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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-09-13
FARMER REPORTS
GOOD BEAN CROP

]. S. Nelson, well-known and success
full farmer of Big Bear ridge, was in
Moscow today for the purpose of attend
ing the meeting of the republican county
central committee and also to bring in
the registration returns from Bear Creek
precinct where he was registrar. Forty
men registered in the district yesterday
for military service, and so far as Mr..
Nelson knows, no one who should have
registered failed to do SO.
Mr.. Nelson called attention to the fact
that the Salvation Army drive, of which
he was in charge in the precinct, went
"over the top" as Bear Creek precinct
has in every drive during the war.
Mr. Nelson has 480 acres of good land
on the ridge, so acres of which lis in
beans this, year. Part, of the crop has
been cut and is still on the ground, SO
that he does not feel particularly enthu
siastic over the rain. However, if it
clears up within few days, no harm
will have resulted. He expects toirea-
lie about $4,000 from the bean crop on
his SO acres. The crop, he states, is
good throughout the district
The wheat and hay crop, Mr.. Nelson
states, was very light, perhaps not more
than so per cent of normal
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-09-13
EUGENE Y. DEbS
IS FOUND GUILTY

CLEVELAND, Sept. 12.-Eugene
V. Debs, charged with violating the
espionage act, was found guilty by a
federal jury today.
Talking to newspaper men after the
verdict Debs said:
at is all right have no com
plant to make. 1t will come out all
right in Gods good time"
Of the original 10 counts of the in
dictment but four remained when the
jury retired to consider the evidence.
The verdict found him guilty of three,
not guilty of one He was found
guilty of attempting to incite insub-
ordination, disloyalty, ETC., in the mil
itary and naval forces; attempting to
obstruct recruiting, and uttering Ian
guage tending to incite, provoke and
encourage resistance to the United
States and to promote the. cause of
the enemy.
The count on which he was adjudg-
ed not guilty charged that he opposed
the cause of the United States.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-09-13
WILL OPERATE CABLE
SERVICE FOR ARMY

The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany has inaugurated a special service
at greatly reduced rate for the purpose
of providing cheap and quick method
of communication to soldiers, Sailors
and nurses abroad, according to Wash
ington announcement
Any one wishing to send message
to the front may send cable letter at
7 cents word. This service may be
used only for messages to enlisted mem
bers of the American forces, including
nurses. No messages will be accepted
for officers. The messages must be per-
sona1 and written III plain English when
they bear a London address or English
and French when they bear Paris ad-
dress.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-09-13
MAN POWER REGIS
TRAT|ON IN LATAH

In Moscow, as in every other city,
town and hamlet in these United
States, yesterday, the men between
the ages of 18 and 45 years placed
their names on the list from which
Uncle Sam will secure the reserve
manpower to win the war There
were, SO far as is known, no slackers
and there was no grumbling. Every
man walked to the place of registra-
tion in his precinct and filled out his
card, many expressing themselves as
being glad that they were still within
the age limit when they might be
called upon to take up arms for their
country. The registration in this city,
and in Latah county, was without in
cident
The governments estimate for La
tab county was 2233, while the reports
available indicate that about 2155
were registered.
The following is the list of pre-
cincts so far heard from, with the
of 1917, when the men
of 21 to 81 registered, and yesterdays
re reOistratiOn.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-09-13
Government Aid to Farmers.

SPOKANE, Sept. 12.-For financ-
ing fall seeding, $180,0OO of the presi-
dents emergency fund will be avail
able to farmers of eastern Washing
ton unable to buy seed otherwise, D.
G. -O'Shea, president of the Spokane
federal farm land bank, announced
today on his return from Great Falls,
Mont, where he conferred with Sec
retary Houston of the department of
agriculture, and Charles E. Lobdell,
member of the federal reserve board.
Reports from county agriculturalists
so far received indicate, Mr.. O'Shea
said, that between 500 and 600 farm
ers of eastern Washington will need
government helm.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-09-13
Attend Conference of War Workers.

