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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-03-20
HOW MUCH LAND DOES IDAHO OWN?

There was one statement in the interview of Sen
ator NJ. E. Lewis published in the Monday
evening that should set all Idaho citizens to thinking
along an important line. This had to do with the own
ership of the public lands within the borders of the
state.
There has been extensive Juggling of the funds de-
rived from the sale and rental of public lands. There
has ben widespread misconception as to what might
be done with these lands and the revenues derived from
them. 1t has been held by some leading men that
the lands might all be sold and the proceeds so handled
as to pay the whole cost of running the state govern
nent, making it unnecessary to levy any taxes whatever
for state purposes.
This idea must be wholly abandoned if Senator
Lewis contention holds good, and it is certainly based
on logic and common sense. 1t will be sustained by
the courts when the point is raised in a legal way.
Idaho holds these lands as a sacred trust for the
school. children of the commonwealth and for the
institutions named in the grants. The state cannot
violate that trust any more than an individual could
violate it. To sell any part of the lands and devote the
proceeds to any other objects than those named in
the grants from the federal government would be a
direct violation Of trust.
1t will be worth must to have this point made
clear to all the people of the state. There is a tendency
to look upon the public domain as SO much loot to be
grabbed up by the first man on the ground and used for
purposes never intended by the federal government.
State officials have a tremendous responsibility placed
upon their shoulders in the administration of this trust.
1t is no matter to be kicked about in the interest of
small politics.
1t will not be surprising if this suggestion put
forth by Senator Lewis brings about a radical reform
in the handling of the public lands in the state.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-03-20
GIVE A CARRANZA A CHANCE

General Carranza has been elected pesident of Mex
country than ever before. There is still anarchy in
the northern states under the name of Villa, but it
makes no Roadway toward organized resistance.
In a few days the Mexican congress is to meet.
This was practically all elected on the same ticket
with Caranza thus giving promise of cooperation in
the launching of the new government. 1t is the sincere
hope OF all good citizens that order may be fully re-
stored in this unfortunate country, and that the people
may have an opportunity to work out their destiny.
The patience of this nation has been sorely tried
by the things done in Mexico in the past few years.
Any other powerful nation in the world, under similar
provocation, would have declared war and would have
to wipe Mexico off the map The United
States has been governed by the splendid restraint of
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-03-20
G ADVERTISING
NOTICE TO

Notice is hereby given, that all quail
flied electors, who desire to vote for
the following herein after named Of
fcers, at the general City Election. to
be held in the City of Moscow, Idaho,
on the oath day of April, 1917, unless
heretofore registered according to the
laws of the State of Idaho, shall an
pear before the undersigned at the City
Hall, and be registered on or before
the oath day of March, 1917.
All qualified electors who voted
within their respective wards in the
said City of Moscow, Idaho, at the
last general City Election need not
register.
The following named officers will
be voted far, on the said oath day of
April, 1917: a Mayor. two Councilmen
from each Ward, a City Clerk, a City
Treasurer, and a City Engineer to
hold office for a period of two years,
from the first Tuesday in May, 1917. to
the first Monday in May, 1919.
Dated at Moscow, Idaho, February
10th, 1917.
]. R. STRONG, City Clerk. !
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-03-20
Gasoline Field Kitchen.

Among the useful and interesting de,
vices OF which the origin is directly
traceable to the war, says a contem-
porary, the automobile field kitchen is
one that is made necessary by the
swiftness with which armies In the
field, are transported and by the
promptness with which these armies
must be supplied with food. In this
field kitchen the army cook raises the
canopy on the rear end. Beholdi A
kitchen of the most compact, yet Of
the most complete kind, is revealed.
Four high-pressure burners furnish
the heat; cleverly concealed pumps
force water from the 50-gallon tank In
front OF the a to the enameled sink
in the Kitchen; and a variety of uten-
sils, such as jugs. plates, meat-chop-
pers and fsh-slicers are provided for
the rapid and clean preparation of food.
Like most modern kitchens, too, this
one boasts of ventilators, both at the
sides and In the roof of the car. In
deed, it would seem as II the English
firm which invented this motor-kitchen
made 9 practical, miniature edi-
ton Of a most approved and modern
type of hotel kitchen.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-03-20
R
PIMPLY? WELL, DON'T Be!
People Notice It. Drive Them Of
with DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets

