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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-06-13

The following report from Wash
ington, D. c., containing letter from
an army officer in France, telling of
the death of Captain Stewart W..
Hoover, formerly student in the
University of Idaho, whose sister was
also a student here and was called
home last March by the announce
ment of her brothers death, will be
read with interest by Moscow people:
WASHINGTON people Of
Idaho will be especially interested in
letter that has been received by
Representative French from Colonel
Frank Parker, 18th U. S. infantry,
under whose command Captain Stew
art w. Hoover, of Blackfoot, Idaho,
was serving when he was killed in
battle in France on March 1, last.
Captain Stewart w. Hoover was
nominated by Representative French
to West Point and graduated with his
class in 1917. He was sent over as
one of the first group of officers
under General Pershing and was
rapidly promoted from second to first
lieutenant and then captain. He was
the first West Pointer to fall in the
present war, and the charge that he
was leading was most gallant and
courageous.
Captain Hoover's boyhood home
was in Idaho, at Montpelier, and later
at Blackfoot, his. father being the
well-known DR.. C. A. Hoover.
HEADQUARTERS Eighteenth Infantry,
France, April %, 1918.
Representative Burton L. French,
Washington, d. G.
My Dear Sir:
In reply to your letter of March 70,
which has been received by me during
active operations near the Western
front, have the honor to inform you
that Captain Stewart w. Hoover Of
Company a." 18th Infantry, was !
killed in battle on March l.. There is
no officer in this regiment who has
had better record for gallantry than
Captain Hoover, and he was killed at
the head Of his company during
desperate encounter with German
storm troops. This combat was so
efficiently conducted by Captain
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-06-13

vator. It will probably be finished
in two weeks, when Moscow will be
better supplied with elevator room
than any point in the Inland Empire.
AS each of the two big elevators in
town, that of the Mark P. Miller COM
pany and the Farmers Union, will
probably be filled and emptied sew
eral times, the total capacity for
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-06-13
Lame Back Relieved

For lame back apply Chamber
lain's Liniment twice day and mas
sage the muscles of the back over
the seat of pain thoroughly at each
application. S
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-06-13

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bases OF Ke His told at Chauuqua Of
New-York tribune., 1918-03-22
Mitchell Finds Flaw
In Aviator's Goggles
Mad. by Firm With German
Name, They Are Ordered
DESTROYED

SAN DIEGO, Cal, March 21.-Maior
John c. R. Bartholf commander of
the Rockwell Field Aviation School at
North Island, near here. posted an CT
der to-day that all goggles made by a
certain Eastern firm with a German
name should be turned into the officers
o. destroyed at once The glasses have
ben in use at North Island, Kelley
Field. Texas, and at other training
schools for aviators
The bulletein posted by Major Bar
tholf's order said that Dr.. A. l.. Day.
head Of the laboratory of the Carnegie
Institute at Washington, had made :,
thorough investigation of the goggles
and declared that they reduced the
power OF vision more than IS per cent.
Dr. Day reported his findings to the
chlcf signal officer at Washington. and
that officer had warnings sent inmed-
lately TO all American aviation schools
and camps.
Trouble with the goggles had been
reported at North Island by Major
John Purroy Mitchell, former Mayor of
New York, who is now in training
there, ana by other students of the
Rockwell Field school. They reported
that IN many cases they had misjudged
their altitude to a serious extent when
making landings.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-22
Secretary Has Tentatively
Decided on Its
Size
Uncertain Over Rate
Advisers Not Sure Whether
1t Should Be 4 or ~
Per Cent

