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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-21
w. G. t. U.

The w. C. T. U. will meet at
the NJ. E church Tuesday, Septem-
her 26, at 2:3O pm. Eevery men,
Der is requested to attend this meet
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-21

The Union Meat Company at Port
ladn will erect new sheep pens at a
cost of 5000.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-21

Multnomah county's taxable valu-
alton for 1916 will show a decrease
of 100000 from 1915 and $38,-
100000 from 1913, being just slight
ly above what it was in 1910.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-21

Payrolls at Bend, Ore, now
amount to 100000 a month.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-10-30
Why Shouldn't Lyon Be Fined?

Arnold Lyon responsible for the condition of the
roads around Moscow The law provides that he shall Wis
lit all the roads in his district twice year, that he shall
Ito the road in his district specific instructions
the work be DONE that he shall require the road
seers keep the roads good repair and that he shall be
liable for fine of $50 5000 for failure perform his
duties. Why shouldn't Mr.. Lyon pay the fine?
If you familiar with any Of these roads, visit
them once and get first hand information Decide for
yourself whether Mr. Lyon is incompetent commits
sioner Talk the farmers who travel these roads Ask
them if the roads BETTER in many before
they worked than after the peoples money had been
spent them.
Hunt up any who took Of the summer school
students the picnic Dinghy Dell last Have
him tell you about the road between the Cameron and
Mitchell farms had been worked before the trip
made All the money spent on it was wasted.
Ask the people who have places at Iders Rest
Tarry-A-While, Do-drop Inn Dngley DELL ask the
farmers living in that neighborhood what they think of the
road between the Dowdy and Surmerfeld ranches just
northeast of The road far better before
worked than it has been SINCE will be without in
tellgen working The money spent it this
wasted and the road was seriously damaged.
Inquire among the people southeast of town about the
passabe for weeks after all the other roads good
condition. Mr. Lyon notified of the condition of the
road repeatedly and still neglected for weeks People
who in from the Lenvile and Genesee dis
rcts unable get in Moscow, and compelled
turn back
Mr.. Lyon admitted in court that he ignorant with
regard the road laws The roads show that he ignorant
about road making neglected his duties and liable
fine.
Who but the tax-dodgers could want Mr. Lyon re-
elected?
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-10-30
VILLISTAS TAKE
SANTA ROSALIA
BANDIT FORCES MARCHING ON
JIMINEZ AND PARRAL SIEzE
THREE TRAINS
Bomb Placed Under Governor Gales
Train Fails to EXplOde-Later
Wrecks Freight

Ell PASO, Oct. 30.-A band OF Viii
listas under General Fernandez cap
tured Santa Rosalia, 80 miles south
of Chihuahua City, today. The Gar
ranzista garrison stationed in the city
fired few shots on the invaders,
then fled to the hills. ns
The main Villista army which is
marching southwark and is expected
to make an attack on Jiminez and Par
ral siezed three trains today Villa
once made the threat that he would
capture Parral and personally execute
General Louis Herrera, former VII
ilsta who accepted an amnesty offered
by General CarranZa.
The delay in explosion of bomb
which the bandits had placed under a
train in which Governor Gales OF
Sonora state was a passenger saved
the governors life by narrow mar
gin. A freight train following the
passenger was totally wrecked by the
explosive.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-10-30
GOVERNOR CLOSES
NORTH CAMPAIGN
Last Rally Held at Wallace Saturday
Night-Special Trains Run From
Outlying Districts Bring in 400
Passengers for Occasion

WALLACE, Oct 30.-Governor Alex
ander closed his campaign in the nor
thern part of the state with rally here
Saturday night. The meeting, it is
declared, exceeded any political meet
ing ever held in the famous Coeur
d'Alene district Two special trains
were brought to Wallace for the oc-
casion, one from Mullan with 600 pas
Isengers, and one from Burke with 500.
Before the meeting, the Wallace band
|serenaded the governor in front of the
|Samuels hotel where he was stopping.
Ia parade was formed with the band at
the lead, followed by the automobile
bearing the governor, behind which
came several hundred men who march
ed between red fires from the hotel to
the theater. The sidewalk on both
sides of the street was banked with
humanity.
Harry l.. Day, well-known mining.
man of the Occur d'Alenes, presided at
the meeting.
The governor became wrought up
during his talk here, over what he
termed the dastardly and cowardly at
tack made Friday evening upon his
private secretary, C. o. Broxon. He de-
nounced in unmeasured terms Warden
Shook and Secretary of State George
R. Barker. He appealed to the people
to clean out what he declared were
rotten conditions in the state house.
He urged them to give him Walters for
and others on the
state ticket so he could give the state
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-10-30
wEEvIL IS NO MENACE
VIM. T. DOugherty of Richfield Says
Irrigation Farmers 0utwit
the Pest