Attend Conference of War Workers.
L. F. Parsons, chairman of the
Latah county council of defense and
President Ernest Lindley and Francis
Jenkins, Of the university are in Spo-
kane in attendance at the meeting of
war workers, called for this morning
at the Davenport hotel. The meeting
of war workers of the Inland En-
pire was called at the request of
President Wilson, to arrange for a
great combined government drive on
the part of the following organiza-
tions:
Y. M. c. A., Y. W. C. A., Knights
of Columbus, War Camp Community
Service, American Liberty, Jewish
Welfare and Salvation Army.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-09-13
BAKER MAY RESIGN
AS WAR SECRETARY

ON.-Those Washing
ton gossips who occasionally CUES.
correctly, although frequently in er
ror, are busy whispering the follow
ing rearrangement of the PRESIDENT
official family:
Newton D. Baker, now secretary Of
war, to be ambassador to Great Brit
ain in place of Walter Hines Page
resigning.
William G. McAdoo, to be trans
ferred from the treasury to the wa1
department in place of Mr.. Baker
Mr.. McAdoo retaining his job as di-
rector of railroads.
John Shelton Williams, now con-
troller of the currency, to be secre-
tary of the treasury.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-09-13
DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL
COMMITTEE ORGANIZES

The Latah county democratic CEN
trail committee met in Moscow today
and organized for the coming cam
paign. The meeting was called to
order at the court house, as provided
by law, and adjourned to the office
of Frank L. Moore. There were IL
precincts represented, and in addition
a number of candidates were present.
Harmony prevailed and the party or
ganization is going into the cam
paign with enthusiasm.
William Hunter of this city was
elected chairman and C. E. Walks,
also of Moscow, secretary-t treasurer.
G. P. Mix was elected state commit
teeman. The selection of all officers
was made by unanimous vote.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-09-13
Save Gasoline, Garfield Warns.

WASHINGTON. - Fuel Administra-
tor Garfield informed the senate today
in response to the Lodge resolution OF
inquiry, that unless conservation steps
are taken Immediately there would be
a deficit of approximately 100000 bar
rels of gasoline at the end of the year.
At the rate of consumption in August he
estimated that there was only about one
months supply ahead
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-09-13
STRIKING MACH|N|sTS
MUST RETURN TO WORK

WASHINGTON, Sept. Striking
machinists at Bridgeport, Connecticut,
have been notified by President Wilson
that unless they return to work and
abide by the wage award of the war
labor board, they will be barred from
employment for one year and draft
boards will be instructed to reject any
claims of exemption from military serv
ice based upon their alleged usefulness
on war production
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-09-13
REPUBLICAN COUNTY
Committeeman HERE
ADJOURN UNTIL DATE FOR
PLATFORM MEETING SEP
TENDER "a

The newly elected republican precinct
committee met at noon today at the
court house, as required by law, with.
good attendance from all parts OF the
county. E. w. Porter, county chairman,
presided w. E. Lee, state committee
man, also met with the committee.
After brief discussion, it was de-
cided to adjourn until September "a, at
which time the republican candidates for
county and legislative offices will meet
to adopt a platform. The committee
will meet with the candidates and will
perfect the county organization at that
time
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-09-13
St. Louis Woman Asks Divorce

Sheriff J. J. Campbell received a
summons today in divorce proceedings
to be served on Roola l. Witty of
Genesee. The proceedings are
brought by Kathryn Witty of st.
Louis, Missouri, in the Missouri cir
cult court. The couple were married
in February, 1917, and it appears that
the defendant in the divorce action
lived with his newly welded wife
about 10 days and then ceased to love
her and left for the far west, where
he has since remained.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-09-13
GOV. TAKES OVER
SMITH 8 WESS0N

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13-The war
department has taken over the Smith &
Wesson company plants at Springfield,
Massachusetts,, and will operate them, in
order to secure continuous production
and to prevent industrial disturbances
The officials of the company recently
stated that they would prefer to have
the government operate the plant than
to abide by the decision of the war labor
board, enforcing collective bargaining
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-09-13

Thirty-seven men were registered by
a special agent sent out to threshing
crews, where the men could not con
venient1y leave. their work.
Cora, Cornwall, Fourmile, Harvard
and Pa1ouse precincts are not yet heard
from
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-09-13
.TOday's Casualty List.