A pimply face will not embarrass you
much longer if you get a package of DR..
Edwards Olive Tablets. The skin
should begin to clear after you have
taken the tablets a few nights.
Cleanse the blood, the bowels and the
liver with DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets,
| the successful substitute for cafomel-
there's never any sickness or pain after
taking them.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets Do that
which calomel does, and just as ,effec-
lively, but their action is gentle and
safe instead of severe and irritating.
No one who takes Olive Tablets is
ever cursed with "a dark brown TASTE"
a bad breath, a dull, l~istless, mo good"
feeling, constipation, torpid liver, bad
disposition or pimply face.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are a
purely vegetable compound mixed with
olive oil; you will know them by their
olive color.
DR.. Edwards spent years among pa
tients afflicted with liver and bowel
complaints, and Olive Tablets are the
immensely effective result.
Take one or two nightly for a week.
See how much better you feel and look.
1Oc and Csc per box. All druggists.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-03-20
TEACHERS AND CERTIFICATES

Candidates for teachers certificates this year will
do well to take note of the following extract from the
Session Laws of 1913 just sent out from the depart
ment of education at Boise:
Sec. 103 (c) after May L, 1917,
no person shall be granted a certificate who has
not completed four ca years of high school work,
OF its equivalent; Provided, that this requirement
shall not apply to anyone who had taught at least
eight tS) school months before May 1, 1914"
1t is noted that this requirement applies also to
all who attend the summe schools for teachers in 1917.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-03-20

Statesman in Boise. AS shown in the
cut it is certainly a thing of beauty
and is a model in arrangements. The
Republican has a force of three ladies,
four men besides the editor and %
country correspondents. The paid
circulation of the paper is but little
less than 1900 and the plant represents.
an investment of almost $4,000. That
is mighty fine. 1t shows what brains
and energy will do. Trego is clearly
entitled to the splendid success he has
achieved.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-03-20
MickIe's

"Henry, I've come to see your new
s~tenographer," said his wife. H.
But, my dear, She will offend your
esthetic sense!" protested Mickles
She's a sight. 1 told you she was q
sight"
II insist on seeing" replied Mrs. M.
"very well, but wait till I finish die
tating a letter. It's very important
it's to Hibbim & Diggum canceling
an order for a dozen lead pencils and
must get on"
I'll not wait a second"
"Just as you say.m my dear. But your
hat isn't on straight. There's a glass
over there in the corner"
20, dear, I'll just fix 1t. I'll be there
In q minute"
And she went over to the glass to
straighten her hat, and in the half
hour it took her to do it, Micdes had
let his beautiful new stenographer out
the window on an ~improyised rope lad
der, and hauled up a frightfully home
ly one for whom he had telephoned
to the employment bureau.-Detroit
Free Press.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-03-20
Porto Rico a Gem.

Horticulturally Porto Rico is a gem,
also ideal in all ways. The island is
nearly a r%ectangle 80 miles wide and
100 miles long, of great fertility, great
beauty and a healthful and almost per-
is 800 to the square mile nearly all are
engaged in horticulture. The chief
crops are citrous fruits, coffee, coco
nuts, pineapples, bananas and many
other tropical fruits.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-03-20
THE TIMES ARE OUT OF JOINT

Press dispatches are carrying news of tremendous
import these days. 1t is impossible for the human
mind to keep pace with the rush of events. The rev.
and French on the western war front, the English vic
tories in and around Bagdad, the sinking of American
merchant vessels by German submarines, the rush of
preparedness for war in this country, the settlement
of the threatened great railroad ~strike-these and the
countless minor events growing out Of them, keep the
mind in a whir1 and cause all to ask what the end can
possibly be.
1t is a time of revolution. History is being made
not by the day and hour, but by the minute. Russia
is seething with plot and counter-plot; the great ma
tons gripped in the mighty struggle of death on the
European continent are reaching out and catching at
every straw that promises help.
In the midst of all this whirl of passion it is in
spring to note the suppression and calm dignity that
prevails in America. There are occasional unfortunate
outbreaks, it is true-sporadic fukes; but the great
mass of the American people are holding their poise
wonderfully. 1t is doubtful if this or any other nation
in the past three years. Beset by critics on all sides;
subject to intrigue and treason at home and abroad;
played upon by those who would climb to place and
power even at the expense of discord and war, the
great body of Americans have held themselves in
check. They have demonstrated that a republican
no ruler will ever be as strong as the people them
selves.
There is inspiration and hope in this.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-03-20
Visibility of Planets.

