The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-01-18


keepers week, the first annual mer
chants and bankers week and tht
annual poultry show of the Panhandle
Poultry association will begin in this
city Monday morning and last all o.
next week.
Topics of special interest to farm
ers, housekeepers, live stock men
bankers, merchants and poultry rails
ers are to be discussed by experts
from this and adjoining states. The
conferences are to be grouped under
three general heads-farmers and
housekeepers; merchants and bank
ers and poultry raisers.
The potato is given the place of
honor in the farmers first days con-
ference. With c. c. Vincent of the uni
versity as chairman. the following will
speak on various phases of potato
growing: George W. Dewey, E. r.
Bennett, E. E. Stark, w. c. Edmund
son and L. c. Acher.
Tuesday is to be soil and farm crop
day, with E. B. Hitchcock chairman
The following will speak; P. P. Peter
son, ]. S. Jones. G. S. Ray, George Sew
erance and L ". F1uharty.
To Discuss Poultry
Poultry is the general subject for
the third day, with Prem Moore of the
university in charge. The following
have been selected for takers: A. r.
Hahner, Dean E. ]. Iddings, E. w.
Hamilton, Dr. M. A. Brannon, Oscar
Nelson, D. S. Reeves and Prem Moore.
Thursday is to be dairy day, with
E. F. Goss in charge. The speakers
slated include Herbert Beier, e. W..
Hamilton, o d. Center, E. F. Goss and
F r. Miller.
Dean E. J. Iddings will have charge
of the consideration of animal hus-
bandry on Friday. Speakers will be:
w. T. Ritch, Dean Iddings, c. NJ. Nc
Allister and A. r. Hahner
On Saturday there will be meat
curing demonstration. There will
also be a demonstration of pea seed
inoculation by j. Putnam of the
university.
Miss Jessie NJ. Hoover of the uni
versity will have charge of the first |
days program for the housekeepers |
Miss Permeal French will talk on COM
munity social life, and George E. Far
rell will tell how to utilize the town
lot; Bliss T. Fay Fowler will talk on
boys and girls club work, and Miss
Amy Kelly on bread, George S. Farrell |
will give canning demonstration, and
Miss Julia C. Stocker will start the dis
cussion on the home and the library.
Wednesday Miss Caroline Hunt will
talk on planning meals, and George
E. Farrell will give an illustrated lee
ture. Miss Hunt, on Thursday, will
discuss food for children and Mrs. H.
B. nlingsworth rural organization. On
Friday DR.. P. D. Mccormack of Spo-
kane will speak on diseases of chill
dren. There will be many demonstra-
tions throughout the week.
Talks by Bankers
Harry Whittier will act as chairman
the first day for the merchants and
bankers There will be an address of
welcome by Mayor Gibson and re- T.
sponse by Burton L. French Dr. M. l
A. Brannon will tell what higher edu- :
cation has done for the business man. l
Among the speakers Tuesday will be
Charles E. Arney, G. B. Graft, Dean
[ddings and A. P. Drucker. H. Mel
gard will be in charge.
B. r. Byrns will have charge of the
Wednesday program. The speakers y
will include Mark P. Miller, /. F.
Earl David, c. A. Parsons, E.
T. Wright, p L. Orcutt, N. Williamson
ind O. D. Center.
In the bankers section J. S. Hecka- u
horn will discuss organization for
Lorth Idaho bankers, w. D. Vincent X
he reserve bank, G. r. Hit, state
ank examiner needed changes in the
tate banking laws. Thursday H. T. p
.ewis will speak on taxation of banks, al
|. P. Drucker on business barometers, t
!. p. Mix on the work of the chamber 81
{ commerce, and C. w. Felt on how to re
,eet competition. sc
In Joint meeting of the merchants Ice
nd bankers, with Mr.. Heckathorn W
residing, Fred M. Shepherd Of Lewis pc
IN will discuss the banker and the m
and Nv. S. Parkhurst the WI
eed of a state chamber Of commerce. da
On Friday Edward Oberg will pre- re
de- Subjects will include credits, CO. lat