Today's casualty list contains the
name of Private Clarence T. Johnson,
killeaSfn action. His nearest relative
is John L. Johnson of Nampa, Idaho.
The sun., 1918-10-27

Through the cooperation Of the De-
partmeRt of Agriculture, the War Trade
Board and the Materials Department OF
the Bureau of Aircraft Production OF the
War Department a good many farmers
have been induced to undertake the eul-
the Southern States and in California
seed was planted last spring representing
a total area Of 5000 acres. Similarly
agriculturists in Cuba, Hayii, Santo Do
mngo and the Isle OF Pines took up the
industry.
From a purely commercial point of
view the crop promised TO he profitable.
because the Government stood ready TO
pay $3.50 bushcl for the beans. A year
or eighteen months ago castor oil beans
in the domestic market did not bring much
more than q third of that price.
As the bean harvesting draws 10 a
close it has become plain to the planters
here that it is a money losing undertake
ing to try to grow castor beans for
$3.50 bushol. To begin with, it is prac-
ticable to obtain but u single harvest dur
ing the fruitful season, and labor charges
add very heavily to the industry. Ac-
cordingly The Government has offered tln
general contractor or the large grower
$3.50 bushel, and it is this price that is
squirting on the business within our con
tinental limits as we'll as in the West Tn-
dies and in Central and South America.
When growers here responded TO the
War Departments appeal there was a
greatly increased demand for seed. Rel
atively speaking, there was on hand from
domestic sources trifing quantity, and
the best that could he done was to have
recourse to foreign sources of supply. A
firm in New York city long engaged in
producing castor oil volunteered to help
out the authorities from It's stock of i'm
ported castor beans These had been oh
tanned from India. The company offered
the seed with measure of doubt, be-
cause experience had demonstrated that
a period of naturalization was necessary
10 insure the best results.
Flourishes Well in the South.
The beans were very extensively @0wn
in the Southern States, particularly Flor
ida and Oklahoma and Texas, where it was
believed that climatic conditions would
answer admirably. The Department of
Agriculture issued early in the year an
optimistic circular which said that the
planters could count reasonably upon re-
munerative crops. Ii was stated that
yields Of from thirty to forty bushels an
acre had been reported from Florida,
South Carolina, Georgia, Texas and Cali
fornia. In the middle West yields OF
from fifteen to twenty-five bushels an
acre under favorable conditions were re-
ported.
As matter Of fact the average Yield
the country over from The l0S, 900 acres
that have been planted viii probably not
exceed five bushels an acre This Is I'M
questionably disappointing, but if this
years native grown beans supply seed for
next season there is ample warrant for
the belief that a more abundant crop will
result, and by 1920 the domestic seed
should be capable of meeting the eOndi-
The sun., 1918-10-27

lions imposed by oar soli and climate and
thereafter susceptible OF producing plants
that viii bear heavily.
Roughly speaking, it takes approx
iuately three pounds OF beans to provide
pound Of the best grade Of oil, the kind re-
q,Gred for airplanc lubrication. Plainly
tken the 100000 gallons OF castor oil
called for by the equipment division of
the Signal Corps will require 10000, 900
pounds Of beans, or 2,609,000 bushels.
Our present acreage is going 10 give us
only 5000 bushels, little more than
onc-lifth OF the quantity needed.
Grows Wild in the Tropics.
Fortunately the castor bean fiourishcs
Wild in the tropics, and whrrc planted
there and deliberately cultivated it reaches
state of productiyeness in five or six
months. From that time on the plant is
ccasclcsSiy yielding perennial, and the
seeds can be gathered month in and month
out the year round. Fortunately, too, in
these regions labor is TO DO had for u
moderate wage.
In Hayti and elsewhere in the West
Indies the cultivation OF the castor bean
has received an impetus, and our consular
reports refer to the work in this direc
ton being done in Venezuela, in Central
America, Brazil, Colombia, &C. The warm
and moist climate of the tropics or semi
tropics promotes the growth OF the castor
bean plant and the actual cultivatonal
work is not extensive.
Since the flying machine has become
prime factor in warfare the British Gov
crnmcnt has commandeered more and more
of the Indian crop, and TO day none of the
castor beans grown there are permitted to
60 elsewhere. II is from india that both
Great Britain aud France draw the raw
material from which they obtain the bulk
of their acrunantical lubricant. Siam and
China are also helping out the Allies.
The castor oil plant grows wild in well
nigh every part OF Siam, but heretofore
no attempts have been made toward its
cultivation. However, conditions are
changing, and extensive plantations are
under development. One Bangkok mer-
chant has planted an extensive acreage,
and will harvest in the near future 1000
tons of the beans
Most people have looked upon castor
oil as an unlraiatable necessity, q medi-
cant that has aroused our antagonism
ever since our days of childhood. As q
matter Of fact, probably not more than 90
or IS per cent. Of the refined castor oil
marketed in the United States in normal
times has been used incidentally. Accord
ing to the authorities on the subject, n
very large part Of our annual consump
ton Of castor oil is devoted to the manu-
facture of artificial leather, yielding a
product of fine quality and wide appli-
cation.
Artificial rubber draws upon castor oil
for some Of its essential characteristics.
Certain kinds of celluloid also have castor
oil as an indispensable component. Some
makes OF soap could not be produced
without castor oil, and, strange as it may
seem, this very oil is employed in the
preparation of butter colering! And then
there is manufactured from castor oil
The sun., 1918-10-27
THE CASTOR BEAN UNDER CULTIVATION .