AS a general thing, the planets are
much less visible in daylight than
stars. The reason for this is that the
telescope diminishes the brightness of
the planets disk as well as of the sky,
and, therefore, does not heighten the
contrast as in the case of the star.
Two of the planets, however, Venus
and Mercury, are better observed in
daylight than in darkness. Saturn. on
the other hand, can hardly be sseen,
even through a five-inch telescope, e1-
cent at night,
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-03-20
Gum

Gum arabic naturally exudes from
the bark Of acacia Senegal, a tree ma
tive to north Africa, though other
species of Acacia are drawn upon,
however, yielding a slightly Inferior
product. Tragacanth is from shrubs of
astragalus species native to Asia.
While astragalus are common in west
ern America none of them seem to be
of value for t%ragacanth. The most
shrubhy local species is A. Brauntonii.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-03-20
HATS OFF TO BYRD TREGO!

Byrd Trego of the Idaho Republican
at Blackfoot is growing to beat the
band these days over his new news
paper home. 1t is to be dedicated
Wednesday evening with a public re-
ception, and inspection of the plant,
a musical program and maybe a dance.
Think of that! 1t is claimed that this
is the finest newspaper home in Idaho
with but one exception, that of the
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-03-20
CLASSIFIED ADS

RateS-Five cents per line per in
sertion. Aboutstiye and a half aver
age words make a line. Minimum
charge for first insertion 25c.
Rates by the week, per word, on.
week sc, two weeks &c, three week,
10c, one month 12c.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-03-20

her people, and has given an example of patience and
forbearance that shohld bear fruit throughout the
world.
command surrounded by the men who are of his way of
thinking. The fate of Mexico as a nation is in his
hands.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-03-20
Just So It's BeefSteak.

Paul, who lived in the country,
where at his house pork is the pre-.
dominant meat throughout the year,
had gone to the city to visit his aunt.
Thinking, of course, she must have
things he liked best to eat, she asked
him what kind of meat she should get
for dinner, and Paul's reply was, 81
don't care, aunty, whether it is horse
or cow, just SO it is beefsteak."
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-03-20

Are you one of the successful bus
mess men who are using the advertis-
ing columns of the Star-Mirror?
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-03-20

YOUR CHANCE is IN CANADA RICH
lands and business opportunities offer you
independence; Farm lands, $11 to $50 acre; ir-
rigated lands, $35 to $50; Twenty years to
pay; $4,000 loan in improvements, or ready
under twenty cents an acre; no taxes on i'm
provements, personal property, or live stock;
Good markets, churches, schools, roads, te1e-
prove it. Special homeseekers' fare certificates.
Write for free booklets. Allan Cameron, Gen
eral Superintendent Land Branch. Canadian
Pacific Ry, 239 Ninth-av., Calgary, Alberta.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-03-20
FOR SALE ~MlscellaneOus,

FOR SALE-APPLES, SIX VARIET-
les. Phone 268L or call 424 East
Seventh street. Families who can
not afford to buy, come and you will
be given a box. $50
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-03-20

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In order to get the best results from
advertising you must keep your name
constantly before the public. Get our
rates on longtime contracts.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-03-20
FOR SALE-Live Stock.

FOR SALE-2 DUROC SOWS AND
boar, 35 tons of bundle hay. In
quire> Billy Largant's place. Route
4, Phone 9040. 43-8
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-03-20
FOR R~ENT-Garden Plot
BUSINESS CHANCES.
Poultry

FOR SALE-PURE BRED ANCONEY
eggs. $1.00 per setting. c. B.
Holt, lit Jackson. 21tf
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-26
FIGHTING IN SIBERIA
Kerensky Army Battles to Gain
Control.
NikoIa Lenine, BoIsheviki Premier, Is
Preparing to Flee From Petrograd,
Says Report.

