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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-05-09
SMUT CAUSES EXPLOSIONS
IN THRESHERS
Continued from Page u

moisture, but out here, in the fall,
understand this would be hard to do
"Dust and smut may become ig-
nited from other causes than static,
such as a stone going through the
cylinder, or cylinder teeth becoming
loose and striking out sparks, or
from various other causes. The wir-
ing would not prevent this, but for
this and all other fire causes we
recommend that there should be in
stalled on every machine some type
of fire extinguisher with spray pipes
or nozzles, that can be turned on
quickly and extinguish a fire in the
machine before it has time OF spread
"To get an explosion from dust or
smut one must have the proper mix
ignition present at the time of this
mixture. So, to remove the dust from
the machine there should be placed in
each machine a number of suction
fans to draw the dust out of the ma
chine. These fans should be used
to pull the dust out of the machines
and collect it by some means to pre-
vent it being blown out and contami-
mating the land for it is soil con-
tamination that is causing much of
the smut in our fall wheat and the
soil contamination is largely due to
smut blown from threshing machines
and carried over the soil by the wind.
Chests made in the Palouse coun-
try last year showed that with the
of fans as tested in that
section it was possible to collect from
IS to 80 per cent of the smut that
was normally blown out and carried
over the land. The fan had also prov
ed of value in cleaning grain. By a
large number of samples taken when
The fan was in operation and when it |
was not it was demonstrated that the
grain threshed with the fan in oper-
alton brought an average of 1-2
cents per bushel more than that
where the fan was not used, the
maximum difference being IA cents
and the minimum difference two
tents bushel.
$50 we are recommending, first,
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-05-09

A man in good physical condition is
almost certain to enjoy life, while the
bilious and dyspepic are respondent,
do not enjoy their meals and feel mis-
cradle good share of the time. This
i'll feeling is nearly always unneces-
sary. A few doses of Chamberlain s
Tablets to tone up the stomach, i'm
prove the digestion and regulate the
bowels is all that is needed Try it. M
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-05-09
Notice

All persons knowing themselves to
be indebted to the Star Mirror Pub
fishing company for commercial work
are requested to make settlement at
once with the retiring publisher, L. F.
Parsons. The Star-Mirror has been
phere will take possession May g.. ANY
bills contracted for job work prior to
May are to be paid to L. F. Parsons.
Any bills contracted after that date
shall be paid to the new owner, Geo.
N. Lamphere.
Signed: L. F. PARSONS,
GEO. N. LAMPHERE.
Dated May 7. 1918.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-05-09

equipped according to these sugges-
tons in the fields in the Inland En-
pire and we expect to have many
more machines similarly equipped
this year."
DR.. Brown and party left this
morning for Pullman, where meet
ing was held tonight. They go to
La Crosse Friday, Colfax, Saturday,
and Rosalia, Monday.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-05-09

the grounding of all machines as de-
scribed; second, the use of some type
of fire extinguis her as suggested,
that can be brought into use, quickly;
third, the use of suction fans to
gather the smut and clean the grain,
keeping the smut from being scat
tered over the ground and lessening
the danger of explosions.
'Last year we had eight machines,
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-05-09
GEO. N. LAMPHERE
Do You Enjoy Life2

Dated May 7. 1918.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-12-20
There is an extensive propaganda O

There Is an extensive propaganda on
to boost the price Of coffee, and the
proba bility is that the price is going
up very considerably. AS to whether
coffee ought to go up, we are doubtful
because compared with some years ago
the selling price has been maintained
at quite a high level all along. The
war has very much restricted the Eu-
ropean coffee markets. Germany was
barred by the blockade and the other
markets were held down by lack Of
tonnage. Even England had to deny
herself coffee. The only free market
has been America and the supply of
coffee has been many times greater
than Americas needs. But still the
price was held up through the fnan-
cial strength OF the coffee trust. Since
the signing Of the armistice the Euro
pean markets have been opening up
and coffee has been advancing steadily.
There is plenty Of coffee md no supply
and demand warrant for the advance:
but all the same the price Of coffee will
probably be higher to the consumer.
The people who have been holding up
the price must have their profits and
that is about all there is to 1t.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-12-20
SIX PAGES.

