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Evening star., 1917-05-08
Mask and Wig Club.

All availa BILE superlatives are essential
TO an adequate descriptive account of
MIR. Rip Van Wrinkle" the twenty-ninth
annual production Of the Mask and Wig
club of the University of pennsylva mia.
Before a representative and capacity au-
dience last evening at the Belasco Thea
ter the talented young men from Phila-
delpha added another round to their lad
der Of trumphs Each year heretofore
il has seemed that the climax of excel
lence had been attained. but the sue
ceeding productions, in turn. surpass their
predecessors. This holds true of MIR. Rip
Van Winkle'' Encores were enthu-
siastic and persistent last evening that
had not the girls" of the chorus been
stalwart college athletes off the stage
they must have succumbed to exhaus-
ton.
Mr. Rip Van Winllle'' is distinctly a
"girlie'' show, and more beautiful, dainty
and demure 'damselS. wearing up-to
date feminine attire with natural ease,
would be hard to find outside aristo-
cratic seminary. The plot had to do with
Old Black Joe. a hermit, living in the
Red Forest, top of a mountain. and
said to have the secret of youth. The
secret really is the possession of CON
stant good nature and perpetual smile.
Joe is visited by white folks from the val
ley, who seek to secure his secret. MIR.
Rippington Van Wrinkle appears. He is
an aged millionaire. broken i'll health.
Joe is induced to try restore him to
health which. of course. he does, much
to the chagrin of two relatives, brother
and sister, VINO wish the millionaire dead
in order to inherit his wealth
There are two scenes-fantastc Red
Forest "a world of cheer shut ina
world of strife shut out" and Ripping
ton Van Wrinkles estate at the foot of
the mountain. Seventeen solo and en-
semble numbers. all elaborately cos
RI mt, stN tod
constituted the production. One spe-
cialty dance, in which the chorus
posed as marionetteS, with special
scenic effects, made, perhaps more
distinct hit than the others. 1t is only
fair to say that better trained and
drilled chorus is seldom seen. even on
the professional stage.
Raymond ID. Stevens, as Old Black
Joe is not only a black-face comedian,
but a banjoist of ability. Robert F.
McMurtrie had the title role and dis
Evening star., 1917-05-08
LoeW's Columbia.

Douglas Fairbanks. who has leaped
into the highest popularity as a film
comedian, is delighting capacity audi
ences at Loew's Columbia Theater the
first half of this week in 'In Again. Out
Again." his first Artcrafts picture. Not
only is the photoplay of the peppery
amusing kind, which has made the star
famous, but in its scenic settings and
it's photography it will rank among the
best. Between his adventures with the
ladies. the blowing up of factories and
the offensive pacifist who steals the OBJ
ject of his affection, Teddy Rutherford.
who of course, is Mr.. Fairbanks. has
plenty to do and an abundance of op-
portunity for making laughter. 1t is
not the story which is so funny, but
the way in which the pictures tell it.
The Hearst -Pathe News and a Jimmy
Powers cartoon comedy complete the
program
Evening star., 1917-05-08
Strand.

Moore's Strand Theater was thronged
yesterday, the attraction being Anita
stewart in a perturbation of Robert w.
Chambers novel, THE Girl Philippa. F"
The story deals with Wildresse, a SPY,
owner of a Paris cafe, who was associ-
ated in the murder of PhiIippa's royal
descent parents and has brought her up
as nameless child. An American ar
tist meets Philippa, and a mutual love
Evening star., 1917-05-08

the peculiar art Of Mr.. Cohan of cre-
ating real humor without the use of
the "slapstick" As Jones, the small
town youth possessed with an all-con-
suming love for the bright lights OF
Broadway. who consumes q fortune
Evening star., 1917-05-08
Leader.

Mary Pickford in Poor Little Pep
pima" is the photoplay attraction at
the Leader Theater today, and was yes
terday and Sunday. Stolen from her
parents in Italy by revengeful serv-
ant and left with poor people. to be
reared as their own child, Peppina
Evening star., 1917-05-08
Crandall's Savoy.