what is known "a su'phonated oil or tur-
key red OIL which is drawn upon to II
large extent in the making of textiles,
where it serves as a s0ftener or q filler
for cotton goods, Sc.
Its war service is by no means limited
TO medicine and mechanics Just how ia
not explained, but We are told by those
familiar with the subject that castor oil
enters into the grtup of the tracer hni-
lets fred by aircraft guns Every third
ballet in the supply clip or belt is Il tracer
bullet, which leaves behind it smoky
or luminous trail by which the attacking
aviator may see just how his missiles
are travelling, and thus bring them with
precision to bear upon lis target.
The best grade of castor oil is obtained
from the bcans by hydraulic pressure. An
added quantity Of oil, bat of lower quail
ity, is,securcd by treating the press cake
with naphtha nr some other volatile SOL
vent. The pomaee or fihrous material re-
manning after the second extraction can
be usal as fertilizer to enrich the soil
for the growing of tobacco, cotton, corn
and other crops.
In India, so it is said, castor oil is used
as an illuminant and is commonly en-
pioyed in that capacity in the signal and
ear lamps of the Government railways. It
seems that the oil burns very slowly aud
gives the while a light OF notable bril-
liancy.
Future Demand Fcreseen.
The services rendered by castor oil other
than that of a lubricant are well worthy
of attention because of the revival here
in the cultivation of the castor bean plant.
In the years to come the flying machine
will find an ever widening field Of useful
ness, but in order la furnish it with an
oil to promote easy running VIC shall have
10 find other comprnsaiing uses for the
excess lubricant and the by-Prodncts in
ti,lcnt to its manufacture. With the re-
turn oE peace the tropical growers will
have an advantage oyer our domestic
planters unless the demand for the beans
and their oil is maintained through n
greater need OF Artificial leather, artifi-
cial rubber, certain soaps, &c.
The engineers have strivcn in every way
practicable to Tighten the propelling en-
gines Of airplanes and seaplanes so that
those craft may travel further and faster
upon given supply Of fuel and, possibly,
carry with them more guns or a greater
number of deadly bombs. TO this end
aluminium pistons are placed in steel cyl
inders, and The softer and lighter metal
must be protected by film Of oil from
the sturtGer, tougher steel. IL this be de-
MED the pistons they soon wear away by
contact with the cylinder walls, power 10
wasted and finally fails, and the machine
must be removed for repairs.
Our aviators at the front and our Air
craft Production Board here want 10
feel that they can count confidently upon
one hundred hours Of continuous service
from the motors Of each flying machine.
This they cannot do unless there is castor
oil enough for our aerial squadrons.
Therefore the farmer who raises castor
oil beans does an important service to tire
country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-07
THE STRIKE STILL IS ON
Traction System Employees at Peoria
VIII Not Go Back