Peking, Dec 26-The Trans-Sibe-
rian railway has been severed near
1rkutsk, in eastern Siberia, where the
bolsheviki have destroyed the lOcomO-
tive sheds and workshops. Heavy fight
ing between bOlsheviki forces and sup
porters of the original (Kerensky)
revolutionary party is occurring in
many places in Siberia.
Stockholm, Dec. 26.-NikOlai Lenine,
bolsheviki premier is preparing to flee
from Petrograd, according to fnforma-
tion from an authoritative source here.
Seeing the power of the bolsheviki
crumbling about him and with fight
ing breaking out hourly in Petrograd,
Lenine is said to have despaired of
gaining the success he had dreamed
as head of the radical regime and is
about to seek safety.
Leon Trotsly, minister of foreign af-
fairs in the bolsheviki cabinet, and CO.
worker with Lenine in the revolt which
overthrew Kerensky, is said to have
determined to remain in Petrograd, re-
gardless of consequences.
The bOlSheviki leaders realize that
the peace negotiations, which they
planned are likely to fail unless the
entente allies join in the parleys. They
also realize that with failure of these
negotiations the majority of the people
and the army will be against them
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-26
FIGHT MEXICANS In TEXAS
U. S. Troops Engage Bandits Who
Killed Three Yankees

Valentine, Tex, Dec. 26.-The men
who brought the body of "Michey"
Welch, the United States mail car
rier who was hanged and his throat
cut by Mexican bandits at Candelaria
Tex, fifteen miles from here, reported
American troops and the rear guard
of the Mexican bandits fighting in the
vicinity of Candelaria. The men also
reported that the two American-MeXi-
cans who were riding with Welch in
the mail stage were killed when the
bandits fired at them. They had been
reported missing all day. Welch was
taken from his mail stage, hanged in
the doorway of the Brite store at Can
delaria and his throat cut. The Brite
store was then stripped of everything
the bandits could carry away.
In less than thirty minutes after
the raid soldiers were in pursuit Of
the Mexican bandits. Re-enfOrcements
also arrived at Candelaria from Maria,
and the two detachments formed a
junction there and started after the
bandits.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-26
LONE AMERICAN SENTRY'S
BODY FOUND MUT|LATED
HOOVER CUT PROFITS
White House Makes Public
Statement Offered Senators.
Says Fixing Price of Sugar Saved Peo-
pie 100000, Oo,ooo-shipments to
Europe Caused Shortage.

Washington, Dec 26.-FoOd Admin
lstratOr Hoover's statement on the
sugar situation, which he tried unsuc-
cessfully to get before the senate COM
mittee investigating the sugar short
age, was made public by the White
House.
1t attributes the shortage here to the
heavy movement Of sugar from the
western hemisphere to Europe and as
serts that without the fixing of prices
by agreement sugar would be selling
Tor 20 or 30 cents a pound and more
than $2OO,OOO,OOO probably would have
been profiteered from the American
people by this time.
The statement contains the food ad-
ministrator's reply to charges made be-
fore the committee by Claus A.
Spreckels, president of the Federal Re
fining company. that the sugar situa-
ton was mismanaged, and sets forth in
detail the administrations efforts to
keep sugar prices down, while supply
ing large quantities to the allies.
The committee, Of which Senator
Reed is chairman, not only had re-
fused to make the statement a part Of
the Congressional Record, but has de-
clined thus far to permit Mr.. Hoover
to take the stand to answer Mr..
Spreckels charges. When the hearing
is resumed Friday, however, it is un-
derstood Mr.. Hoover will be permitted
to tell his story.
AT the outset the statement presents
the world sugar situation as it existed
prior to the European war. The al
lies then produced much Of their own
supplies and purchased the remainder
from Germany.
Before the war they took only 30O,-
600 tons annually from the western
hemisphere. This year they have taken
100000 tons.
THAT" says the food administrator,
''is the cause Of the sugar shortage
and nothing else."
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-26
Is u. S. MEN DIE IN FRANCE
Pershing Announces Deaths of Ameri.
cans While Abroad.