George NJ. Cohan. in the first adapta-
ton of Cohan stage success to the
motion picture camera, broadway
JONES'" was yesterdays attraction at
Crandalrs Savoy. The picture version
elaborates the story of the stage ver-
sion of the play and serves to present
Evening star., 1917-05-08

is the result. Unwillingly they are
drawn into the maelstrom Of warning
secret agents. After a series Of excit-
ing adventures Philippa's rightful par
entage Is established. and happiness
seems destined for her and her Ameri-
can lover. The picture will remain
until Thursday. inclusive. Other pic
lures are shown, and the orchestra
adds to their effectiveness
Evening star., 1917-05-08

steals away and slows away on q ship
bound for America. where she gets into
all sorts OF difficulties and a variety OF
into her own. The photography Is clear
cut and artistic, and the cast such as
to make an interesting picture OF the
Pickford standard, which means very
high. A Paramount Bray picture is also
shown.
Evening star., 1917-05-08

there In an amazingly short time and
who finds, incidentally, that lit paye
to advertise" Mr.. Cohan makes breezy
entertainment. Today's attraction is
The Waiting Soul" featuring Olga
Petrova.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-09-04
DAYIDS' STORE
NOW READY FOR
FALL CAMPAIGN
MANY IMPROVEMENTS MADE FOR
THE BETTER HANDLING OF
GROWING BUSINESS

Prosperous local conditions indicat-
ing the general prosperity of the coun-
try are reflected in such improve
ments as are noticed at Davids' depart
ment store Here and there in the
furniture and shoe departments and
in the mems section extensive remodel
ing has been done to take care of the
large fall stock.
The greatest change, however, is to
be found in the women's ready -to-wear
department where fine balcony has
been built around the entire depart
ment, adding considerable needed floor
space. On this balcony are located
the corset department with fitting
rooms, the fur section, and the dress
making and alteration departments.
The waist and infants wear depart
ments have been established on the
first floor just beneath the balcony at
the rear of the cloak and suit section.
Mr.. David says, "Our stock is larg-
er than at any former time in the his
tory of the store and If the sales in
crease of the last six months are any
criterion, we will have reason to be
proud of the record of our store for
this year"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-09-04

where she will teach for the coming
year.
/ L. w. Brumm, who has been run
ming motor the past summer i'm the
Glacier National Park, is in the city
with view to teaching in Latah
county again the coming year.
The Baptist Women's Union will
meet Wednesday afternoon as early
as possible at the home of Mrs. D.
Holman, 725 east Third. The meet
ing is to do Red Cross sewing.
Have you rooms, apartments or
house to rent? Let our class ads find
a tenant for you. We are receiving
several inquiries daily from parties ex-
pecting to come here for school year.
tt
Williamson will be unloading a
couple of cars Of choice alfalfa and
timothy hay, baled. We can spare a
few tons. Any one requiring hay,
phone 206. Price $25 per ton de-
livered. Williamson's. 81
Robert H. Phiel of Wallace was in
Moscow between trains Monday. He
was accompanied home by Mrs. Phiel,
who had been visiting for 10 days
with her mother, Mrs. c. L. Watkins
at her home in this city.
Palmer Baken, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John F. Baken, who resigned a good
position in bank in La Crosse, Wash,
to enter the service of his country,
was in Moscow today visiting the home
folks before entering training camp.
There will be meeting of the
Home Missionary society of the Meth
odist church Wednesday in the base
nent of the church. Group No. will
have charge of the meeting and a
good program is being prepared. |
Come all and enjoy it.
]. G. Scheyer and family, accompan- !
led by Mr.. Scheyer's mother and sister, |
left today for Puyallup, Washington, |
where they will make their future |
home. Mr.. Scheyer has been a con- |
tractor for years and he and his fam
lily have always been held in the high !
est esteem by all who enjoyed their
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-09-04
At Spokane Fair

E. F. Goss, head of the department of
dairying, University of Idaho, is at the
fair in Spokane this week making a
special study of the dairy products ex-
hibit. c. w. Hickman, department of
animal husbandry, is at the fair in
charge of the university livestock ex-
hibit. G. S. Ray, department Of farm
crops, University of Idaho, is at the
fair, serving as judge Of grain and
forage crops. G. S. Edmundson is an
other university man attending the
fair.
Stephen J. Kroh, one of the young
men who is to leave for training camp
at American Lake on Wednesday, ran
over to Spokane to see the fair before
going. He is expected to return We'd
nesday in time to join his six COM
panions.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-09-04
RED CROSS HAS
!, GO0DLY BALANCE
FOR FALL WORK
ACTIVE WORKERS IN THE CAUSE
HAVE MANY PLANS TO HELP
ALONG

