The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-06-21
COUNTY COUNCIL
HAS BUSY SESSION
ARREST OF J. w. BRIGHAM
FOR HOLDING FLOUR

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The county council met last evening
in its new office in the City Hall
blssk with large attendase r. And
transacted large amount Of bust
ness.
The coming Thrift Stamp drive
was considered. Judge Forney and
T. A. Meeker reported that as first
step preparatory to making the drive
they were checking up the census of
the county to make sure that all in
.dividuals were represented in the card
index. AS soon as this work is
completed the drive will start
Based on the last county census
Latah's quota will be between $780,
900 and 100000.
In response to call by the Nation
al State Council of defense for all
committees to hold 4th Of July cele-
brations, the chairman appointed At
torney w. E. Lee to assist in carrying
out the suggestions of the national
council
The labor situation as it pertains
to the agriculture interest was con-
sidered. County Agent Kjosnss, who
has been appointed to have general
supervision of labor in Latah county,
made report on conference recently
held at Boise, and action taken at
a meeting Of representatives of the
farm county bureaus of the state.
He stated that the county bureaus, to-
gether with representatives of farm
labor, had agreed upon a scale of
wages for farm labor. The state
council had endorsed the scale of
wages as adopted by the bureaus, and
has called up the county council of
the state to endorse this wage scale
and call upon the farmers and labor
t. accept the same and abide by it,,
and thus cut out the competition in
the labor market and the disorgan-
izing effects thereof. The minimum
wage provided under said scale being
$500 and board, with increased wages
for specialized labor. The county
council endorsed this scale and calls
upon the labor and the farmers TO
accept same and abide by it.
W. M. Duthie, grain dealer, and
Ed. Lamb, prominent farmer OF this
section, came before the council as
the result Of the investigation made
by H. D. Martin, food administrator,
some days ago. 1t appears that Mr..
Lamb brought to Mr.. Dulthie several
sacks of wheat to be ground for hog
feed. Mr.. Duthie offered to trade
Mr.. Lamb barley chop for his wheat,
which Mr.. Lamb would not agree to
take. Mr.. Lamb and Mr.. Duthie both
,Ntated that they were got aware it
swas against the rules Of the food ad-
ministration to grind and use wheat
in this manner, but now recognized
their error and were willing to pay
therefore. Mr.. Duthie rendered $50
to be divided equally between the Red
Cross of Troy and Moscow. Mr..
Lamb agreed to give $50 to the Troy
Red Cross. The council considered
the proposition offered fair one and
decided to take no further action in
the case.
The food administrator reported
that he found in the possession of
Martin Hoor and his wife, residing
near Troy, approximately 1900 bush
els Of wheat. Ownership of the wheat
is claimed by Mrs. Hoor, and she as
sumes all blame for it's not being de-
livered. She accounts for her actions
on religious grounds. The matter
was reported by County Food Admin
istrator Martin in detail to State Ad-
ministrator Bicknel for instructions.
AS the matter is now in the hands
of state officers, the council took no
action thereon.
The council considered the case Of
j. w. Brigham, prominent farmer
of the Genesee section The food ad-
ministrator and the chairman of the
council had called at the farm home
of Mr.. Brigham and the food admin
istrator had requested Mr.. Brigham
to return within 48 hours 13 sacks of
flour held in his possession. This
Mr.. Brigham refused to do, and in
talking with the food administrator
and chairman of council made re-
marks which in the opinion of the
legal advisory committee and the !