Washington, Dec. 26.-The war de-
partment made public fifteen new
deaths in the eXpeditionary forces
abroad. Of these, two were slain in
action, one died from wounds and an
other was killed in an airplane acci-
dent.
The casualties follow: First Lieut..
James D. PAUL, Pittsburgh; Sergt.
Charles E. Galavan, Chicago; Earle
Aurand, Harrisburg, Pa; Private Ed
ward G. Kostbade, infantry, killed by
explosion, William Kostbade, father,
Hobart, Ind; G. A Meadors, killed in
action, Krupp, KY; Harry Meyers. In
dianapolis, killed in action; w. A. Elm
slie, engineers, pneumonia, Fort Bragg,
CAL; w. Nj. Weatherford engineers,
pneumonia, Scranton, S. c.; st. Clair
Wilcox, infantry, tuberculosis, Winter
set. Ia; Michaele Louisi, infantry,
killed by explosion; w. j. Bennett, en-
gineers, pneumonia, Kirkland, Ga. l..
l. Anderson, engineers, pneumonia, De-
troit; E. E. Marsh, aero squadron,
meningitis, Stroudsburg, Pa. ]. J. Du-
blame, supply train, pneumonia, Austin,
Tex; J. e. White, gunshot wound,
RoSebank, L. l. \. I.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-26

Governor Beeckman Delivered Mes
sage From Wilson to Troops.

An Atlantic Port Dec. 26.-GOv. r.
L. Beeckman of Rhode Island, who left
here the latter part of October to Vi sit
the American forces in France and to
convey to them a personal message of
greeting from President Wilson, ar
rived here on a British liner. On the
same vessel was William B. Thomp-
son, head of the American Red Cross
mission to Russia, who is returning to
the United States to make report of
the conditions in that country with
reference to work of his organization.
Thomas w. Lamont of J. p. Morgan &
Co and Sir Frederick Edward Smith,
attorney general for Great Britain
also were among the passengers.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-26
WORLDWIDE
|. W. W. PLOT
Agitators in League With BoIshe-
wiki and Irish for Big
Uprising.
RUSS BRING GUNS TO U. S.
Evidence Uncovered by Federal Agents
Indicating Revolutionists Plan to
Overthrow Existing Social
Orders of World

Washington. Dec. 26.-Evidence has
been uncovered by government agents
indicating that American Industrial
Workers of the World Russian boil
sheviki, Irish agitatOrs and revolution
lists in various countries at war with
Germany may be seeking to lay the
foundation of an elaborate worldwide
plan to overthrow existing social or
derS
This was admitted by officials here
in connection with news of the discov
cry of quantity of rifles revolvers
and ammunition in the Russian freight
er Shilka, which has just arrived at
Pacific port manned by a mutinous boil
sheviki crew.
Government agents suspect that the
guns and munitions were intended for
the Industrial Workers of the World
in this country, although it was said
a full report on the mysterious cargo
has not yet been forwarded by Off
cials at the port Of arrival.
Other Evidence Seen.
The Shilka incident is only one Of
many cases leading officials to believe
the connection between plotters in sew
eral of the allied countries may be
more tangible than the indefinite link
of moral sympathy.
Certain Irish agitators and l. w. w.
leaders recently have gone from the
United States to Russia after being
in close touch with each other here,
and reports have been received that
bolSheviki organizers would come to
America before loIg to spread their
doctrine of direct action for communal
organization.
Action will be particularly swift, Of
ficials say, when armed resistance to
the law is threatened and when other
material forces are employed by the
agitators.
!. w. w. Menace Strong.
Although prosecution of /. w. w.
leaders recently has been vigorous, of
ficials have evidence which they claim
shows that the menace of this organ
ization, believed to be supported large
ly by German money, remains strong.
Further action against the agitators
is forecast. This will be hastened if
1t is found that the band is working
with Russian bolsheviki leaders to
bring about premature peace in Ger
manys interests, or to hamper Amer
lea at home.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-26
BIG AIR RAID ON GERMANY
British Squadron Drops Bombs on City
of Mannheim

London, Dec. 26-The city of Mann
helm, in Germany, on the Rhine, was
bombarded by British air squadron
early on Monday, says an official
statement covering the operations of
army aviators during Sunday and in
Mondays early hours. A ton of bombs
were dropped and several fires were
started. All but one of the British
machines returned.