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The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1919-09-19
GENERAL PERSHING
IS BACK HOME
HUGE THRoNG CHEERS AS PER.
SHING RETURNS FROM FRENCH
BATTLEFlELDs.
Emotion Displayed BY Yank Com
mander, When He Receives His Per-
manent TitIe-lron Composure Fails
When Liner Docks.
Western Newspaper Union News Service,

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
New York.--America welcomed Gen.
eral John J. Pershing home. Honored
by foreign rulers and governments,
the Commander in Chief Of the might
lest army that ever fought it's way
to victory under the Stars and Stripes
returned to his own folk to meet a
greater honor than any foreign poten-
tate or power could confer-the thanks
~ the worlds greatest democracy to
nj / man who planned the decisive
blow in democracy's supreme fight
against tyranny. The stern-faced sol
der, who had maintained his iron self
control amid che shambles OF the
Meuse and the blood drenched forest
of Argonne, was not proof against the
tribute of praise and gratitude which
was roared from hundreds of thou
sands of the threats and hearts of his
fellOW-citizens. His voice trembled
with emotion as he responded to the
greetings extended by Secretary of
War Newton d. Baker in his own be-
half and that of the President, as
well, as the welcoming addresses OF
representatives of the Senate and
House, the state and city.
AS his car passed slowly through the
cheering multitudes, which jammed
Broadway from the Battery to City
Hall Park, General Pershing attempted
in vain to maintain his composure. at
first he replied to the cheers with
the stiff salute which military etiquette
demands, but he soon was carried
away by the storm of applause
which swept in great gusts about him.
Rising to his feet he waved his cap
about his head with boyish gesture
which told how deeply he was stirred,
while the grim lines of his bronzed
face broke into smile which was as
infectious as it was rare. 1t was Il
proud moment for the great American
soldier, but a prouder still remains.
New York did not exhaust it's welcome.
He will ride down Fifth avenue at the
head of the First Division of the Reg
ular Army, "the first to go and the last
to leave victors in the first battle
ever fought on European soil by Amer
lean soldiers. Surrounded by comrades
humber in station, but who had Of
fered their all as freely in the cause
of liberty, General Pershing saw his
native land again.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1919-09-19
Do kindnesses Kindly.

Most people would rather be refused
a favor, if the refusal were given
courteously and kindly, than to have
it granted grudgingly. There are few
things more humiliating than to be
obliged to accept assistance and rude
ness from the same person. If you
are going to do kindness, do 1t In
way that will bring returns Of graft
tude instead of dislike.-Girls' Com
Danion
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1919-09-19
Alternate Insomnia.

Admiral Sims said at dinner:
"And another frequent cause OF d.
vorce is alternate insomnia"
Alternate insomnia !" said nerve
specialist incredulously. "Pshaw, ad-
miral What the deuce is that?"
alternate insomnia" he admiral
explained, sis complaint common to
a great many husbands and wives.
Whichever goes to sleep first keeps the
other awake all night snoring"
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1919-09-19

Memphis. Collector of Custom
George P. Woollen received the lare
est single shipment of imported good
from France that has reached Men
phis from the overseas republic sine
the signing of the armistice. Dut
on the imports was $1,631.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1919-09-19
A Reminder.

Hewitt-What a forgetful fellow
Cruet is,
Jevett-Thats so; don't believe
he would remember which his LEFT
side was if he didn't have heart trou'
Die.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1919-09-19

Even a crook may cast straight
shadow.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-03-07
'DR. CHAs.. S. MOODY
IS UNDER ARREST
FORMER ADJUTANT GENERAL
CHARGED WITH DEFRAUDING
STATE WHILE IN OFFICE

BOISE.-Charles S. Moody, adjutant
general of Idaho's old national guard
regiment was arrested here last
night on a felony charge, on a war
rant sworn to by E. S. Delana, prose
cutting attorney of Ada county. Moody
has been released on $500 bail.
The arrest followed an official leg
islative investigation, which resulted
in recommendation that expendi-
lures by Moody and Ex-Governor
Moses Alexander be investigated by
the legal authorities of the state.
The specific charge against Moody
is that he "wilfully, unlawfully and
feloniously" made a false certificate
on certain voucher on which money
has since been paid to him from the
state militia fund.
The voucher in question was for
,$176.63, for expenses of a trip to
Washington last December. 1t is al
legal that this trip was made at the
order of General Crowder and that
Moody was reimbursed by the federal
government for the same items which
he later charged up to the state mill
tia fund, and that payment in full
was made by the federal government
before Moody submitted his bill to
the state.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-03-07

