
for President Taylor to cast the de-
Gliding vote on the senate's anti-peddlel
measure designed to protect the farm
ers in Idaho against shipments from
the outside of farm products to be
peddled The vote was 16 to 16 when
President Taylor voted in it's favor
Senator Day voted for the bill.
Among the new bills in the house
today was one providing for the levy
ing by the state board Of equalization
of state school tax to raise $50 for
each child of school age in the state
in lieu Of the county school tax here
tofore levied
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-01-29
HOUSE TO DEBATE VETO

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-The House
immigration committee voted to re-
iect the Presidents veto of the I'M
as the day to attempt to override the
veto in the house. The debate is linn
tied to six hours. Committeeman Sab
ath, Godfogle, and Moore voted to
sustain the Presidents veto.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-01-29
School Land to Sell Faster

House Joint Resolution No. for
a constitutional amendment to permit
the state board to sell 100 sections in
stead of 25 sections of state land an
nually carried by vote of As to Is.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-01-29
ABSCONDING CASHIER CAUGHT

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. ga
man who admits that he is A. Nc
Gowan absconding cashier of the First
National aBnk of MontesanO, is being
held for the Montesano authorities.
MCGOWAN was arrested on Thursday
for passing worthless checks.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-01-29
POLYGAMY REGULATED BY UNCLE
SAM

WASHINGTON Jan. 20.-The SEN
ate committee on the Philippine Is
lands decided that the Moros and the
Philippines now living together in
polygamy may continue to do SO; but
if the Moros are not already polygam-
lists any attempt on their part to take
plural wives may be stopped by Uncle
Sam.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-01-29

BOISE, Jan. 29.-The House today
refused to lend it's approval to meas
ure looking to the abolishment of the
Albion Normal and today a motion to
indefinitely postpone action carried
with but few negatives
Water Commissioner on Skids
House Bill SOTO abolish the office
of water commissioner carried in the
house unanimously
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-01-29
CANAL OPENING ANNOUNCED

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-Following
cabinet meeting, Secretary Of the
Navy Daniels announced that the for
NAL opening of the Panama canal
would be postponed until early in
Jl1Iy
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-01-29
DROP BOMBS
ON FRENCH
HEADQUARTERS OF FRENCH
FIELD MARSHAL OBJECTIVE
OF ATTACK
DUNKIRK SHELLED FREELY
French and British Fail to Regain
Gr0und-Infantry Fighting
Constant
(By United Press

BERLIN, Jan. 29.-German aero
planes passed over the Allies lines in
Belgium for the second time this
week and dropped bombs where the
headquarters of the field marshal of
the French were supposed to be To-
Gated. 1t is officially announced that
an aerial squadron passed over Nieu-
port without being detected and
"abundantly shelled' British depots
at Dunkirk. The extent of the damage
has not been reported. The war Of
flee declares that the French delivered
fresh attacks northwest of Nieuport
and the British sought to regain the
ground lost near Labasse. In both
cases the enemy was repulsed, the Of
ficials assert.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-01-29
DEPOSITS ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN GREATLY
IN EXCESS OF PRO RATA SHARE OF BANK
STATE OFFICIALS CENSURED
House Wants Albion Retained-Water Commissions
er Goes by Board-TayIor Casts Tie
Vote Against Peddlers
By D. w. GREENBURG
(Staff Writer for The Star-MirrOr)

BOISE, Jan. 29.-The report on its
Investigations relative to the Bank Of
Nampa and the nature of the situa-
ton by which the state is alleged tC
have suffered loss upwards of S24,-
900 because of the failure of Allen
the defaulting treasurer, and of the
state board of examiners to hold down
the deposits of state money in that
institution to its proper limit, was
made by the house investigating COM
mittee this morning through it's chair
man MCGOWAN. Allen, Governor
Haines, and Secretary of State Clifford
were severely censured.
The report goes greatly into detail
leading up to the failure Of the bank
and declares that deposits OF state
money in the Nampa bank were In en-
cess of it's rightful pro rata share and
that such deposits were unlawful. The
report censures the officers of the
state in accepting the bonds OF the
Bank of Nampa and declares that they
shifted the responsibility, one upon
the other.
The report says: your committee
holds that because the governor, sec
retary of state, and attorney general
failed to carefully scrutinize all OF
the bonds and because they followed
careless and lax methods, they are
subject to censure."
Attorney General Peterson is COM
mended for taking prompt action TO
protect the state as soon as the bank
failed, but the report condemns him
for the compromise which he rec
commended in behalf of the state with
the defunct bank, and which was af-
terwards carried out.
The committee recommends for
enactment by the legislature a statute
providing that only surety bonds be
accepted for protection of the deposits
in banks of the state. The committee
also recommends that new system
of examination and accounting and
depositing of state money be put into
force.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-09-09
e+TM
ALTON DEMOCRAT URGES PAL
MER FOR GOVERNOR.