At the Red Cross meeting Monday
evening the treasurer submitted re-
port on the present conditions of the
finances of the organization. The eX-
ecutive committee voted to pay all the
bills outstanding and w. F. Morgan
edge as secretary has today paid bills
amounting to $419.13. There is about
5000 still on hand to start the fall
work. If all the pledges are paid up
there will be nearly $50 more.
Many of the reports are yet to come
ing charge of the county work will
be interesting but some of the districts
are a little slow about sending in re-
ports and it will be several days before
the committee can be ready to sub
nit it to the public.
The finance committee is considering
plans for making a house-tohouse
canvass to get the members of the Red
Cross to pledge small monthly sums
SO that there will be a definite amount
to build on. The treasurer showed
that there were $500 Red Cross mem
bers in Latah county, 842 of whom
live in Moscow.
Mrs. r. R. Reeder presented the
Red Cross with a beautiful handem-
broidered centerpiece. This was given
to be sold, the funds going to supply
additional money for the society.
1t was decided to have general Red
Cross meetings monthly.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-09-04
Bad Earthquaqe at Begeta

Washington-Th hundred houses
were destroyed with an unknown
number of casualties as the result Of
a severe earthquake at Bogota, Cs-
lombia, according to state department.
messages
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-09-04
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+ WEATHER FORECAST i.
!. LEWISTON-Fair tonight and i.
+ Wednesday. i.
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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-09-04

twice today. Senator Hollis amend
ment to the revenue bill, establishing
war profits as the difference between
normal profits and the total 1917 in
come was beaten by vote of 81 to IL.
Senator La Follette's amendment plac-
ing 60 per cent tax on war profits was
beaten by a vote of so to Is.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-09-04
City News In Brief

City News In Brief
For good milk call on Duckett;
phone 112V. 1892
for Tulare, Calf.
Bert MarbelI of Viola was in town
/. today on business.
+. E. E. Ostroot has gone to Spokane
to attend the fair.
Merrill Edmundsen from Wallace is
visiting his mother in this city.
E. j. Gemmill, county assessor, is
visitor today at the Spokane fair.
Mrs. J. D. David and children from
Rathdrum are visiting friends in the
city.
Mrs. r. E. Stafford left today for
Los Angeles, Calf, for an extended
visit.
Miss Marie Schirk Of Pullman was
the guest of Bertha Huffman last
week.
Sunday night, one roam filly
with blazed face; phone FOG. Viii
aiamson's. 81
Miss M. Belle Sweet of Moscow is
registered at Hotel Portland, Port
sland, Oregon.
Miss Precious Ross was visitor in
Moscow today, looking after business
and official matters.
J. T. Ross left this afternoon for
the Preside, where he will enter the
officers reserve corps.
Miss Linda Rae left today for Kali
ispel, Mont, where she will resume
her school work at once.
MT. II. II. kAllCA, thiO AAOS~S'' -~S~
Tuner, will tune your piano. Guaran-
teod wor,. phone 189W. 7Otf
Robert Whitbeck is in town for a
few days from Wallace, where he has
been working this summer.
Mr.. and Mrs Evan G. Lewis and
children are visiting with their par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. M. E. Lewis.
Miss Nellie Morrissey, superintend-
ent of the Irving school, has returned |
from vacation spent in the east.
w. F. Lesley left this afternoon for
Spokane to attend the fair. He will
then go to his work in Washington.
Mrs. T Kroh left for Port Or
chard, Wash, where she will join Mr..
Kroh, who IS in tEe governm ent en-
ploy there.
Clinton F. Bessee arrived from
Portland Sunday to spend few days
with his mother, Mrs. D. J. Bessee, on
south Asbury.
Mrs. D. F. Rae accompanied her
daughter, Linda Rae, as far as Bon
ners Ferry Mrs. Rae will visit with
her son in that city.
Mrs. VIM. Lennox and daughter
Edith are spending the week in Spo-
kane, visiting friends and relatives
and attending the fair.
The Women's class Of the Presby-
terrain Sunday school is spending the
day at the Eldridge summer home.
There are 80 ladies in the class.
Mrs. NJ H. Parkson has returned
from her summers vacation in Massa-
chusetts. Mrs. Parkson was met ia
Spokane by Mr.. Parkson, who was in
that city ON business.
Frances Mullaly has returned from
her vacation, which was spent in {
Portland, Seattle, and other coast
Cities. She left Saturday for Palouse,
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-09-04
FRIENDS OF RICH
SCORE VICTORY
IN THE SENATE
MOVES FOR HEAVY TAX ON WAR
PROFITS BEATEN BY OVER
WHELMING VOTE

WASHINGTON-Those senators who
are battling to make the riches of the
nation pay the war bills were defeated
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-09-04
ELECTION OF SCHOOL TRUS-
TRUS-