There are six pages OF today's paper.
The extra pages have been put in to
meet the pressure on the advertising
columns and To make up in a measure
for the shortage OF reading matter in
the past few issues.
Up to December l we were not al
lowed to print six pages II we had
wanted to, but to be perfectly frank,
we could have hardly achieved any
thing Of the kind If We had been al
lowed.
II we had been able to handle that
much extra work we would have had
at least six pages in each issue for the
month: but we couldn't.
We have had to refuse n lot Of ad-
vertising during the past two weeks.
and we have had to request our regu-
lar customers TO take less space than
they wanted to take.
Whether to deny the advertiser or
reduce the amount Of reading matter
has been the awkward predicament we
have been up against, and these surplus
pages today represent mainly des-
perate effort to relieve ourselves of
that predicament.
After todays issue the pressure Of
the holiday advertising will probably
be lifted. and pretty soon now we hope
to be able to secure the help necessary
to enable US to meet any demand that
may be made upon either our mechan-
ical or reportorial STAFF.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-12-20
Seniority Rule.

There is some talk Of the abolition
of seniority rule in congress.
Through precedent and otherwise
there has developed a system whereby
length Of service counts more In both
houses than does ability.
Committee chairmanships go to the
majority faction on basis Of length of
service and the rank Of minority men,
bers on the committee is fixed on the
same basis.
It is a very common thing for men
Of mediocre ability to be elected TO
both house and senate for term after
term and after a while. under a peri
odical revolution Of party control,
these men become chairmen Of import
ant committees that control the course
Of legislation.
Occasionally an incompetent or unfit
man to whom an important chairman
ship falls under the rule is sidetracked
and somebody else Is put in his place;
but that is the exception rather than
the rule.
More often the incompetent and un-
|ht chairmen are mere figureheads
guided, directed and manipulated by
shrewder and abler men in subordinate
positions, who are able to exercise
power without Laving to carry respon-
|sibility.
The government has more than once
been seriously hampered in the proper
exercise Of It's functions through the
conditions referred to. to the very
grave detriment of the best interest OF
the nation at large.
The organization and conduct Of the
present congress has developed a num-
Der Of these cases.
AS to how the situation Is to be rem
etied we do not know; but we believe
that it should be remedied by the es.
tablishment of a better system.
Men of brains and character cannot
be altogether suppressed under any
conditions, it is true; but they can be
very seriously hampered under the
practice that prevails in congress, and
there is need for reform.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-12-20
LOCAL CASUALTY LIST.

The following names OF soldiers
from York county and the territory
Immediately surrounding, have ap-
peared in the casualty lists published
within the past few days:
Corporal Robert Reid, Fort Mill.
wounded slightly.
Corporal Arthur Burgess. Pacolet.
wounded in action.
Private Cotton T.. Jones, Blacksburg.
died OF disease.
Sergeant James j. Foster, Jr., Ches-
ter. wounded slightly.
Reese Faulkner. Lancaster, wounded
slightly. ,
Corporal Archie Mack, Fort Mill.
wounded slightly.
Jacob White. Fort Mil, wounded
slightly.
William Cunningham. Fort Lawn.
wounded slightly.
Flemon Gray. Richburg, wounded
slightly.
William s. Parker Kings Mountain.
died of disease.
James Clark. Chester, died Of dis
ease.
Corporal Thomas A. Thornwell, Riv
crside, wounded slightly.
Sergeant William Douglass, Rock
Hill. wounded seriously.
Private James w. Sweat, Rock Hill.
wounded seriously.
Private JEFF Funderburg, Rock Hill.
wounded severely.
Private Eb Littlejohn. Gaffney.
wounded seriously.
Private Herbert Loveless. Rock Hill.
wounded severely.
Private Earl B. Ferguson. Rock Hill.
missing in action.
Capt. George w. Potts, Fort Mill.
wounded slightly.
Corporal Frank Tulford, Chester.
wounded slightly.
Corporal Robert w. Reid, Fort Mill.
wounded slightly.
Mechanic Claud Revels. Chester,
wounded slightly.
Private William T. Bland, Chester,
wounded slightly.
Private Robert D. Wages, Chester.
severely wounded.
Lieut.. William ]. Roddey, Rock Hill.
severely wounded.
George Van Dyke. Gastonia. wound
ed slightly.
Andrew Padgett. Gaffney, wounded
H. c. Wood. Lowryville, slightly
William Turner. Chester. slightly
wounded
Rufus B. Stephenson, Yorkville No.
5. slightly wounded.
william d. Rogers, Fort Mill.
wounded slightly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-12-20
WITHIN THE TOWN