WASHINGTON, March 2l.-The size,
interest rate and other features of the
third Liberty Loan, which is to open
April 6, depend largely on the result
Of conference here tomorrow be-
tween Secretary McAdoo, governors Of
the twelve Federal Reserve banks and
chairmen Of a number Of Liberty Loan
i campaign committees. These bankers
and business men will bring to the Sec
retary their views Of money conditions
throughout the country, and of how
many billions of bonds the nation can
absorb.
1t was stated to-day Secretary Nc
Adoo had decided tentatively the size
OF the loan, but wishes to have a final
consultation with men outside Of Off
clal Washington before sending his
recommendation to Congress. He is
represented as even more anxious for
the opinion of these men on the inter
est rate, in view Of some difference Of
opinion among Treasury advisers as TO
whether the rate should remain at 4
per cent, as on the last loan, or be
raised to la per cent
One phase OF the subject to be given
special consideration tomorrow is the
uncertainty over the amount of revenue
to be derived from the income and ex-
cess profits taxes. 1t has been esti-
mated these would yield s. ,227 900 900 ;
about $1,226 100000 from excess profits
and $1,20l .00o 900 from incomes-but
many officials believe the actual money
harvest VIII be greater. There is no
way Of determining definitely the reve-
nue. yield, however, until long after re
turns are made, April /. and until the
Liberty Loan campaign is we'll under
way.
For this reason some Treasury Of
hclais have been inclined to urge a
loan OF only enough TO carry the gov
ernment to the end of the fiscal year,
June 3o-n the neighborhood OF S., >
000 100000 or even less-leaving war
expenses of the first part of tho
next fiscal year to be met by new
bond issues. This arrangement would
give time for the War Finance Corpo-
ration to get into operation, and by
June 80 the effect of the corporation $
activities on the money market might
be determined.
Organization and publicity prepara
ton for the next loan campaign arc
going forward rapidly. !. was an
nounced to-day that Governor Bamber-
ger OF Utah. Thomas B. Love, Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury; Judge Mar
tin J. Wade, of Iowa, and Sergeant
Matthew Wayman, of the British army,
would make a speaking tour through
Illinois, Indiana Kentucky. Missouri
and Arkansas from March 25 TO April
90 They viii start at St. Louis next
Monday.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-22
Baptist Drive for
$1,000,000 Tagging
Returns Are Slow, and Mass
Meeting of New York
Church Is Called

The Baptist campaign for 81 100000
in the thirty-four states north of the
Mason and Dixon line, which Will not
close here until April :. is less inten-
sve both in time and place than the
Catholic campaign for 81, 100000 in the
metropolitan district.
Returns are coming in slowly. At
headquarters, 200 Fifth Avenue, it was
announced yesterday that the following
districts had collected their full quota.
as follows: Delaware $4,000; Eastern
Pennsylvania, $4,000; Iowa, $4,000;
Utah, $1,000; Arizona, $1,000. North
Dakota has already doubled its quota
OF $1,000, and Western Pennsylvania
with quota Of $4,000. has collected
$75,00O
Lucius H. Biglow, campaign director
Tor the metropolitan district, is en-
gagged III the preliminary work for the
campaign to collect $4,000 in greater
New York in the week beginning
March 81.
mass meeting of all the Baptist
churches in the borough has been ar
ranged for Sunday afternoon in Brook
lyn at the Emanuel Baptist Church
Lafayette Avenue and St. James Place
New-York tribune., 1918-03-22
Wilson Calls Back
Draft reaties
Changes Will Be Made Elk.
ernpting Certain For
eigners Here

WASHINGTON, March 21.-The
British american and Canadian-A -Ameri-
can draft treaties were returned to
the State Department by the Senate
late to-day. at the request Of President
Wilson, for certain changes before
ratification. Amendments have been
agreed upon by the governments which
will exempt lrishmen and Australians
III this country from draft by provid
ing that the provisions of the treaties
shall not apply to men not subject to
conscrptlon in their own countries.
Under the treaties as originally ne
gotlated it had been assumed that
these exemptions would be made, but
some members of the Foreign Re
lations Committee, led by Senator
Borah. Of Idaho. have insisted that the
language should be so specific that
there could be no Misunderstanding.
Senator Stone, chairman of the For
eign Relations Committee. said to- day
the purpose OF the amendments was
generally approved and that ratihca-
tIon of the treaties, which have been
pending before the Senate since Janu-
airy 90. probably would follow quickly
after their return. The President made
his request in a special message read
10 the Senate n executive session.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-22
Mrs. Belmont I ellis
Of Red Cross Work
Undertaking Biggest Philan.
thropy World Has Ever
Seen, She Saws