ready been drawn for many improve
ments in the temple. Curtis Richard
son, architect, has charge of the al
terations that are being planned. Mr..
Richardson outlined them to The
Star-Mirror reporter. Two bowling
alleys, hand ball court, shower
baths, dressers and lockers are to be
added to the large< basement which
runs the entire length of the big three
story building. The basement is to be
entirely remodeled. A new stairway
will be opened from the first floor to
the basement and the first floor is to
be entirely remodeled and number
OF improvements made, including
moving of partitions, kalsomining,
painting, decorating. The card rooms
and billiard and pool rooms are to be
rearranged. Plate glass show case
counters are to be added and the club
rooms made second to none in north
Idaho. The dining room is to be i'm
proved In many ways. 1t has been
suggested that the chamber of COM
merce hold it's weekly luncheons in
the dining room of the Elk's temple,
which can be made the finest dining
room in the panhandle of Idaho, but
this matter is to be taken up later.
The lodge room on the top floor is
to be improved in many respects.
Hardwood floors for dancing are to
be put in and many improvements
made in the decorations. The lodge
room is already one of the finest
places for dances to be found in the
Inland Empire, and when the contem-
plated improvements are made, it will
be the finest outside of Spokane.
The kitchen equipment is to be in
creased and greatly improved and
will be prepared to take care of large
banquets. Every department of the
fine building is to be improved, re-
modelled or worked over to some ex-
tent. The work will begin in the near
future
The. officers of the Moscow Elks
F. E. Sanger, Pullman,
exalted ruler; Judge Edgar C. Steele,
leading knight; George n Lamphere,
loyal knight; J. J. Keane, lecturing
knight; George Horton, escort;
Harry Thatcher, secretary; George
G. Pickett, G.. w. Suppifer and L.. F.
Parsons, trustees. 1t would be diff
ficult to select more representa-
tive body of citizens and their enter
orising spirit has been manifested
many times in the past, for the Elks
lodge of Moscow has always led in
any effort for the upbuilding of the
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-03-07
NORTH IDAHO SEED
POTATOES ARE BEST
"SPUD" BENNETT SAYS SOUTH.
ERN PART OF STATE LOOKS
NORTH FOR SEED

BOISE.-Northern Idaho will be
looked to for the production of clean
potato seed to supply the southern
Idaho demand in the future, accord
ing to E. R. Bennett, state field hor-
ticulturist, who says that the produc-
tion of potatoes for market in south
ern Idaho, where much heavier yields
are produced than in the northern end
of the state, has entirely eliminated
any effort on the part of farmers
here to produce disease-clean pota-
toes and that as consequence the
number of southern Idaho produced
potatoes which have less than per
cent diseased tubers among them and
can thus be judged as satisfactory
for seed, falls far below the demands
of the section for clean seed.
Northern Idaho, where the yields
are not so heavy, will be stimulated
to produce clean seed for the higher
price which seed potatoes bring and
Benewah, Kootenai and Bonner coun-
ties will be counted upon to provide
this part of the state with first-class
seed potatoes.
Effect of Scientific Culture.
AS an indication of the success of
this plan which the state horticul-
tural department is fostering, Mr..
Bennett mentioned Idaho Rural seed
which was 20 per cent diseased after
being produced in the Emmett dis
trict, which was taken into northern
Idaho and an effort made there by
Taylor Brothers near Occur d'Alene
to produce clean seed.
By selecting only SO per cent of
the stock for seed and carefully re-
moving the diseased plants from the
field twice during the summer, Tay
lor Brothers produced seed that
showed less than per cent diseased
tubers. This, according to Mr.. Ben
nett, is an unusual showing and con-
siderably better than southern Idaho
farmers can hope to do without max
ing serious inroads upon the total
production of their crop.
Mr.. Bennett said that he believes
the acreage devoted to potatoes in
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-03-07
PLAN TO MAKE ELKS TEMPLE
M0SC0W'S SOCIAL CENTER