| "The alfalfa weevil is by no means
such a menace to the farmers of the
south, as one might be led to believe
! by the stories that have been circulat-
ed the past year." said William T.
IDougherty of Richfield, candidate for
secretary of state, who visited Moscow
Saturday and Sunday. Mr.. Dougherty
came to the Richfield tract ten years
Iago, when development work was
just being started, and owns and OPP
crates a ranch near the town.
Utah border has suffered much from
the weevil, according to Mr.. Dough-
erty, and the farmers have learned
that fall cultivation is an easy and
defective treatment of infested fields.
The cultivation not only has the eff
feet Of killing the pest, but increases
the yield of hay.
Seed raising has proved as success
full and as profitable around Richfield
e.
Dougherty says, but the tract is close
to open range and the farmers have
gone into stock raising and dairying
extensively, and are not much in
clined to drop that and take up seed
growing. The raising of stock hogs
for sale to feeders in the Missouri RI
yer states has become an important
business around Richfield. Alfalfa is
the principal feed used.
Mr.. Dougherty seemed more inter-
ested in farming, and comparison of
this country with his own and with
the middle west than in politics, and
was greatly surprised at the develop
ment and prosperity of the northern
counties.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-10-30
GERMANS SINK
BRITISH LINER
WESLEY FROST, UNITED STATES
CONSULT, SAYS NO WARNING
WAS GIVEN
U. s. Government viii Determine
Whether Vessel Travelled Under
Admiralty Charter

+" WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.-The Brit
ish steamer Mariana of the Donaldson
line, was sunk by German subma-
rine without warning Saturday, ac-
cording to cablegram received by the
department of state from Wesley
Frost, American consult at Queens
town, today Out of the crew of 104
sailors but "a are known to have been
saved. No passengers were carried.
The United States must ascertain
whether the Mariana was under Brit
ish admiralty charter as horse boat.
If the vessel was under such charter,
the submarine had a right to sink
it without warning.
Consul Frost said the crew had on
repeated cruises consisted of many
American sailors. He also reported
today that two Americans were aboard
the freighter Rawanmore, sunk last
week He declared the Rawanmore
had lodged the submarine for 80 min
utes The vessel was halted after its
steering gear was damaged.
The submarine, according to the
report, continued it's bombardment af-
ter the vessel stopped, and shelled the
lifeboats. There were no casualties.
The Americans abroad the freighter
were George Murphy of Brooklyn,
and Albert Zessler, Boston. Affidavits
for the governments investigation are
being taken by Consul Frost
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-10-30
kICE PAYS MOSCOW VISIT
Says Interests, Not Merely Geography,
Supports SOuthwest's Claim to
Place on Bench

There is more than mere geog-
raphic balance to be argued in sup
port of the claim of the southwestern
part of the state to a place on the
supreme bench, in the opinion of
John C. Rice of Caldwell, candidate
for justice of the supreme court. Mr..
Rice calls attention to the importanc 4
of irrigation in the affairs of the peo-
pie of Idaho, particularly in the south
and southwest, and the fact that the
irrigation laws of Idaho are in the
process of making and adjudication
now. His constant and close con-
tact with the interests of the farmers
of the irrigated sections of the state,
have given Mr.. Rice an exceptionally
intimate knowledge of irrigation af-
fairs, and lends weight to his opinion
Mr. Rice arrived in Moscow Satur-
day evening, and left this morning for
the northern part of the county. He
is optimistic with regard to the cleo
ton, and is confident that the north
will recognize the justice of the claim
of the south, as the the south did that
Of the north two years ago. He has
enjoyed the opportunity he has had
lately of becoming well acquainted
with the people and interests of the
northern counties, and expressed
hope that the people of the north and
the south would become better ac-
luainted with each other and their
d nr0hloplC
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-10-30

house "the cleaning SO urgently needed
there, for the general welfare of the
people of the state"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-10-30
PREDICTS HUGHES
WILL WIN IDAHO
CONGRESSMAN ADDISON r. SMITH
SAYS EX-JUDGE'S PLURALITY
MAY REACH 10000
Says After War Problems Real Issue
in Campaign Before All Else
Predicts Davis Victory