Louis Roth has just cut cheese
that weighs $50 pounds. II is the
largest cheese hat has ever been seen
on this market
1T locks like there never were so
many toys and ether Christmas goods
in the stores and the merchants are
selling lots of them.
- Automobile trucks with trailers.
bringing freight from Gastonia and
unloading from the streets into the
business houses. is one of the fire.
frequent sights of the town now-a-
days.
The status Of the public works
commission. as set forth in this column
Tuesday. appears to have been incor-
rect. Mr.. J. Q. Wray has resigned as
superintendent OF the water, light and
power department and Mayor Johnson
advises that the council has filled the
vacancy caused by the death Of DR.. W.
G.. White by the election Of DR.. A. Y.
Cartwright, the council having the
right to Ali such vacancy in this man.
ner.
- Generally throughout the cotton
growing section OF the south and in
almost every town in South Carolina
of any Importance as a cotton market,
common sense and common fairness
have recognized that the right system
of Weighing cotton offered for sale by
the producer is by a public weigher,
elected by the cotton seller. and bond
ed to do the right thing as between
seller and buyer. This system OBJ
tains in Fort Mill. except that both
seller and buyer happen to be content
to accept the service of a weigher who
Is agreeable to both without a bond.
In. Rock Hill. Yorkville and other
markets, there prevails the same old
system of weighing that existed in the
days when the seller was made to
feel that the buyer was comforting an
especial favor in taking his cotton al
shade over the highest price that
some other buyer was willing to pay.
Absolute fairness to both seller and
buyer require that the weighing and
docking, when docking is necessary
be done by a disinterested third party.
whose only concern Is to do justice to
both parties. and to prevent either
from hurting himself or the other fell
low through mere courtesy. Cotton
should be graded and weighed by dis
interested third -party-experts. The
present unbusiness-like system has
lived long enough, and then some.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-12-20
LOCAL. AFFAIRS,
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Farmers Hardware & Supply Co.-An-
nounces that 1t will be ready for bus
iness on January 1st. in the room at
present occupied by Clinton Bros.
York Drug Store-Suggests Nunnallys
. chocolates and bonbons. perfumery
and cigars as suitable Christmas
gifts for ladies and gentlemen.
Feinstein Bargain House-Is having a
big Christmas trade and Is fully pre-
pared to take care OF you in your
/, hunt for suitable gifts for anybody;
Loan and Savings Bank-Sound ana
conservative. its service Will be ap-
/, preciated by those wanting banking
7 service.
Geo. w. whitesides & Co.. Sharon
Are specially prepared to take care
!. Of those wanting extras for Christ
mas dinners. Suitable articles Tor
Z gifts. Reduced prices for holidays.
York Hardware Co.-Urges you 10
toin the Red Cross and also let II
supply your hardware needs. Gilt
suggestions.
Mcconnell Dry Goods Co.-Says to fol-
low the crowds and you will find It's
doors. A great array Of the goods
for practical gift buyers.
Carroll Supply Co.-Make special price
on laundry soap for Saturday. Inc
I seasons greetings.
Conimittee-Invitas you to box sup
per and bazaar at fiibert' MONDAY
night.
T. M. Stroup-Wants renter for rooms
vacated by water. light and power
departments, upstairs.
r I Brown, York No. l-Ofcrs hNe
we'll bred shepherd puppies. for sale
VIM. Ferguson. York No. 5-aas Du-
roc SOW and pigs, several shoats and
a registered Duroc boar for sale.
Miss Rachel Quinn-Has six room cot
tage on Kings Mountain street. for
y rent.
1. r. williams, Probate Judge-Gives
notice that Thomas Emerson has ap-
piled for letters OF administration on
estate of Sam Hughes. deceased. Al
so that q. II. WaTth has applied for
letters Of administration on estate OF
+. L. Warth, deceased.
Star Thcatre-Will have serial and a
comedy tomorrow. Special features
Monday and Thursday.
w. f.. FerSuson-1s selling new line
of cakes, Is cents. He has choice
fruits. nuts, etc.
Yorkville Candy Kitchen-Wants you
to remember it for choice fruits,
nuts. candies. cigars, cigarettes, to-
bacco, etc.
Louis Roth-Has a 350-pound cheese
at his store-good cheese. oysters
today, tomorrow and Tuesday.
James Bros.-Will toda receive an
other shipment Of choice mules. and
T they want you to see these and also
see others already on hand.
]. NJ. Stroup-Calls your attention to
the variety Of goods he has that are
Of special appropriateness as gifts
for ladies, men and children.
York Furniture & Hardware Co.
Calls attention to the big line Of the
better kind Of goods that II has that
are suitable for gifts.
Kirkpatrick Belk Co.-Calls attention
|" to the short time for holiday shop
ping and offer additional gift sugges-
tions. Bedroom slippers. etc.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-12-20
WILSON'S DEMOCRACY.
Presidents Simple Ways Please the
French People.