community, for relieving distress and
for every patriotic movement.
Probably no member of the lodge
has taken a deeper interest or given
more of his personal time, and effort
to lodge work and the care of the
building and property than has G. G.
Pickett, city attorney, who devotes
all the time that he can spare from
his law practice to the welfare of the
lodge.
The Elks lodge is one of the most
charitable and humanitarian organi-
cations in the world. 1t is constantly
doing good, not with brass band,
but in quiet, unassuming way, that
gets results, relieves suffering and
brings pleasure and joy where misery
and sadness had prevailed. An in
stance, or many instances, of this
kind of work by the "Best People on
Earth" are reported during the recent
great war. The following story pub
lished in Golfers Weekly, January
IL, 1919, gives an insight into the
work the Elks did in the great con-
flict. 1t is entitled Backing the Sal
vation Army" and is here given just
as it appeared in Golfers. 1t follows:
When America declared war on
Germany, in April, 1917, all sorts of
organizations We're SelZed with the
desire to do their part. Your club
was one of them, wasn't it? And
your church-and about every organ
ization that helped to keep you in
touch with your fellow men and wo-
men. There has probably never been
such manifestation of eagerness to
serve and be of use as America made
in the first weeks of the war; The
sum of the effort that grew out of
that impulse of service was tremen-
dous-incalculable Much of it was
finely and usefully directed; much of
it was not This is the brief and un-
adorned tale of one collective effort
that got results.
If you happen to be an Elk, a mem
ber of the Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks, you will know good
deal of what is to be told. If you
are not, you may be as surprised as
was when | learned what the Elks
had done.
To begin with, to be an Elk you
must be an American. The Elks
eliminated the hyphen long before the
war made that symbol unpopular in
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-03-07
CAPTAIN FELKER
HAS AN ASSISTANT
FORMER STUDENT OF UNIVERSE
TY OF IDAHO is NOW ASSIST
ANT COMMANDANT

Lieutenant Ronald E. Everly has
been detailed to assist Captain Felix
er as assistant commandant at the
university, having been appointed to
the position, February 28 Lieutenant
Everly was a junior in the college of
agriculture at the university before
entering the service Of the army. He
attended the first officers training
camp at Persidio and was commits
stoned second lieutenant in 1917. He
was then transferred to Camp Lewis
where he became first lieutenant and
from there went to France in June,
1918, with the 361st Infantry of the
famous 91st Division. He landed at
Glasgow, Scotland, proceeded to
Southampton, England, and from
thence to Hayre, France. He was at
St. Mihiel, in reserve, in September,
1918. and at Argonne Forest under
continuous fire for 13 days, when he
was wounded October 8, in the leg
by high explosive shell. After three
months in the hospitals, he was sent
home and arrived at New York, jan
uary 18, 1919.
While at the front he saw Lieuten-
ant Lawrence Bonneville and Clyde
Humphries, and later met Lieutenant
Harry Dougall.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-03-07
SPOKANE MAN HAS
STRIKE PANACEA
FORMER MANAGING EDITOR OF
SPOKESMAN-REVIEW, FORM
ULATES A CREED

E SPOKANE.-As a weapon against
discord, strike, anarchy and disloyal-
ty and for the education and guidance
of the American youth and the for
eigner who would come to make his
home in America, a creed of Am
ericanism has been prepared by N. w.
Durham, chairman of the Spokane
county council of defense and chair
man of the round table conference
for the purpose of formulating car
ticles of Patriotism
The creed follows:
81. | believe, with Washington,
that respect for my country's author
ity, compliance with it's laws and ac-
quiescence in its measures, are duties
enjoined by the fundamental maxims
of true liberty.
"2. l stand, with Jefferson, for
absolute acquiescence in the decisions
Of the majority, the vital principle
of republics.
"3. With jackson, / thank God
that my life has been spent in land
of liberty, and that He has given me
a heart to love my country with the
affection of a son.
81. l affirm with Rufus Choate
that I will join myself to no party
that does not carry the flag and keep
step to the music of the Union.
49, I promise, with Henry Clay,
that as against the Union l will know
no south, no north, no east, no west.
"6. And l am resolved, with Lin
coin that this nation, under God, shall
have a new birth of freedom, and
that government of the people, for
the people, by the people shall not
perish from the earth.'
Chairman A. L. White of the con-
ference has issued call for a meet
ing in Spokane March Is, to hear the
report of the committee and take
definite action on the adoption of the
articles.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-03-07