Idaho is safe for Hughes" was
Smith gave to his audience at the
Guild hall Saturday night, when he
spoke under the auspices of the state
central committee. This state can be
depended on for 500 plurality for him
and it would not surprise me if it ran
to 10000 This prediction can be con-
fidently made in spite of the fact that
our total vote is small.
Sd. w. Davis is sure to be elected
governor / believe his majority will
be about 10000. The people of Idaho
have learned that the statements of
Governor Alexander can not be de-
pended upon-that instead of having
saved the state $1,000,00O, as he has
claimed, only small saving has been
made, and that has been accomplished
by the economy of republican officials.
Rehabilitation of the country after
the war, in my opinion, is the great
issue this year-mOre than the for
eign policy, the eight-hour law, rural
credits or anything else that the demo-
Gratis are trying to claim credit for.
The country needs and wants the re-
publican party in control after the
war to give the protection which will
be needed to prevent a return of the
stagnation which prevailed during the
first 18 months Of the Wilson admins
tration before the war brought about
the present great demand and high
prices"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-10-30
MOSCOW MOUNTAIN
TEACHER HOSTESS

Miss LeoIa King Entertains ChiIdrer
And Patrons of Evergreen School
Sol Pieffer, Aged 63, Given Surprise
Party
MOSCOW MOUNTAIN, Oct. 30-Pa-
irons of the Evergreen school were en-
tertained at the school house last Fri
day evening by Miss Leola King
teacher A large crowd atentded The
decorations and appointments were
suggestive of Halloween.
Mrs. Charles Towne and Mrs. Lucian
|Towne represented the local Royal
|Neighbor lodge last week at Occur
dAlene.
A surprise party was given by about
10 of the neighbors of Sol Pieffer in
honor of his 63d birthday, Friday eve
ming.
Mrs. Ernest Stanley of Moscow. Wis
tied few days this week at the home
of Mrs. Ulusses Showalter.
The Evergreen Missionary society
will meet November IA at the home of
Mrs. John Dewitt A
Miss Ella Olesen of MOSCOW, was the
guest Saturday and Sunday of Mrs.
Martin Mickey.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-10-30
ERNEST POE EDITOR OF ANNUAL

Elections to fill vacancies on the staff
of the Idaho annual, THE Gem of the
Mountains" resulted in the appoint
ment of Ernest Poe of Moscow as edi-
tor-in-chief The position is the high
est at the command of the junior
class. Miss Verna Johannesen is as
s6yiate editor: Ralph Largent, Nampa,
business manager; z. B. Parsons, ad-
vertising manager: Ada Burke and
Carol Ryrie, both of Moscow, literary
editors; Jens Jensen, staff artist;
vesta Cornwall, Moscow, assistant
artist; Tom Jackson, Caldwell, ath-
letic editor; Harold Ayers, Gooding,
organization department; Edna Her
rington, Spokane, joke editor, and Don
Eagleson, Boise, photographer.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-10-30
FARMERS TORESIST
COLLECTION OF TAX
WILL FILE SUITS TO ENJOIN COL
LECTION OF SPECIAL PROPER
TY ROAD TAX
Levies We're Made Illegally and by
Deception, 1t is Alleged-MOney
Spent For General Road Work

Investigation of the county records
has shown that the commissioners
based some of their special property
tax levies upon petitions not signed
by majority of the resident taXpay-
ers in the districts, and suits are to be
brought against county officials to en-
join the collection of the taxes from
the property owners in those dis
tricts.
The allegations made by many sig
ners of special road tax petitions, that
they understood that no money could
be obtained for working their roads
without petitioning for a special tax,
was confirmed by the testimony OF
the commissioners themselves in one
Of their trials in the district court and
in their hearing before the supreme
court.
An additional ground for resisting
the collection of the special tax is that
the money so collected heretofore has
been spent for general aud not for
special road work, and that the peti
TONERS had no special road work in
mind and expected nothing but gen.
eral road work to be done in their
districts when they signed the petit
tions.
Interest in the methods followed
by the commissioners in manipulating
the road funds has spread to many
districts, and it is likely that as soon
as the situation becomes generally
understood practically all of the fifty
road districts in which special taxes
were levied this year will begin suits
to enjoin the collection of such taxes.
The suits will be filed in time to pre-
vent action being taken to declare the
taxes delinquent.
Since the commissioners have given
out statements to the effect that only
$4,000 would be needed for road work
next year, and show that that amount
will be raised without any special
tax, there appears to be no necessity
for raising $4,000 by special tax, as
will be done unless suits are instituted
to prevent the collection of the tax.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-10-30
PALOUSE BOYS
KILLED In CAR
ROSCOE DAVIS AND ILVIN SILER
MEET INSTANT DEATH WHEN
CAR UPSETS
NeighbOr Finds Wrecked Car And
Bodies on ROadway-Accident
is Unexplained