President Wilson's preference for
simple living, writes Lincoln Eyre from
Paris, to the New York World, Is en-
dearing him to the French public.
They like to read of his rigid adher-
ence to the food restrictions, OF his
quiet luncheons and dinners en- famil-
lie. of his drives to Versailles and in
the Bois de Boulogne alone with Mrs
Wilson. They even applaud his strict
observance Of the Sabbath, although
their own fashion of spending Sunday
is very different.
Presidential simplicity pleases the
Parisians because they deem 1t as con-
vincing evidence Of the sincerity Of the
presidents democracy. "He Is just a
good bourge ois, who knows what is in
pie all over the world" my concierge
says of him.
The French are we'll aware Of the
presidents desire to get down to busi-
ness and eager as ther are to see him
in public they fully appreciate the ne
cessity of his losing no time In begin
ming the conversations for which he
has come here.
The informality that prevails in and
about the Murat residence is a source
Of great satisfaction to the Presidents s
hosts There Is no elaborate Gordon
of soldiers. two doughboy sentries be-
ing the only guards at the entrance.
In addition to the Presidents house
hold there has never been more than
two or three guests at the table, and
these were old friends.
Meals are prepared by Prince Mu-
rats chef. The Sunday luncheon con-
sisted of hors ceuvres, eggs, white
sauce, saddle of lamb. celery. fruit and
cheese; and for dinner there were
thick soup. filet Of sole. hare outlets.
stewed chicory, ices, fruit and cheese.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-12-20
FROM CHATEAU THIERRY ON.

Mrs. Paul r. Bratton Of Yorkville.
who had not previously heard from
her son. Paul. Of the American expedi-
tionary forces. since October. received
the long awaited missive Wednesday
morning. dated November l9. 1t brings
the cheering news that Paul Is well.
moving along into Germany, in high
spirits. and like the rest OF them, glad
the thing has been brought to n glori-
Gus end with American victory. The
young soldier has had quite his share
Of the splendid work that the Ameri-
cans have been doing from the begin
ming. as is shown by tho following eX-
tract which Mrs Bratton has kindly
permitted US TO print:
My dear Mother: Just to let you
know that | am well. and We expect 10
be somewhere OH the Rhine before
long. l would have written you SOON
er; but We were unable TO get station
cry OF any kind. and were so busy that
when we had any time II was put IN
sleep. We drove them steadily until
We had orders TO stop firing" at IL
o'clock one morning. Talk about hap
py. We. l guess. were about as happy
us Fritz. Chateau Thierry, st. Mihiel.
scissors. Verdun-all these places
have been in and seen action. am In
the Third Division, 18th Field Artil-
lery. Battery ALL regulars. except
for the few requirements that have
come in TO take the places OF oil boys
who were bumped of. The French had
Il big celebration the night following
the signing OF the armistice and this
is the first night in three months that
have been able to get full nights
rest. We are now on our way TO the
Rhine. hiking every day and some
times day and night. Today we have
halted at Mars La-Tour. three kilome-
tcrs from the German border. Here
we will don new clothes, etc. as these
we are wearing are pretty we'll torn up
and discolorcd from the mud and rain.
hope by this time that you have re-
ceived my letters written while In ac-
ton. Tell grandfather (Col. A. Cow
ard) that the crater at Petersburg. Va.
is nothing to what n bomb from an
airplane can do. And shrapncl, Oh.
my. But II is all over now. and we
have gone back to strict discipline. But
nobody minds that, because we know
that we are going to come home In
about six months"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-12-20
HERE AND THERE.