Mrs. August Belmont. who had been
abroad with the Red Cross since last
May, told OF q few things she had seen
yesterday afternoon at the Vo,untcor
Hospital Garment Workroom. Third
Avenue and Fifty-ninth Street. She de-
ciared the work Of the Red Cross TO be
the biggest thing in philanthropy the
world has ever seem
One OF the best things the Red Cross
mas done said Mrs. Belmont. "is to
eS Stabiish two hospitals at Evian. There
chiidren are brought in daily from the
bombed districts Of Belgium and
rance. They are carefully examined
and then either detained for treatment
or passed on to hqmcs and institution
waiting 10 care for them.
AZ times" Mrs. Belmont said.
there are SIX hundred children brought
to hvian in day. They range in ages
from TWO and a half to fourteen years.
ne Red Cross has established en-
ployment bureaus that the refugees
may not lose their independent spirit
and 1t also finances many French or
carnations in as tactful q manner as is
possible. And the French are su-
premely grateful for what America is
doing, you may be sure
Another great feature of our work
IS the three canteen systems. The roll
ing canteen. served back of the lines.
has given 100000 portions of hot cot
tee; the second canteen serves 10000
meals day. and the third, in Paris,
has served 100000 portions in the last
four months"
Mrs. Belmont begged that more let
ters and fewer packages be sent to the
boys. and asked that every one WORK,
through the Red Cross.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-22
StettizAius and Keppel
Slated fol. New Posts
War Department Programme
Ready for Senate
Action

WASHINGTON. March 2l.-Rcorgan-
ization plans for the War Department
worked out by Secretary Baker and ap-
proved by the President will be put
into full effect as soon as the House
acts finally upon the Senate bill Great
ing two new assistants to the Secretary
of War
There has been considerable specula-
ton as 20 the men slated to hold the
new posts, which are to be filled with
out waiting for Nh. Bakers return
from Europe. 1t is generally under
stood now that Edward r. Stettinius,
surveyor general Of supplies, will be
made assistant in charge OF all indus
trial and commercial aspects of the de-
partment's work, while +. P. keppel,
dean of Columbia University and now
acting as Secretary Bakers confidential
clerk, viii be assistant in direct charge
Of all matters relative to the non-mili-
tary life Of the army.
Mr.. Stettinius thus would take over
the whole question of War Department
purchases, including the programme
for wider distribution OF these orders
hereafter throughout the country He
would have full authority to ac
finally on all matters related to sucl
purchases and to contracts for canton
ment hospital or other construction.
Under Mr. Keppel, who has in fac
been more of an assistant secrctar,
+ than a confidential clerk, would com,
all questions touching recreation ant
vocational education Of men of tn,
army.
Raymond Fosdick, chairman of thu
Training Camps Activities Committee
has been mentioned as possible ap
+ pointec to the place for which MIR
Kcppcl is slated
New-York tribune., 1918-03-22
Mexican Writer Arrested
He Is Charged at Los Angeles
With Sedition

Los ANGELES, March 81. - Ricardo
Flores Magon, active in a proposed
revolution against the late President
Porfirio Diaz of Mexico. and found
guilty here in June, 1915. Of misuse
OF the mails through printing a rcvo-
lutlonary paper, was arrested to day
charged with sedition He was held
under $25, 900 bail
Magon. Federal authorities alleged,
was responsible for an editorial in Gel
Regcneracion,' which. it was charged,
was an appeal to Mcxcans. radicals and
anarchists to rebel against the United
States. it was alleged the article
asserted the time had arrived for the
obstruction Of existing governments
all over the world.
Magon, his brother. Enrique Flores
Magon. and William c. Owen, an edi-
tor Of "El Regenorncion." n Mexican
paper published here, were indicted,
charged with using the mails to incitc
revolution and murder. Owen never
was arrested.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-22
Soldier, II, Wounded

GREENWICH. Conn. March PA.
dispatch received here from Washington
by james Carroll, foreman at the Percy
A. Rockefeller stables here, states that
his son, William aged seventeen.
member of the 9Th Quartermasters
Division of the lo2 L. s. Infantry, had
been seriously wounded in action some
where in France. Carroll was the
youngest man in his regiment. SO anx-
lous was he to enlist last May with the
I'd Connecticut National Gaurd that he
gave his age as eighteen when as a
matter of fact he was only sixteen. His
blrthday was last Saturday, when he
became seventeen.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-22
Mother of Soldiers to Lead
Boston Liberty Loan Parade

BOSTON. March 21.-The Boston
mother who has contributed the largest
number of sons to the American army
and navy to-day was invited to lead a
Liberty Loan parade of several thou
sand women on April g.
The invitation was extended a. q
mass meeting attended by representa-
tves of more that fifty women's or
CARNATIONS. No women except those
entitled to carry service flags will be
permitted to take part. and if two
mothers tie for the honor they vii
march side by side at the head of the
line and directly behind British tank
New-York tribune., 1918-03-22