Roscoe Davis and Ilvin Silver, bott
young men % years of age, and res
|idents on adjoining ranches, three
miles east of Palouse, were instantly
killed some time between 8 and
o'clock yesterday afternoon when q
new Mitchell car in which they were
riding turned turtle on the road be-
tween Palouse and Moscow. The ac-
cident occurred about four miles east
of Palouse, a half mile east of the
Davis home.
E. L. Curtis, a neighbor, found the
wrecked car and the bodies under
meath about 4:30 while on his way to
his home. Death had apparently been
instantaneous, but how long the bodies
had lain, Mr.. Curtis was unable to as
certain or estimate.
Siler, according to information
from Palouse, where the bodies were
taken, was teaching Davis to drive
the car. The cause of the accident
was not apparent, and opinions diff
fer. The theory has been advanced
that the boys endeavored to turn the
car quickly and thus upset it. Others
believe the rough condition of the road
was responsible.
Both young men are well known at
Palouse and in the northern part OF
Latah county where they lived with
their parents. Funeral arrangements
have not been made.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-10-30
SHOPMEN DETECTIVES
Employees of Harvester Works Aid in
Search for Kendrick Post0ffice
Safe Crackers

Among the cases to come before the
federal court which is to convene
here early next month will be the
trial of two men held at Spokane on
a charge of cracking the safe at the
Kehdrick postoffice. 1t is believed
that it will be possible to connect
them up with the robbe1'ies at Deary
and Juiiaetta.
Following the Kendrick robbery,
Sheriff Campbell tracked two men to-
ward Deary, and lost the trail in the
woods, but found that two men had ta-
ken breakfast at the Weaver place
above Kendrick. One of the men held
at Spokane has been identified by
Mrs. Weaver as one of her guests at
breakfast the morning following the
Kendrick robbery.
A device used by the burglars to
pull the knob off of the safe at Ken
drick was found, and photographs Of
it were sent out in an effort to dis
cover in what shop it had been made.
By measurements made for Sheriff
Campbell at the harvester works, it
was determined that the device was
made in machine shop and not in a
blacksmith shop, so the search was
A Spokane shop made the
device, and the men who had ordered
the one left at Kendrick had a sec
ond one made at the same place,
where they were readily identified
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-10-30
ARMIES CLASHING
IN TRANSYLYANIA
ENTIRE FRONT SCENE OF CON-
FLICT BETWEEN AUSTRO-GER-
MANS AND ROUNANIANS
Mackenzen's Troops Oyertake'' Re-
treating Russo R0umanian Cav
airy and Infantry

LONDON, Oct. 3O.-Austro-G Germans
and the ROumanians are battling ON
the entire Transylvanian front. Der
lin announces that several heights
southeast of the famous Red Tower
pass have been taken by the Tedtonic
forces. A Roumanian victory south
west of Szurduk pass is admitted by
Berlin.
The Roumanians north of S:mopuI-
ng have so far repulsed the attempted
advance of General Falkenhayn's
troops over a three-mile section OF
the front in that part of Dobrudja, an
unofficial report from Petrograd
states.
Believe Great Battle Impends
1t is believed another great battle
| is imminent on the Dobrudia front.
Berlin announces that Field Marshal
von Mackenzen's troops have oyerta-
ken the retreating Russo-Roumanian
infantry and cavalry.
Welcomed ROumania's Entrance
BERLIN. Oct 30.-tvia Sayville.) -
I'VE welcomed the entrance of Roum-
ania into the war General Won Hill
denberg said today when interviewed.
"They continue their retreat, and their
day of reckoning is near.
Lands French Tenacity
1.-The French have shown great ten
acity, but their present methods of
fighting is merely exterminating their
lives, and all their tenacity is use
less.
"And for this the British are to
blame. If the British demand another
offensive next spring, France will lose
her entire army and consequently her
national strength"
The general said that great British
strategists are lacking.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-09-01
Film Picture Freaks,

