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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-10-31
HIGH LIVING COST
CONFERENCE OPENS
CONVENTION OF MAYORS AT
SAN FRANCISCO TO CONSID-
Err WAY OF REDUCTION

SACRAMENTO, Cal.-Of many
plans prepared for consideration at
the conference here today of mayors
from three western states to discuss
high living costs none seems to have
attracted greater interest that the
boycott idea of D. W. Carmichael,
Sacramento city commissioner.
Carmichael suggested that the pub
lie abstain from buying certain food
stuffs when prices seemed excessive
and this plan was carried into effect
here on a small scale through coop
GRAFTON Of several civic organizations.
A decline in the price of eggs on the
local market shortly thereafter was
attributed by Carmichael to the boy
colt.
Public hearings on hig living costs
were held by the Sacramento city
commission and to secure cooperation
of municipal executives elsewhere in
vitations for a conference in Sacra-
mento were sent to 144 mayors in
Washington, Oregon and California.
The resolution Of invitation adopted
by the city commission said:
"Whereas, All portions of our be-
loved country are today confronted
surmountable problems of the high
cost of living; and whereas, it de-
wolves upon those in position and
authority to use every human en-
deavor to ameliorate the condition Of
our people in this respect; and where
as, there exists a great division of
opinion as to the ways and means
which may be used to bring about a
reduction in the common necessities
of life; and whereas, we believe better
results in this direction will follow
united action taken by the wisdom
of the heads of the municipalities Of
the Pacific coast states, therefore be
it
Resolved, That this commission
through it's president, shall invite the
of the principal cities of
Oregon and California
to meet in assemblage in Sacramento
on October 80, 1919, for the purpose
of divising a plan or programme to
be put into operation which shall be
deemed best to bring about a reduc-
tion in the cost of living necessities
l.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-10-31
PLANNING TO OPEN
IDAHO COAL MINES
PERMISSION GIVEN TO CON-
STRUCT SPUR FROM OREGON
SHORT LINE TO MINES

BOISE, Idaho.-If the Oregon
Short Line and the Idaho Coal Mines
company can reach an understanding
coal mines at briggs in Teton county,
holding in excess of 100000 tons
of the best coal in the northwest, ac-
cording to official reports, will be
opened up to tide Idaho consumers
through the threatened strike, and
as source of regular supply here
after.
Walker D. Hines, director general
of-srailroads, in a telegram today to
Governor Davis announced that the
railroad administration would impose
no objection to the building Of a
spur to the mines. Inaccessibility to
transportation is said to be the only
obstacle in the way of operating the
mines. At the local office of the
Oregon Short Line it was announced
the matter would be submitted to
higher officials of the company at
Salt Lake.
The coal mine company asked Gov
ernor Davis Monday to demand of
the railroad administration permits
sion to build the spur, and it was in
response to Governor Davis telegram
that Director Hines gave the railroad
administration consent to the pro-
ject. The Teton fields are highly re-
garded by State Mine Inspector
Robert N. Bell as a source of supply
for Idaho.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-10-31

when they learned that the big camps
here would not take on any more
men," said Mr.. Hedican. There is
no trouble with the employers across
the line and some of the boys were
pretty hard up"
w. L. Anderson, manager of the
Four LIS free employment office, said
Wednesday that scores of timber
workers had taken jobs in small, in
dependent lumber concerns after hav-
ing been turned down at the camps
operated by lumbermen's association
members.
Dozens Turned Down.
Dozens of men have come to this
office in the last "a hours with sto-
ries that they have been turned down
at the big camps" said Mr.. Anderson.
"These men prefer to work in the
association camps because they get
better food and much better accom-
modations, but many of them are ac-
cepting work in the independent
camps until the others open again in
full swing.
'This office has not one order from
lumbermen belonging to the Timber
Products association and if any
agency received request for men it
would be the Four L office"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-10-31

standing pat on the decision made by
the association members during the
recent /. W. w. strike not to reem-
ploy "Wobblies' at any time and not
to enlarge their present camp crews
for an indefinite period.
"The lumbermen decided at their
meeting yesterday to stick to their
plan made last week not to employ
any more men for an indefinite time =
said C. w. Smith, acting secretary Of
the Inland Empire Employers asso-
citation.
Flock to Canada.
Several hundred I. w. W. timber
workers went to Canada when they
found that the Idaho camps were
closed to them, according to B. j.
Hedican of Everyman's free employ
ment agency.
II know personally of group Of IS
men who left for Canada Monday
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-10-31
F|ND LOST BAGGAGE
FOR THE SOLDIERS
RED CROSS STILL WORKING I'M
THE INTEREST OF ENLISTED
MEN-ROLL CALL