w. B. Palmer of Sioux City is be-
ing urged by his friends to make
the race for the governorship OF
Iowa. WILDER Marsh who has fire.
uuently been mentioned, we under
stand, will not be a candidate. W..
B. Palmer would be an ideal candi-
date, He is a man without fads or
fancies, not a factional man, not a
one issue man but a man who is
patriotically DESTROYS of doing his
duty as best he can and he would be
in position to enforce the laws or
Iowa as he finds them on the statute
books.
Sioux City is live town and he
is one of Sioux City's live ones
that means much. He is one OF Sioux
City's successful business men and
he stands very high in Sioux City S
business circles.
Mr.. Palmer is a splendid man to
meet, he is active, aggressive, at
home on the platform and he would
make a splendid campaigner. =
The only other aspirant at this
time is Charleston and the democrats
of Iowa can hardly afford to have
him as standard bearer because
Charleston has attached himself to
prohibition and that would be his is
sue and it would mean democratic
defeat.
w. B. Palmer of Sioux City is the
logical candidate for governor on
the democratic ticket
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-09-09
LAW THE VICTOR.

Let it not be forgotten that Presi-
dent Wilson's victory was won, not
for the United States, but for law
Germany has not conceded" any
thing to this nation; she has simply
acknowledged that the accepted prin-
ciples of international law apply to
submarine warfare-that the use OF
a particular device has not affected
their validity or cogency. Germany
has not made a particular concession
to a particular nation; she has an
nounced her willingness to change
her practice with respect to the de-
structon of merchant ships to con-
form to the international code.
Her previous refusal was based on
the contention that England's VIOLA
tons of international practice justi-
fled her own; although the uncon-
tested rights Of neutrais were there
by disregarded Germany now ac-
knowledges, practically if not explic-
lily, that the fact that England has
wronged her does not justify her in
wronging us.
This is much more important than
special concession to the United
States would have been-such one
as she proposed when she offered to
guarantee the immunity from attack
Of particular vessels, marked and
safeguarded in particular ways. OF
course the very idea of carrying on
ocean trade under such conditions
was intolerable to a nation with a
spark of self-respect; but leaving
this aspect of the matter on one side,
such CONCESSIONS even if made in
manner not repugnant to our self
respect, would have been indicative
simply Of a particular attitude to-
ward us. They would have been mere
international personalities" But
now Germany has bowed, not to the
United States, but to law; she has
yielded, not to power, but to a
principle Her acceptance of our
view thus becomes a part of the his
tory of civilization; for civilization is
but the substitution of general prin-
ciples of action for mere personal mo-
tives-St. Louis Republic.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-09-09
WILSON OR NOBODY.

Whether with approval from the
White House or not, the Kentucky
democratic state convention, in en-
dorsing President Wilson for a sec
ond term, merely enunciated the
evident and put on record the OBJ
viOus.
The republicans have the task of
picking and choosing candidate
among the various hopeful aspirants.
The progressives have to decide
whether it would be worth while to
try. The minor parties have to hunt
for bearers of barren honor.
However, some democrats may dis
like the thought, the democracy's
course has been made for it by over
mastering events. It must pursue
that course; there is no other. None
but a political mailman would con-
slider any ether.
To set Woodrow Wilson aside
even to permit him to step aside
would be a confession of political
bankruptcy and mental sensibility.
For the democracy, with the situa-
ton as it is and as it is likely to re-
main, it is Wilson or nobody.-Ch1-
cago Herald.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-09-09
HOW THEY WILL SWAT 'EM.

Last week the Milan Republican
said the paramount issue of the re-
publican party for the 1916 campaign
would be the tariff. Help! Murder!
Police! What do you farmers think
about that? Do you think the tariff
makes the price? Oh, but what's the
use. You know it has nothing to do
with the price of your stock or GER
calls, don't you? Poor old republican
party, all they ever did have for an
issue was tariff and bull con" and
as the b. c. won't work any more
they are going to try to work once
more the old tariff chestnut. But the
people have learned in the previous
thirty years, and the way they will
swat" the republicans paramount
tariff issue will be more than cruel.
Standard.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-09-09
OUR FOREIGN COMMERCE..

In June, 1915, the exports of the
United States to countries outside OF
Europe increased 80 per cent above
those of the same month of 1914,
and imports from tho same countries
increased 26 per cent. In some cases,
an even more marked improvement
was noted. Trade with Argentina
month before last was more than
twice as much as during the month
of June, 1914.
This is very gratifying, the more
so as the increase of trade appears
to be progressive. But the Journal
can not help wondering what prepar-
atoms American firms have made to
iolA this now commerce after the
war. No matter what the outcome of
that struggle, all the powers involv-
ed are going to make a tremendous
effort to. recover their lost trade.
They will be handicapped by high
taxes and diminished capital, but the
advantages of old associations, long
custom and careful technical train
ing will be theirs.
Are American exporters ready to
meet that kind of a tussle? Are
American financiers prepared to sup
ply the capital which Latin America
has previously secured from Europe?
II so, there is no limit to our coun-
try's possible commercial growth; if
not, our foreign commerce will meet
a sudden and decisive check as soon
as Europe is in shape to compete
with us once more.-Chicago Jour-
nal.