don't see why those boys don't tell
US more about IL in their letters. said
a young lady who has three brothers
with the American eXpeditionary
forces in France. in the presence OF
Here and There, Wednesday. The lady
had received information that all of
her brothers were safe. and OF course
she was delighted with that; but she did
not seem to be satisfied. She wants TO
know more than the boys are telling.
The feeling Is quite common: but still,
II one thinks about the matter sooerly,
1t will have to be admitted that one
way and another, some OF the boys
have been covering the situation pref
ty well, so well III fact that It would
be difficult to see how it would be pos
sible 10 understand things better with
out being on the spot.
That venture Nv which York county
farmers were to Get fine blooded cattle
from Fort Worth. Texas, ut . or 5
cents a pound. did not pan out. There
was slip up. In spite OF the short no.
tice York county farmers agreed 10
take IFS head of the Hereford and An
gus cattle that IL was unde rStood to be
at Fort Worth. Ii will be remembered
that on account of the long drouth last
summer, hundreds OF thousands of
head Of cattle were deprived OF their
prospects for pastureage, and the own
ers had to sell or lose the cattle from
starvation. There was not much no.
tice to the York county farmers: but
quite a number of them acted quickly
and gave orders for the number stated.
1t turned out, however. that the buyer
who went TO Fort Worth TO buy, was
able to get only 36 head. These were
brought back and distributed as equit-
ably as possible. Explaining the mat
ter, n gentleman who was interested.
put it up like this: I'm the first place.
our buyer was delayed because Of the
flu. Then came the signing OF the ar
mistice, and following that corn and
oats growers Of Kansas, Missouri and
other nearby states. seeing that they
had lost their chance to sell their grain
to the government, rushed into Texas
and bought up those cattle. Then In
addition. there came a rain with n
freshening up Of the pastures and the
cattle were taken off the market"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-12-20
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

The following transfers Of real estate
recorded in the office Of the clerk OF
the court, have been indexed in the Of
fee Of the auditor within the past ten
days:
Bethel-R. A. Bratton TO ]. M. Stew
art, l03 $40 acres; consideration, ST.
1875.
Bethesda-D. E. Durant to Howard
Caldwell, 10 57-100 acres; considera-
ton, S2,250.
Howard Caldwell to S. ]. -Tumblin.
143 56-1O0 acres; consideration, $4,000.
Lille I. Faires to w. A. Neely. 3-4
acres: consideration, S356.25.
Bullock's Creek-James Benson to j.
]. Hanna, 140 acres: consideration
$500. -.
F. P. Morrison to w. A. Queen, 100
acres; consideration. $1,000.
Catawba-R. w. Patton to II. A. Wa
ters, IA acres: consideration. 500.
Mrs. Lula e. Eolroyd to A. E. Young,
1 lot: consideration. $4,000.
Mamie E. and Orrie A. Steele to
Laura J. Moore, l lot; consideration.
$500.
w. E. Walker to Mrs. jamie W.
Simpson. 81 1-2 acres; consideration,
1883.
II. q. Hitchcock to Oss Dunlap. 35 3-4
acres; consideration, $3.50.
Jno. r. Williams to ]. A. Brown. 2
lots; consideration, $500.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-12-20

the people OF York county as an edu-
Gator, citizen and soldier. Col. Cow
ard was one Of South Cardinals Civil
war heroes, and II Is very well known
and understood that his war expert
enccs were about as strenuous as
were to be imagined UP until well In
the beginning Of the World war. The
grandson has been through a CAM
paign which. though short in compar-
ison with the grandfather's four
years. will be held up 10 future gen.
erations as the most glorious In the
annals OF warfare-that brilliant drive
from Chateau Thierry TO ST. Mihiel TO
the German border. OF course he has
a right to be proud Of 1t all. and his
friends are proud Of II with him: but
in connection with the letter. of the
possible publication Of which he never
dreamed. there is q suggestion of hu-
NOR that is most exquisite. Note the
comparison Paul makes OF the havoc
of an aerial bomb with the blow-up at
petersburg, up 10 tHc pCSiihtH6 VI ''S
present war the most terrific explosion
in military history. Then imagine
Paul and the Colonel. each in ban
tering humor swapping their expert
ences. Wouldn't it be great? How
ever. as word OF caution TO you
young fellows who went over there.
as well as to you who were to SO next.
don't make the mistake Of discounting
what your sranddaddies did. Plenty
of them SAW as much war as any OF
you-saw as much death. II not as
much destruction and went through as
much horror. etc. The principal diff
ference was in the thing as whole
rather than in individual experiences.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-12-20
FIELD GLASSES RETURNED.

In response to call from the navy
department early in the war. w. d.
and A. NJ. Grist of Yorkville. loaned
to that department valuable pair Of
field glasses. BY last nights mail
they received the following:
There Is being returned to you by
registered mail the article received
from YOU In response To the Navys
call
AN engraved certificate cvidencinG
the participation Of this article In the
war Is now being prepared and will Q
forwarded to you n a subsequent
date.
1T is hoped that any evidence of
wear or damage will be compensated
by the fact that ~ great service has
been performed and that historic in
terest has been added to the article
returned.
Franklin u. Roosevelt.
Assistant Secretary Of the Navy"