! That the Red Cross is still working
for the ex-soldiers' interests is shown
by the following letter received by
Mrs. c. J. Orland, head Of this de-
partment of Red Cross work in Mos
COW, from the department which looks
after the property of men who served
in the war. This letter will be Of in
terest at this time, just before the
opening of the third membership roll
call, which begins next week. The
lows:
There are at present approximately
100000 pieces Of lost baggage belong
ing to members of the A. E. F. on the
government docks at Hoboken, N. j.,
made up of 10000 trunk lockers $4,000
bedrolls, 5000 suit cases, and 1000
barrack bags which have come from
overseas and remain unclaimed by
their owners.
Much of this baggage is marked
with names only and cannot be for
Warded to the owners. In all cases a
new Shipping address. is required. You
will wish to advise all men who are
owners of lost baggage that they
should address their claims to
LOST BAGGAGE BRANCH, PIER g.,
HOBOKEN, N, J.
Please have them give an accurate
description of the missing piece Of
property The man should be sure
to give his last military address, his
correct home address and any other
identifying information that might be
helpful.
A complete card index permits
prompt identification and the baggage
will be forwarded by express at gov
ernment expense if on hand at Hobok-
en-.
1t is important that the greatest pos
sible publicity be given to this matter.
Please have these facts published in
your local papers and brought to the
notice of the public in any other ways
that may suggest themselves to you.
The Red Cross desires to assist
each man from overseas to recover his
lost property as well as to help the
government to dispose Of this enorm-
GUS accumulation.
Yours for the Third Red Cross Roll
Call,
F. P. FOISIE,
Division Director Civilian Relief.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-10-31
+ + j. + + + 1. + + + + + + + + +
+ WOMEN MUST PROVIDE !
+ OWN DANCE TICKETS !

+ STETTIN, Germany. = (By
+ Associated Press. 1.-The work.
+ ers of Stettin and suburbs have !
+ struck against paying all the en-
+ trance fees into dances, and the
+ refreshments for their girls or !
+ women partners at dances. Wo-
+ men, they assert, are now earn
+ ing as much as men and should !
+ bear their share. They positively !
+ will not dance with any woman !
+ who does not pay her own way. !
+ The ultimatium was published in
+ a Stettin paper, and reads:
+ The dancing ladies' world I
+ shold pay for itself. The revo- I
= luton brought the same rights !
+ for man and woman. AS result
: we demand that the young peo- !
: pie of Stettin no longer to pay !
I. for the ladies'. Why should we !
I. male workers who have to earn 4
+ money with our hands dance
+ away three or four marks, per- !
+ haps a bottle of wine and other
+ things, in order to show our !
+ selves as cavaliers to ladies'?
+ eff the ladies are willing to
+ amuse themselves with US Sun !
+ day afternoons, then they should !
bear the expense in equal shares !
+ since we earn our money by the !
+ sweat of our brows? Therefore, !
+ open your pocketbooks, or re- !!
+ main at home.
+ The appeal is signed by "many !
+ young Stettin people, which have !
+ acquired good sense"
/. !. j. % i i. i. i. 4. + i i. 4. i. + + !
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-10-31
Pledge Dance Enjoyable Affair.

The pledge dance given by the
Gamma Phi Betas Saturday evening
at the gymnasium was very en-
joyable affair. The programs and
decorations were in the sorority
colors, buff and brown. Punch was
served by Miss Florence Sampson
and Miss Margaret Fox. The pat
rons and patronesses were Mr.. and
Mrs. John Kostalek, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jerome Day, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Horton, Mrs. M. E. Lewis, Miss
French, Mrs. Ronald Everly and Mrs.
Verrill.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-10-31
Men Were Entertained


The men of the Agricultural college
of the university and their wives were
entertained Tuesday evening at a
Halloween party at the "Y" hut. The
hostesses were Mrs. R. K. Bennett,
Mrs. j. C. Wooley, Mrs. c. W. Hick-
man and Mrs. W. H. Hubert. The
rooms were prettily decorated in
crepe paper, corn stalks, Jack o'lant-
erns, pumpkins, owls and witches.
The guests, who were dressAd in
aprons and overalls, had great sport
cutting pumpkin faces with meat
skewers and holding track meet
representing w. S. C. and Idaho. The
partners for supper were found by
hunting hidden numbered apples.
The refreshments of cider and
doughnuts were served by four high
school girls, after which the party
gathered around the fireplace and
toasted marshmallows.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-10-31
Forestry School Short Course.