A plan, suggested by Bruce A.
Campbell, grand exalted ruler of the
Elks, to make the Elks temple the
social center of each community, is
to be carried out in Moscow, where
this lodge owns one of the finest
buildings in town, admirably adapted
for holding all kinds of public meet
ings, from a grand ball to a commit
tee meeting and from a lunch to a
banquet. In his report and sugges-
tions to subordinate lodges Grand
Exalted Ruler Campbell says:
"Our subordinate lodges were a
great force in community work dur
ing the war period. Every drive and
every worthy movement received our
earnest support and cooperation. Our
homes, in many cases, were turned
over to the Red Cross, and the Sal
vation Army particularly has pub
licly acknowledged our work.
81 am particularly anxious now
that the war is over, that this COM
munity work does not cease. Our
lodges should be leaders of the COM
munity in times of peace as they
have been in time of war. The home
facilities should be thrown open to
all worthy organizations. Every
movement for the improvement, bet
terment and prosperity of the COM
munity, should be supported by our
lodges. Public and civic committees
should be invited to meet in your club
rooms. Organizations of women in
terested in the advancement of the
community should be encouraged by
you whenever possible and should be
permitted, without charge, to hold
their meetings in your buildings.
Il have not worked out a definite
program in this respect, but do de-
sire to call it to the attention of the
lodges, leaving this program to be
worked out definitely and to be an
nounced probably in my annual report
but my idea is in general, that all
worthy community and civic work,
not connected with politics, should be
heartily supported and aided by the
Elks lodge and by individual Elks.
We may thus impress upon the com
munity the fact that we are not solely
an organization for our own benefit
but are interested in the communities
in which we live and in our country"
The local Elks are going to act on
the suggestion. The plans have al
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-03-07
PRES. HECKATHORN
NAMES COMMITTEES
HEAD OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
ANNOUNCES NAMES OF THOSE
SELECTED BY HIM

The new board of directors of the
chamber of commerce, composed OF
Fl. H. Simpson, Guy Wolfe, A. H
Oversmith, Frank Slater and G. P
! Mix, met yesterday afternoon at 4:0C
o'clock and confirmed the committees
named by J. S. Heckathorn, president
The following standing committees
were appointed, the first name being
chairman of that committee:
Membership-C. G. Vincent, Howard
J. David. c. L. Jain, R. S. Butterheld,
Elmer Paulson.
Agriculture-E. j. Iddings, E. J..
Armbruster, J. J. Keane, Chas. Mum
son, M. NJ Preston.
Returned Soldiers and Sailors-L.
F. Parsons, I. R. Boyd, J. Quincy
Biggs, Luther Felker, A. C. Boom.
Highways-F A. David, George
Creighton, R. Hodgins, A. S. Lyon, 7.
A. Meeker.
Publicity and Public Welfare-M. e.
Lewis, H. T. Lewis, G. N. Lamphere,
W. A. Lauder. H. Whittier.
Education-J. G. Eldridge, W. F.
Morgareidge, w. S. Snoddy, J. H.
Rich, r. R. Sherfey.
Industry-A. H. Oversmith, VIM.
Hunter, G. L. Thompson, Herman Will
son, Chris Hagan.
The chairmans will call their COM
mittees together at an early date and
outline the work for the ensuing year
Reports will be received at the noon
luncheons of the chamber.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-03-07

these United States The Elks aren't
exclusive. They don't care whether
man is Jew or Gentle, Catholic
or Protestant. They're not particu-
lar about his tailor and they're not
interested in his ideas about politics.
But if he isn't one hundred per cent
American he doesn't belong So,
when we got into the war, the Elks,
with their membership of half mil
lion, didn't have to worry about di-
vided loyalty. They knew their mem
bers; they could count on them. Elks
began enlisting Immediately; before
Germany gave up more than fifty
thousand of them were in the service
"a remarkable record, when you con-
slider that good many Elks, natur-
ally, are well beyond military age.
Help Where Needed and at Once
The first step the Elks took toward
organizing their war work was the
appointment of the Elks War Relief
Commission, on June 2, 1917. John
K. Tener, who is about equally proud
of having been Governor of Pennsyl-
vania and president of the National
League, headed the commission, and
has been giving up nearly all his time
to its work ever since his appoint
names ought to be known!-were
Joseph T. Tanning, Jerome B. Fisher,
James R. Nicholson, Edward Richtor,
and Fred Harper
Tener's commission began by con-
sulting with the Red Cross and the
War Department. In July it report
ed to the Grand Lodge that the first
thing to be done was the establish
ment of base hospital units, to be
equipped by the Elks and operated
by the War Department. Immedi-
ately the Grand Lodge voted a mil
lion dollars and authorized Tener and
his associates to go ahead. No
strings were tied to the commission;
the Elks wanted to give help where
it was needed, and give it at once.
And it was we'll understood that if
a million dollars didn't prove to be
enough another million could be had
for the asking. AS a matter of fact,
the first million has not all been
spent yet, but if the work of recon-
struction requires it any part of an
other million can be had at once.
The University of Virginia and the
of Oregon had both or
ganized base hospital units. Fred
Harper, who was, in 1917, Grand Ex-
CONTINUED on page A.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-03-07
FALLING METEOR MELTS
ICE IN RESERVOIR

