The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-02-12
MOSCOW WILL
ENTERT AIN
IDAHO EDITORS
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN
DORSES SUGGESTIONS OF STAR
MIRROR FOR BIG CONVENTION
TO FORM ASSOCIATION
UNIVERSITY WILL JOIN IN EN-
TERTAINING PUBLISHERS OF
NORTH IDAHO PAPERS

NORTH IDAHO PAPERS
The suggestion made by The Star
Mirror that the proposed editorial as
sociation meeting of the publishers
and editors of newspapers in the Pan
handle and central Idaho districts be
held at Moscow, has been Endorsed by
the Chamber of Commerce and a COM
mite to arrange a program and in
vite the editors has been appointed by
President Hugo. The committee is
composed of l.. F. Parsons, chairman;
George N. Lamphere Jr, G. o. P. Mix,
DR.. E. Lindley and George Creighton.
The publishers of north Idaho have
been considering getting together and
benefit and the suggestion of The
Star-Mirror has been taken up by 9TH
er newspapers which indOrse Moscow
as the logiacI place to hold the meet
ing. Mr.. Parsons read q telegram he
had received from Professor Francis
A. Thomson, who is now at Kellogg,
saying that Coeur d'Alene district pa
pers support Moscow and want to hold
the convention here. The members
of the Chamber of Commerce took
kindly to the idea and will do all in
their power to assist in getting the
editors here That such a convention
will be of inestimable value to Mos
COW and the university is certain and
the town shouldsdo all it can to bring
the publishers here, is the concensus
of opinion of. all who attended the
luncheon today.
Fer LoOmis Funeral
President Hugo brought up the
question of the funeral of Lieutenant
Dudley Loonis, killed at Fort Sill,
Oklahoma, few days ago, and sug-
gested that all the stores close dur
ing the hour of the funeral and that
every one join in showing respect to
the first Moscow man to give his life
,or his country. President Hugo read
4 telegram from the airplane pilots OF
Fort Sill, who were comrades of Dud-
ey Loomis, asking the name OF local
'lorist and stating that they wished to
procure a floral offering for his fun
sral
A committee to arrange for the fun
,ral, secure the closing of the stores
md assist in preparing for the recep-
ion and care of the body upon its ar
'ival here was appointed The COM
nittee is composed of Lieutenant
7oelker, Judge Morgareidge and Rev. :
/. o. Perry. A committee to prepare
suitable resolutions upon the death OF
Moscow's first martyr is composed OF
Rev. w. H. Bridge, Prof. Phi Soulen
md G. w. Suppiger.
The body is expected to reach Mos
COW tomorrow or the next day, but the
uneraI will not be held until later as
Sergeant Stillinger, who was to have
accompanied the body here, could not
get away at the time the body was
shipped and it is desired to not hold
he funeral before his arrival. 1t is
believed the funeral will be held Sat
lrday afternoon.
For Guard Company
The question of having a company OF
rational or state guards for MOSCOW
vas taken up at the luncheon and dis
.ussed at length. Every one seemed
lnxious to have such a company here
md. President Hugo appointed j. j.
leane, r. Hodgins, G.. J.. Jain, Herman
w. E. Lee to canvass Moscow .
nd ascertain how many men could
e enrolled for such a company and
o report by wire to Governor Alex
nder tomorrow evening, if possible.
t was agreed that Moscow cannot af-
ord to lose the opportunity to secure
company and that the citizens should
ut forth every effort to get the re-
uesite number of men to join it. That
will be a great advantage to Mos
ow and Latah county goes without
aging and that the failure to secure
/, when offered, would injure Mos
ows reputation was agreed by all
The Chamber of Commerce was hon.
red at its luncheon by visit from
ohm Rodgers, who Judge Morgareidge
eclared is as much of a hero as any
ian who has given his life for his
ountry, for he volunteered and had
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