Present prospects are that the en-
rollment in the University of Idaho
short course in forestry which opens
Monday, November 3, will be unusu-
ally large, according to Dean F. G..
Miller of the forestry school. Former
service men who have been attracted
by the out of door life forestry offers
are expected to be in the majority
among the students enrolled.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-10-31
Enforce Prohibition Law.

NEW YORK.-United States Dis
trict Judge Hand today granted a
temporary injunction at the request
of the United States district attor-
ney, prohibiting the sale of all liquor
containing more than one-half of one
per cent alcohol. Under the injunc-
tion SALON keepers who violate the
prohibition enforcement law can be
summarily arrested and imprisoned
for contempt of court.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-10-31
I.W.W. BOYCOTT
STOPS WOBBL|ES
LUMBER ASSOCIATION POSI-
TIVELY REFUSES TO EMPLOY
MEN WHO CALLED STRIKE

SPOKANE Two to three hundred
l. w. W. returned to Spokane from
the woods Wednesday and Tuesday,
declaring that they failed to get work
in the big lumber camps owned by
operators belonging to the Timber
Products Manufacturers association
Lumbermen were found to be
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-10-31
Bandmaster in Moscow.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Thiclka of Ever
ett are in Moscow. Mr.. Thielke is a
band leader and music teacher and
hopes to be able to organize an Elks
band here. He had charge of the
navy band at Bremerton and recently
organized and trained a band at
Everett. He brings a strong letter of
from the Everett
Lodge of Elks to the Moscow lodge.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-10-31

Editor-"How's the new society
reporter? I told him to condense as
much as possible"
Assistant-"H did. Here's his
account of yesterday afternoons tea:
Mrs. Lovely, poured; Mrs. Jabber,
roared; Mrs. Duller, bored; Mrs.
Rasping, gored, and Mrs. Embon-
point, snored. Detroit Times.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-10-31
Germany Declines to Assist

BASEL.-(By Havas News Agency
The German governments note to
the entente declines to participate in
the blockade Of soviet Russia and asks
that the blockade be raised ard Ger
man ships held i'll the Baltic be re-
turned to their owners.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-10-31
COOL MINERS DEFY THE LAW
BIG STRIKE ALREADY STARTED


great million begun The
tonight places the miners
notwa quit this afternoon
orbddng the strike
defiance at the and
that the nuncon will be ignored Inc government R
hours state, bordering civil
all wish
leaders will follow mmed
One of
and staged the
ak Out Has Already
t this v O'Clock 100 men had left work AS the
~ ssas s''A'S' appeared ''S company ''
Kansas Miners viii Strike Tonight
Pe)-Thteen thousand
district will originally planned despite the
junction Alexander Howa president the Kansas district Well call
stopped"
Injunction nIssuedf in
INDIANAPOLISA injunction restraining all strike activities
application
Judge Anderson signed the order on the set forth by
disaster impending
protect its calamity.
of
injunction The formal hearing will be held November
Judge Aes made clear that this case Will not the general right
working He said will have bearing
other industries merely involving the right of labor during the
o o al fuel
SPRINGFIELD defiant attitude the
NOV move ~ " 4s p i, M m- m- 1 l a " Goa % tat a, % "a h eDa mi' aitt @
workngmen
Washington CoalM Miners
coal miner will strike midnight Robert
H.
told
Miners Will Defy Courts
Kentucky Miners Rescnd Strike Order
WASHINGTONThe advised
ecnded Kentucky
Gompers Protes Against Injunction.
WASHINGTON.
Attorney Palmer against
tanning
Palmer officials Injunction violation
o uno
that the against which
elared violate the
policy
requested Attorney General Palmer
Congress Pledges Support Government. f
efforts to the present industrial emergency"
Troop
Additional troops drawn from military which apparently will
not with the s
department placed
endorsements
Lewis /,
sent before the restraining issued by Anderson
message of kind has been
Maximum Coal Prices +
WASHINGTON
mouth to$26O.
Rafriad Workers
mi refused the
hoods for the
railroad bill which the committee
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-10-31
Japan Ratified Treaty.

TOXIC, Thursday.-(B the Assoc
lated Press. .)-Tne emperor has rati-
fed the versailles peace treaty.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-10-31

University Freshmen Win
+ The University Of Idaho I
+ freshman team defeated North I
: Central high school Of Spokane I
: in a foot ball game on the uni !
+ versity field this afternoon, by !
: score of 6 to 8. The game was !
! played on a wet, snow covered !
+ field underlaid with mud. The I
+ game was good one.
+ + + + + + + + + + + = = + + + 4
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-10-31
+ + + + + r + + + + 2 + !
High School Lost Game.