ELECTION OF SCHOOL TRUS-
TEES
Notice is hereby given that on Tues
day, the 4th day of September, A. d.
1917, the regular annual election will
be held at the high school in the city
of Moscow, county of Latah and state
of Idaho, to elect two trustees for
Moscow Independent School District
No. Five" in the county and state
aforesaid.
The polls will be opened at p. m.
and close at 5 p. m. of the day of cleo
ton.
Dated at Moscow, Idaho, this 22nd
day of August, 1917.
L. r. PARSONS,
78tf Clerk of Board of Trustees
STAR.MRRAR ADVERTISING
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-09-04
TODAI'S MARKET QUOTATIONS

The following market quotations ara
the prices paid to the producer by the
dealer and are changed daily, thus CIV
Ing the public the accurate quotations
In all classes of grain, produce and
meats. The quotations on grain and
hay are received from the Mark p.
Miller Milling company:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-25
Automobile Wizard of Century

the ever-expanding request for cars, the
experts are as active in testing new de-
vices, trying new experiments, seeking Tor
new ways to improve, to simplify, to en-
nance the usefulness and luxury of this
most important of mans creations. He
is bold man who will undertake to say
what year or day will bring forth for
the betterment of the automobile. No in
dustry in all the list has sprung to such
position of commanding eminence in so
short time. When the twentieth century
was born no real automobile factory eX-
isted some plants were carrying on ex-
periments in making cars, and others were
specuatively watching, but the most san
guine of builders had not yet embarked
on the sole manufacture of automobiles.
Now the annual output of American fac
tories alone run into many hundreds of
millions of dollars annually. From nothing
in 1899, it mounted to $25O,000,000 in
1909. Exact figures are not obtainable,
but the factory output for 1916 is reported
as having been 2,400, 900 machines. At an
average valuation of $500 this will bring
the total value for the last year up to ST.
200,O00000. In the use of the automobile
Nebraska has taken first rank; is one of
half dozen states in which more than
lUu,VOO uldSulitS dlC III uoc, anu HeduS
the list in proportion of machines to popu-
lation. In 1916 self-propelled vehicles IL
censed and registered in Nebraska, ex-
elusive of motorcycles, numbered 100,534,
or one to every 1862 persons in the state.
This number will be exceeded by far be-
fore the end of 1917. Omaha has come to
be one of the most important of the great
centers of the industry, being manufac-
turing and distributing point, as well as
serving steadily growing retail trade. Not
only are the leading standard makes of
machines handled here by dealers of high
est standing and demonstrated ability, but
accessories of every kind known to the
trade are sold as well. Leading manufac-
turers have their distributing and service
headquarters here, and nothing is made for
the use of the owner or driver, for any pur-
pose, but may be found in Omaha on short
notice. The city is one of the great Con
troll" points on the transcontinental high
way tours, and tourists find here vel
come and means to supply their every
want. In fact, Omaha is now the Automo-
bile City between Chicago and the Pacific
coast.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-25

NT ANS ambition to subdue the forces
.M of nature and set them to doing his
AVA work has led him from the OBJ
security of submerged and forgot
ten past to the light of the present. And no
triumph since first he mounted his car on
the newly discovered wheel and axle
supasses his discovery of the internal COM
bustion engine. Adaptation of this con-
trivance, with proper fuel realized a
long-sought motive power of sufficient en-
ergy and facility of control to make posi-
BILE for ordinary uses the self-propelled
vehicle. Experiments with steam engines
and other devices, more or less cumber-
some and unreliable, were given over with
the development of the gasoline motor, and
new era in transportation was begun.
Through this agency, man not only ami
hilates distance on earth, but flies like
bird in the air above or SWims like a fish
in the waters that are under the earth. The
whole process is exqusitely simple: Fumes
of very volatile oil, mixed with certain
proportion of atmospheric air, form
highly explosive compound, and when this
is ignited under proper conditions, its re-
leased energy is translated into motive
power That's all. Many and widely vary
ing forms of engine have been devised to
apply this principle, and all work. TO
determine which is the better is for experts
to decide. Each has its own peculiar quail
fcation to commend it, and all deserve the
deferential regard of mankind because Of
the service they render Hardly quarter
of century has elapsed since the automo-
bile began its career as factor in trans
portation; barely dozen years since it en-
tered on the real conquest of its peculiar
field. Firmly established as a dependable
and indispensable servtor, for business or
for pleasure, it is difficult to realize that at
the beginning of the century the automo-
bile was yet an unreliable toy. Millions of
these machines are In use throughout the
world today; in peace and in war. they
have entirely changed conditions of COM
munication and transportation, have made
possible undertakings beyond mans COM
pass before the coming of this machine,
and have opened vistas down which the i'm
agination gazes to achievements too great
to name, For the automobile is not yet
complete in its perfection or its possibili-
ties. While modern factories, equipped
with machinery of magical capabilities,
are driven daily around the clock to meet
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-25
DEMAND FOR SPARK
PLUGS WONDERFUL
Three Times as Many Last
Year as Year Before, and
Similar Increase Again.
is USED ON MANY CARS