i.a.rS bays b. pS ezra stations. Most Of thenk
"'Te oeen rejected as uunecessarv. !,
+bi rrop9sals o9, Of the railway companie'
anelnseives reached the railroad ad.
nnhistration several weeks aro in tbi
form for 90, OF reports on proposed budgets
lor 1918. which included outlines Of #
bsfems'0ns bsFons rs planned by the railroads
o., psiore the government took CHARGE
lhese reports are being studied hv
engiheers and the regional directors
ana many suggested extensions viii he
alsapproVed or pared down. The rails
iea0 administration is favorablv in
ellned, however, toward the buildinr Of
peter terminal facilities in many cit
ies and general policy affecting these
enterprises r4 VIII besome apparent soon.
rue railroad administration is OK
fec'ed to encourage railroads to float
security issues for capital exuen ditures
"iIhout government cid whenever nos.
stols' out III many cases large part
O. the securities will be purchased Nv
the government.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-22
German Type Caps
Of Firemen 'Banished

Fire Commissioner Thomas j. Dren-
nan in an order issued yesterday ban
ished the cap of German army pattern
which has been worn by the men in the
department since 1912. The rank and
file Of the fire fighters objected to wear
ing the German cap, which was des sigma
ted for summer use by rule put into
effect in the department in 1912. The
Commissioner ordered that the caps
from this time on shall be of the Am
erican army pattern.
Army pattern the order sail, made OF
dark blue cloth, pure indigo dye, top
nine by nine and one-half inches. with
band one and one-half inch wide and
quarters one and seven-eightl inches
high"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-22
Honor Legion Of Police
In Annua. Review Tonight

The annual review of the Honor
Legion of the Police Department viii
be held tonight at the Seventh Regi-
ment Armory. The legion numbers
1050 men, and is commanded by Lieu
tenant John Ayers
Governor Whitman. if he remains in
town. viii review the parade and drill
which precedes a PERCEPTION and dance
Others in the reviewing stand will in
clude Mayor Hylan, Police Commits
soner Enright and several ether city
officials.
One of the features OF the review
Will be an exhibition drill by 480 picked
men, under command of Captain Jacob
Brown. Among the patrons of the
legion are Andrew Carnegie, Vincent
Astor and Countess Margaret Cunliffe-
New-York tribune., 1918-03-22
Count Lynar," Bigan,ist,
Indicted for FORGERY

NEW WINDSOR, n. Y. March 2l.-
Count Max Lynar Louden, who has
just tlnlshed term on Blackwell's ISL
and tor blgamy. was arraigned to-day
IN the Orange County Court on indict
ments charging forgery, found against
hlm a year ago.
Count Lynar,' as Louden terms him
self: got 10000 from his victims. ac-
cording to District Attorney Hirsch-
BERG, by using a cleverly forged seal
Of the Austro Hungarian government.
He IS said to have mad a contract for
a million soldiers knapsacks. J. G..
Lacy. Of this town. said Louden swim
died him out Of S25.OO0
New-York tribune., 1918-03-22
New Economy Plan to Re-
suit in S Per Cent Pro-
duction Gain
10 Conserve Mileage
Will Use Coal Near Mines to
Save 16O,O0O,O0O.Car
Miles

WASHINGTON, March 21.-Comple-
ton of its zone system of coal distri-
button designed to bring about como
Wles of transportation and increased
production was announced tonight by
the fuel administration Railroad en-
oargoes will be used to enforce opera
ton of the plan
Anthracite and coke are rot affected;
neither is coal used by railroads nor
particular kinds used for specific pur-
poses, such as production of certain by
products and gas. Coal moved on in
land waterways and that exported to
Canada IS not included in the regula-
tons
With the annual production OF bi tu-
mlnous coal approximately 800, 100000
tons. or 60 per cent Of the country's
output, II is expected that the saving
resulting from the plan will amount
to 160,0C0O00 car miles This means
that the same number of cars would
make almost 100000 additional trips
rom the mines, which would be equiva-
lent to an increase in production Of 5
per cent. Coal operators last winter
complained that production was re-
duced because tncy could not get cars
to load the output, and few had storage
facilities.
10 Lessen Mileage
The idea of the plan is to have coal
consumed as near as possible whore it
is mined, which Is not the general plac-
tice now
Products of different sections are
sent long distances in many instances.
largely because people Of one section
have become accustomed to using a
particular product.
A large pat of the coal which the
system Will prevent from moving West
out of the Eastern producing districts
Will be available for use in New Eng
land in so far as it can be accepted
there. This situation will be made the
subject of separate study by com,
mlttee representing the Shipping
Board, the railroad administration, the
Fuel administrator, coal operators, the
railroads and consumers.
New York VIII receive its supply
from Pennsylvania, Maryland and
Northwest Virginia. which Will ship
also to Maryland, District of Columbia
Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey
New York, New England and Lake Erie
ports .or transshipm only, except
that Pennsylvania mines may ship as
lar West as Wellington and Lorain
Ohio.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-22
Packers Stif7e
All Competition,
Says Stockl11ar,
Cattle Raisers Must Accept
First Bid or Forego
Sale, He Says