+ Moscow high school was de- I
+ feated in foot ball game at !
+ Colfax with the Colfax high !
: school this afternoon by score !
+ of 81 to 7. No details of the 1
+ game are obtainable as The 1
+ Star-Mirror goes to press.
+ + + + + + = + = + z + 2 . =
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-10-31

Division Director Civilian Relief.
Evening star., 1919-02-20
FALSE FIRE ALARMS
BRING BOYS ARREST
Elmer r. Green Offended Similarly
Year Ago-Severa1
Slight Fires.

Two of several fire alarms yesterday
were sent in by violators of law. who
probably wanted to see the =. paratus
run and hear the Changing of the fire
bells, and a third required an investi-
cation. 1t developed that in this in
stance there was small brush fire
near Tunlaw road and Jewett street,
and the Investigators concluded that
the box, three blocks distant, was
pulled for that fire.
Elmer r. Green, twelve vars old.
5oa1 41st street, was charged with
sending in an alarm from box 794, To-
Gated at Harrison street and Belt
road. Police say he was similarly
charged more than a year ago and
placed on probation. His case viii be
referred TO Juvenile Court
A motor truck owned by the Poto-
mac Electric Power Company at 18th
and B streets was damaged $500 by
fire. A chimney fire in rear of Dulin' S
lunchroom, 70s 18th street, resulted in
no damage.
A lace curtain caught fire from a
gas stove in the house of Edward Pur-
cell, 1905 New Jersey avenue, and S75
damage resulted. An overturned lamp
started a fire in a locomotive in the
navy yard. No damage was done. A
chimney at the residence of A. H. Sa-
maha, 124S 11th street, fell and did
$40 damage. An overheated stove
Evening star., 1919-02-20
D. C.. PRIVATE, BUT IL, COMING
BACK WITH WARS HONORS
E. F. Saunders Awarded
Cross for Bravery in
Saving Comrade.
Refused Entrance in Service
Here, He Joined Mary
land Troops.

Private Eugene F. Saunders of 921
4th street northeast will return from
France one of the youngest heroes
years old.
This mere schoolboy of Washington
has been awarded the distin guished
service cross, the War Department
announced today, for "extraordinary
heroism in action" It was at Bois
de Consenvoye, on October 8. that
young Saunders carried a wounded
comrade through a terrific machine
gun and artillery barrage to a place
of safety. risking his own life in
the exploit
Saunders had to fight his way into
the Army. He was only sixteen
years old when the United States en-
tered the war One by one he saw
his three Older brothers prepare to
go into the service and he refused to
be left at home.
Failing to pass the recruiting Off
GERS in Washington because of his
age, Saunders went to Hyattsvil1e
and got into the service as a Mary
land soldier. He was sent to Annis-
ton. Ala, where his organization re-
mained until June. 1918.
Eugene, though the youngest of the
four sons Of Mr.. and Mrs. James l..
Saunders to go into the service, prob
ably got closest to the Germans. The
following letter, written by Private
Eugene on November 16. indicates the
active service he saw:
Have been over the top six times,
giving the Dutch hell all the time.
We started the drive on October s,
and it lasted until October %. We
started over at daybreak, and, believe
me, it was some sight to see the boys
go over, wave after wave.
THE Germans were pretty wise in
having machine-gun nests in trees,
but the Yanks soon put them out of
order. I killed a couple, wounded a
few and captured a few. We were
fighting northwest of Verdun, in the
Argonne forest"
Eugene's three brothers in the
service are James r Saunders, who
was with the artillery in France, and
who is expected home soon; Corp c.
Evening star., 1919-02-20
NEGROES RIGHTS.
To the Editur of The Star.

To the Editor of The Star.
How many of our citizens realize
the splendid services our coiored SOL
diers rendered overseas7 The photo
graphs of few of these heroes who
were decorated for conspicuous brav-
cry are a decided contrast to the fol-
lowing editorial which appeared in
paper published in Greenwood. Miss:
Circuit Clerk G. S. Pate informs
the Daily Commonwealth that good
many negroes are applying at his of
ice and registering for the purpose
of voting in our elections. according
to their statements to him Our ad-
vice to these negroes, and all other
negroes who contemplate registering,
is that they had better get this idea
out of their heads as soon as pos
sible. The negroes are getting along
mighty well with the white people of
Leffore county, and have been for some
time, and they ought to have better
sense than to think that they will
ever again have the remotest chance
of voting in our elections. Such a
thing is simply unthinkable, and the
sooner these negroes who have regis
tered--and those who contemplate do
ing so-realize this fact. the better
for them. Therefore, the thought
should be speedily banished from their
misguided minds.
Ex-President Taft's illuminating
words written to me in recognition
of my book. "The Presidents I Have
Known" expresses the situation:
TT is one thing to grant in con-
Evening star., 1919-02-20