Automobile production figures for
l91o-1o17 are Of such startling magni-
tude that often they sound as if they
sprang from the imagination OF jules
Verne, not from the active mind of a
veracious motor car manufacturer, or
we're the dreams of morphine
dicted DeOuincy. Jess Wizards purse
demands for a championship fight do
not even approach them. This being
true of automobiles, it also can be
applied to many accessories and parts.
Last year, for example, the Cham
pion Ignition company of Flint, Mich,
made and marketed three times as
many A. C., Cisco and Titan spark
plugs as were produced in 1915, and
anticipating a similar increase within
the next twelve months, the corpor-
alton tripled the factory floor space
by erecting three new buildings and
to its equipment added machines of
the industrial miracle-working type
that conserve energy and give to each
precious second of the working day
its full value.
To meet tho increased demand for
spark plugs, due to the increase in
the number of automobiles and the
growing popularity of multi-cylin-
dered cars, the daily output of the
Flint plant is now 10000, and the an
nual production will total 100000
spark producers stamped with the A.
c. trade mark.
In fact the growth of the Champion
Ignition company is one OF the many
inspiring romances of the automobile
world, In 1906, when Albert Cham
pion established his factory at Flint,
the daily output never exceeded 400
plugs and as late as 1916, the manu-
facture of 5000 plugs was regarded as
record days job. The reason for
the remarkable growth of this COM
pany and the popularity of A. c. plugs
is not difficult to explain. A pioneer
in the ignition field, Albert Champion
has followed the rapid and tireess
pace OF the automobile industry. He
has studied the requirements and met
the needs of the more advanced car
models from year to year. He has
worked with an engineering depart
ment, figured out the reason for spark
plug defects and refused to be satis-
fed until he corrected them.
As result, the advanced products
of the Champion Ignition company
are found in the cylinders of sixty
three makes of cars this season. 1t
not only has retained the business of
all the factories using A. c. plugs as
standard equipment last year, but |
added as many more to its l9l6-l9H |
selling list
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-25
is ALL-ALUMINUM
CAR POSSIBILITY?
The Nineteen. Seventeen Shows
Demonstrate Popularity Of
Light Metal in Motors.
Ignite is PROMINENT

Is the all-alunlinum car possibility
or only dream of the auto engineer!
The increasing demand for lighter
car has suggested so many new parts
than can be made of the light, silver
colored metal that one OF the main
topics of discussion among engineers
at the motor shows this winter is the
possibility Of aluminium construction.
Ignite pistons are already used by
the Studebaker, Premier, White, Chal-
mers, Chevrolet, Cole Haynes, Mer-
Ger, harmon, Odds and several others.
Ignite is the name of a group OF
aluminium alloys. Automobile engi-
neers are saying if it were not for the
slightly higher cost OF these light pis-
ions their use by automobile manu-
iacturers would be practically uni
versal. Engineers are now tightening
their cars by using Ignite for crank
cases, oil pans, transmission cases and
covers, differcntial housings, clutch
cones and covers, pistons, steering
wheel spiders. footboards, mud
guards, hub caps, bearing caps, intake
nanifolds, cowls, bonnet strips, pump
housings, carburetors, gear box COW
crs, fan wheels, hand hold plates,
starting device brackets. instrument
boards, radiator frames, hood lodges,
steering gear cases and covers, tire
holders, fan brackets, running boards.
switch boxes and covers, floor boards
and radiator tanks.
Tightening the car will thus mean 4
saving Of many dollars to the motor
ist in tires and in the general pound
ing-to-pieccs of his car For instance.
in the modern high-speed engine,
there are about 5000 crank shaft revo-
lutions a minute, which means 5000
starts and 5000 stops minute for
every piston. Engineers say that cast
iron for pistons is doomed. Solid
Ignite motors are now being cast en-
bloc and auto engineers are showing
pictures of men lifting these alumni
mum motors with one hand. 1t is gen.
orally agreed among them that alumni
mum construction has come to stay.