Freak pictures are usually the result
Of clever manipulation of the camera
or the film. Articles or individuals can
be made to instantly disappear by stop
ping the camera while the article is
removed or the person walks off the
stage, the other characters holding
their pose until the camera is again
put in motion. In some films in which
. person is thrown from a height or
is apparently crushed under steam
roller the effect is gained by the live
person walking away after the camera
is stopped and a dummy substituted to
undergo the death penalty.
By projecting the picture at faster
rate than 1t was taken excruciating
comic scenes are sometimes devised.
An automobile going ten miles an hour
by speeding up the projection machine
may be made to apparently move at
100 miles an hour, and by increasing
the same way the apparent speed Of
persons lodging the demoniac auto ex-
ceedingly ludicrous effects are had.
By mechanical means In combining
two or more negatives into one posi-
tive man can be shown fencing with
himself or even cutting his own head
Off.-Philadelphia Press.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-09-01
AuatraIIa,a Stony Desert.

The great stony desert Of north Aus
tralia was discovered by Captain Sturt,
an Australian explorer, In 1856. 1t
is north of the river Darling and Is
about 300 miles long and 100 broad.
consisting Of sandy dunes or ridges.
Its want Of trees. except along the
creeks, gives the country a sterile ap-
pearance. These ridges were probably
formed by the joint effect Of winds
and gradually retiring sea. Accord
ing to Captain Sturt. these waters were
gradually lost by evaporation or car
ried to some undiscovered sea. The
only vegetation, growing scantily, Is
prickly acacias in full bloom. all Of
stunted growth. Water Is scarce ex-
cept in the creeks which are sheltered.
and this is generally brackish. Few
travellers care to traverse this inhOs-
pitable desert.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-09-01

Signal officer of the birds army corps
is the racket tailed humming bird. For
his duties nature has equipped him
with a pair Of purple flags fashioned
out Of two long and peculiar tail feath-
ers. He wigwags bis signals from one
tree to another, issues his challenges
to battle and courts his mate. When
he's not signaling he's slipping honey
from the flowers and trying to keep
his tail from entangling itself In the
briars.
He's a midget Of the South American
mountains. He has short wings. which
he operates at lightning speed. His
tail Is a combination Of two wirelike
handles, with purple tuft OF feathers
at the end OF each. He crosses them
near the middle, and sometimes he
brings the pair of ''rackets" at the
ends to his head, as though trying to
fan himself.
The male birds have a sort Of love
dance which they engage In during the
mating season. Then they play all
sorts Of tricks with the rackets.-Phil-
adelphia North American.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-09-01
Gold In Carats.

We often hear people In speaking Of
their watches say, ut is an IS carat
case" Others speak Of IA carat watch
es or % carat or solid gold rings. When
you see the marks on a watch case or
the inside of gold ring they read 10 X.
or IA X, or whatever number Of carats
the maker wishes to indicate. A piece
Of gold jewelry marked IS X, or 10
carats, means that 1t is threefourthS
pure gold. In arranging this basis Of
marking things made Of gold abso-
lutely pure gold is called "a carats.
Then IL two, six or ten twenty-fourths
of alloy has been added the amount Of
the alloy is deducted from twenty
four and the result Is either %, Is or
IA carats fine, and SO on. On ordinary
articles made by jewelers. the amount
Of pure gold used is seldom over 19
carats, or three-fourths. Wedding rings
land these are considered solid gold
are generally made % carats fine
that is, there are only two twenty
fourths parts of alloy in them.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-09-01
A Deadly Industry.

One OF the most deadly callings and
one OF which very little is known Is
that of the workers In champagne eel
lars. The work. which is light and
without any obvious elements Of risk
to health. consists in turning over the
bottles Of champagne so that the wine
may be clear and transparent and ali
solutely free from sediment. The men
who do this work spend eight or ten
hours a day in the dark wine cellars
turning over bottles by the thousand
This monotonous duty they discharge
day after day In semidarkness. In a
high temperature. unhealthy atmos
phere and absolute solitude These
combined conditions affect the nerves
and health OF the workers so seriously
that few OF them can continue at their
posts until middle age.-London Mir
ror.