stitution, and IN the forms of law. the
fullest recognition of religious free
dom, and it is another thing to achieve
complete equality of opportunity in
the political, social and business fields
of activity unobstructed by tradt-
tonal religious prejudices."
The laws of our country promise to
give equal rights. but how are they
observed? The negro under the Con-
stitution is regarded as a citizen. at
least when he is to pay taxes and
fight for the country's flag. but that
ends his opportunity, except the priv
ilege of being lynched from time to
time. The equal rights of the small
est nation is to be maintained under
the league just consummated abroad,
but the equal rights of some of the
citizens of the largest republic in the
world is "a mere scrap of paper" Is
it matter of surprise that the red
agitators find material for hellish
propaganda among the disfranchised.
whether white or black? Congress is
busy investigating in many directions.
Why not stop such cowardly threats
as are contained In the above ed
itorlalf / am not waving the bloody
shirt, but as an American citizen voice
my protest against racial or religious
persecution and injustice.
SIMON WOLF.
Evening star., 1919-02-20
Mems Shirts
Second Floor.

Olive Drab Flannel Shirts,
were $3.50, now $3.50.
Olive Drab Flannel Shirts,
were $500, now S3.75.
White Shirts, French cuffs,
were $3.50, now $-S5.
White Shirts, stiff cuffs,
were $50, now. H85.
Olive Drab Silk Shirts, were
500, now $50.
Evening star., 1919-02-20
SHORT-TERM LOAN NOTES.
Plan Decided in House by Ways
and Means Committee,

Sale of short-term notes for the
victory liberty loan in April was
finally decided upon yesterday by
the ways and means committee of
the House, and assurance was given
tnat Secretary Glass is in entire ac-
cord with this program
Representative Kitchin. chairman
of the committee, announced that the
final draft of the legisla ton, which
amends former liberty loan bond
acts, would be ready for committee
consideration tomorrow, and that he
expected the measure to pass the
House next week.
The maximum authorization of the
notes was fixed at $1,000. .ooo, 900, with
authority given Secretary Glass to
fix the rates of interest on the four
types to be sold. The notes would be
redeemable before maturity, at the
option of the government, on one
years notice. The plan was outlined
in yesterdays Star.
Evening star., 1919-02-20
Army Blankets
Second Floor.

Olive Drab Wool, were
5000, now $3.50.
Gray Wool, were $500, now
$5.35.
Blue, Tan or Brown Cotton,
were $500, now $3.65.
Evening star., 1919-02-20
Helmets
First Floor.

For outdoor sleeping, SOL
diers and the motorist.
20 Jersey Cloth, were $3.50,
now S1.O9.
z Brushed Wool, were $3.50,
now H-35.
2 Jaeger's Knitted, were
$50, now S165-
1 Olive Drab Knitted, was
S.75, now SIS.
S Jaeger's Camel Hair, were
$500, now $zI5.
1 Jae2er's Gray Wool, was
$500, now $zl5.
Evening star., 1919-02-20
House Adopts P. O. Bill Report.

After a fight over the Senate
amendment authorizing federal CO.
operation to the extent Of s3oo 700, 600
with the states in road construction.
the House late yesterday adopted the
conference report on the 5000, 10000
post office appropriation bill The re-
port still awaits action in the Senate
Evening star., 1919-02-20
Canteen Work to Continue,

Canteen work Of the Red Cross win
continue throughout the United
States until the last Of the troops are
demobilized and returned to Iheir
home towns, the American Red Grcss
announced today. Reports show that
during the month of December 1885,.
900 cantesn services were performed .
Evening star., 1919-02-20
Genuine Maine Corn
"PARIS" Brand

Burnham & Morrill's pacl
known the country Per c
over as one of the IN
finest quality brands III
obtainable
Evening star., 1919-02-20

This variety is undoubted-
ly the finest of all Per Can.
salmon. Just a few 90
cents more and you'll .1Hc
enjoy the very best.
Evening star., 1919-02-20

caused slight damage in the house OF
Charles Redman, 1891 goth street.
Fire. caused by defective fiue. did
500 damage at the home of Mrs. Mary
Lewis, colored, TIT I'd street southeast,
this morning. Mrs. Lewis received Sc
we're burns to her face and hands. She
was taken to Casualty Hospital.