TOWANDA, PA.-A search for a
missing meteor, conducted by the
United States Geological Survey, has
ended in the reservoir of the Towanda
Water Company. Incidentally it has
enabled the company to account for
the sudden disappearance of it's ice
crop on the night of January %.
On the afternoon of the meteor's
flight local officials visited the res
ervoir and decided to cut the eight
inch crop of ice the next morning.
During the night the meteor landed
in the reservoir. When workmen
went to harvest the ice it had dwind-
led to a scant three inches, due, it is
asserted, to the heat of the meteor
warming the water in the reservoir.
The reservoir will be drained in an
effort to-find the meteor.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-03-07
GERMANY C0NFRONTS CRISIS
HUNDREDS KILLED IN STREETS

HUNDREDS KILLED IN STREETS OF BERLIN.
from all sides Of the of the city today and made brilliant
The attack for the relieving police column
from the within blocks of police headquarters
two hours.
uaIies largely among spectators.
Fla refusing give the their fleet the
Hohnzoen have blocked the armce commission work Some
surrender the German ships ucondionay The Germans demanded
that return the ships being surrendered they be granted certain
importation weekly replied
on the Unconditional" surrender
the ships This the Germans have refused to yield The situation is tense
crisis has been reached Berlin and the cabinet
but President Ebert Germany refused the resignation and asked
the of affairs
told by the today follows
Spa Negotiations Been Halted
relating question:
id h to-day SRnaeu T % e h MESSAGE se d demanded all %
Internationally without being
ing undertake the obligation supplying Germany with food us
shipping supply whole
Germany Refuses to Give Up Her Ships
allies Spa,
shipping
food will be Germany enable that withstand the
scheidemann Tenders Resignation
Schedemann handed his resignation
Ebert president with
the Berlin zeung Mag President
Ebert declined resignation and requested Shedm and his
cabinet to remain in office.
Fighting Still Berlin
for off all with other
telegram Eight persons
in the fighting last Tuesday Police headquarters building damaged
severely the Sparcans having used machine guns and artillery against
BOlshevists
Telegraph
Evidence German Brutality
LONDON dispatches additional
the
ton in Belgium.
Montenegro n
ROME,
conditions through Paris
today They reported the situation Montenegro desperate and said
the population actually starvation The
bus irving to the peoplef froms
Clemenceau Confer
PARISPmier Lloyd George Premier Clemnceau and Colonel House,
President Wilson's the
meeting the effort adjust the differences
connection with the preliminary
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-03-07
WANTS LIST OF ALL
PURE BRED STOCK BREEDERS

o. S. Fletcher, county agent, wants
a complete list of all breeders of pure
bred, registered livestock in Latah
county This includes owners and
breeders of horses, cattle, sheep and
swine of any breed, provided it is
purebred, registered, or eligible to
registration The state farm bureau
is publishing, or preparing to publish,
book containing the names and ad-
dresses of every breeder of such
stock in the state and the county
agents have been requested to secure
the names and addresses of every
breeder in his county
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-03-07
MONTANA FARMERS WILL
GET MUCH SEED GRAIN

GREAT FALLS, Mont-Montana
has been allowed 100000 additional
under an appropriation for the United
States department Of agriculture to
enable farmers to purchase spring
wheat seed, says telegram from the
department to E. A. Boeger and w. l..
Kelley, who are in charge of the fed
eral land banks office here tempor-
arily. This means that the 2017 farm
ers who applied for seed money prior
to February 1 will practically all have
their applications approved. 1t does
not mean, however officials, declare,
that more applications will be accept
ed