KANSAS CITY. Mo, March 21.@Evi-
dence was introduced to day before the
Federal Trade Commission, investjrat.
ing the packing industry, to show that
the large packing companies have an
alleged practice OF discouraging re-
shipments Of livestock from one mar
ket to another by prospective sellers.
'hat excessive prices for feed often are
charged at the yards and that the gen
eral opinion exists among the livestock k
producers and commission men that
the yards should be under individual
on government control.
Frank DNsart, u stock RAISER OF Say
AMMAN. Mo, testified that although his
larm is only twelve miles from st. Jo-
Seph he ships his cattle to Chicago
because the higher prices paid on the
market there more than Offset the DIFF
terence in freight. However, he ouali-
fled that by saying that held true only
with the finer grades. Dysart said he
thought Swift & Co. owned the larsest t
part OF the st. Joseph yards Answer
ing an inquiry as TO whether there was
keen competition between Armour &
Co., Swift & Co. and Morris & Co., the
witness said:
Well it is pretty hard to get them
TO raise the first bid. which is gen
orally as good to sell on as the second
or third. Pretty fair care is taken Of
the stock DySart asserted. but .hey
charge you pretty we'll for it, think
the prices compare with the Kansas
City prices
How do prices compare for hay and
corn outside the yards ?" the witness
was asked.
About dcuble.'
The witness testified that the stock
yard companies handle al Of the feed
sold and chat they weigh it themselves.
lie said ne Gid not know what system
Of weighing was used.
What Is known as a wire on" is
used in discouragng reshipments OF
stock, Dysart charged When a pros
pectlve seller refused the bid in one
market and takes his stock to another
the buyer IN the first market wires
the second the price Originally offered
and the customer finds that the only
price he can command, he asserted
The witness said he thought d plan
of private or government control of
the stockyards Of the country would
be wise. 1t was his opinion, he said,
tina. the Morrisses control the Kansas
City and st. Louis stockyards.
The next witness. c. A. Stewart. Of
Kansas City. mmssion man and
director ot the Kansas City Livestock
Exchange, declared that lively com
petition existed at Wichita. due to the
fact that Gold & Co., an independent
concern. was in the field.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-22
New York Socialists Start
Russian Language Paper

The New York Social Democratic
group began the publication yesterday
Of the "People's Journal" in Russian.
Its purpose is to unite Russian Amer
leans against the Bolsheviki. The first
issue says:
"The so-callcd Bolshcviki have
usurped power in both capitals and in
a number of other cities, at the point
Of the bayonct; they have by brute
force disbanded the All-Russian Con-
stitucnt Assembly, which was to give
the land to the peasants, safeguard
the liberties of all the people in Rus
sia, and fight for a stable, democratic
and universal peace"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-22
Sunday Movies Sought


ALBANY, March 81 Senator George
i. Thompson and Assemblymnn Clar-
cncc f. Welsh to-day introduced bills
permitting Sunday movies after 2
O'Clock in the afternoon in cities, towns
or villages if no ordnance prohibiting
such exhibitions has been adopted by
the local oficinls. The motion pict-
ure theatre owners are making Wig
orous campaign. They are backed by
the Ncw. York State Conference of MAY
Org.
Senator Bernard Downing, Of New
Ycrk. would make secret divorces i'm
possible He seeks to amend the law
BIZ providing that all papers, plead
inks and other records in county
clerks Office shall be open to public in
gpection.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-22
Cotton Repudiates
Letter Written to
Packers on Prices

WASHINGTON, March 21.-J. p. Cot,
ton, head of the meat division OF the
Food Administration told the senate
Agriculture Committee to-day that a
letter received by the Cudahy Pack
ing Company. dircting that the price
OF meat to feeders be kept down, was
written without his authorization by
T. Dana Durand, his subordinate in
Chicago
Ml. Durand told the committee he
believed that the feeders Of cattle and
hogs We're suffering losses. The state
men- attribuated to him that prices
must be kept down was misrepresen-
tation he said