Peoria, Ill, Dec. THE strike of
the Illinois Traction system employees
continued today with no immediate
signs of an early settlement
Conferences between officials of the
company and representative of the
Brotherhood of Interurban Trainmen
continued turnout the day Friday and
Friday night but were broken off
when it became evident that the men
would listen to their representatives
and return to work until an agreement
or disagreement was reached.
G.. j. Bernard of Milwaukee. pres
ident of the brotherhood, wired the
different lodges Friday afternoon and
urged them to return to work but the
men refused
H. Z. Chubbuck. vice president and
executive of the road, has offered to
arbitrate the differences providing the
men return to work.
| c. +. Handshy of Springfield, assist
ant general manager of the system,
declared that it would be of no use to
negotiate with the brotherhood repre-
sentatives. as they appear to have no
control over the men.
, AT the conclusion of the conference
| last evening the brotherhood repre-
sentatives returned to the different di-
vision centerS in an attempt to pre-
vail upon the men to return to work
and grant them. permission to settle
the difficulty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-07
GERMAN HEARS IT
And Finds Wilson's Address In
adequate for Him Now.
Sees Little Comfort for That
Country in Program.

Berlin. Dec. 6 (via Copenhagen)- J.
The summary of the address deliv-
cred by President Wilson before con-
gress last Monday. which has reached
here, is presumably inadequate and
hence there has been little comment
on it in the newspapers. Germans
seek vainIy for comfort in the mes
sage and in Mr.. Wilson's program, in
which it is supposed that America and
the allies have pledged themselves
that Germany will have only a shad-
owy existence at the pace confer
ence.
A large majority of Germans be-
lieve in President Wilson's good in
tentions and all their hopes are CEN
tered in him. but there is general
fear which amounts almost to a set
tied belief that he will be unable to
force his program thru. The Zeitung
Am Mittag says:
1T is almost unimaginable opti-
mism for one to hope that Wilson s
Intervention will mitigate the destruc-
tive conditions of peace
Other comment seems to recognize
that President Wilson may not be the
dominating figure that Germans have
expected him to be. Some papers de-
clare that he approved of America s
imperialistic naval policy" and has
failed to check the ententeS "piratical
economic plans"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-07
CALL OFF MOONEY STRIKE
San Francisco Labor Council Decides
No Action VIII Come.

San Francisco, Dec. This city,
scene of the preparedness day bomb
explosion tragedy on July %, 1916,
will witness no strike demonstration
next Monday on behalf of Thomas j.
Mooney, the principal bomb case de-
PENDANT who is now serving life SEN
tence in San Quentin prison. The
labor council Friday night tabled a
resolution under which affiliated
unions would have been called upon to
render decision on the strike ques-
ton. Labor organizations in other
leading Pacific coast cities also have
Cancelled plans for a Mooney strike.
A movement is under way, however.
directed by the International Workers
Defense league, to cali a meeting OF
labor delegates in Chicago on Janu
airy 4 to devise ways and means tc
continue the fight to obtain a new
trial for MOOneV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-07
FOR WAGE RATES COST VERY HEAVY | 8-INCH Gun NOW
L. S. Gets Ready To Make the
Biggest One Yet.
This Indicated in Report of the
Ordnance Bureau.

Washington. Dec. THE United
States may be preparing to make an
1S-inch gun, the biggest weapon it
has attempted.
This possibility is indicated in the
ordnance bureau report, made public
today, when in dealing with the
Watervliet arsenal it said:
THE arsenal has now capacity
of manufacturing up to 1S-inch cali
bre''
Sixteen thousand contracts were
placed during the year with a money
value of $5,0O0,0O0,00O. In this
amount was 1925. 100000 for expand
ing manufacturing facilities in order
to meet adequately the armys needs.
Studies have been made so that
the nation could be independent of
Chile for it's nitrate in emergency.
Extension at Rock Island for stor-
age and other purposes are recon-
mended.
The Aberdeen, Md, proving ground
appropriations up to the middle of
October We're listed as SIS, 100000.
Better in Health.
The surgeon generals report pub
lished today showed gratifying results
on the whole for the army medical
service. Social diseases were listed
high, but precautions to limit these
causes had good effect
The progress in army health is seen
by the fact that had the Spanish war
rate of. these diseases prevailed there
would have been 10000 cases, and
1,400 deaths in 1917, whereas there
were only 291 cases of theSA- diseases
Ind 13 deaths.