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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-12-23
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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-12-23
NO SPECIAL SESSION
OF THE LEGISLATURE
ACTION OF UNIVERSITY CO-EDS
NOT LIKELY TO BRING THE
DESIRED ACTION.

BOISE.-The action taken by the
University of Idaho co-eds in passing
resolutions endorsing a special ses-
sion of the Legislature to ratify the
suffrage amendment, has attracted
the interest of the party leaders here.
The college girls hold that Idaho's
vote may be critical one before the
campaign is over. to get the legisla-
lures OF the various states to ratify.
They are enlisting the support of the
women's clubs in various parts of the
state as well as the alumnae.
1t is not likely that the special ses-
sion of the Idaho legislature will be
called, however, unless the college
girls and other women of the state
are able to convince Governor Davis
that 1T is necessary and win him to
their side. The governor is not in
cllned at this time to summon the
solons. Of course, in the event it
became imperative to have Idaho's
vote to assure safety of the amend
ment, he would order the special ses-
sion. The amendment does not seem
in any particular danger. In fact the
necessary two thirds vote will be Sc
cured without any trouble, the COVER
nor and others believe. Other states
which were planning special sessions
have abandoned the idea at this time.
There is no question but that the
Idaho Legislature would ratify the
amendment by a practically unani-
nous vote. That seems to be con
ceded There is not the slightest
of fight over ratification
and as long as the two-thirds vote is
assured the governor sees nothing to
worry about. Idaho can ratify in reg
llar order when the legislature con-
yenes year from now, it is held
Boise Correspondent of The Lewiston
Tribune.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-12-23
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
EMPLOYEES ARE REMEMBERED

j. K. Mccormack, president, and
Thos. F. Wren, director, of the First
National Bank were in Moscow Sat
urday attending the regular monthly
meeting at the bank. Mr.. Wren is
president of the Northwestern Live
Stock Association and largely inter
ested in farming. He has large land
holdings at Fem and is enthusiastic
about Palouse soil. He does not be-
lleve that land values have reached
their high point and that next spring
will see real estate active After go
ing over the affairs of the bank, Mr..
Mccormack expressed himself as we'll
satisfied with the sound and LIQUID
condition of the bank. That he was
highly pleased at the growth of the
bank during the year and with the
earnings as shown to date. In ad-
dition to declaring very substantial
dividend to the stockholders, the di-
rectors voted additional salary to
each of the employees of 10 per cent
of the salary paid for the year
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-12-23
BUTTE COPPER MINES
HAVE RESUMED WORK
HAVE BEEN IDLE 21 DAYS OWING
TO FUEL SHORTAGE WHICH
CAUSED CLOSE

BUTTE, MOnt.-TWelve Butte cop
per mines, employing approximately
1000 men, resumed operations yester-
day after 21 days of idleness due to
the coal shortage.
Snow near the Tropic mine, en-
ploying ITO men, on the outskirts of
the city, makes it impossible to de-
termine whether that property will
be able to open today as expected.
The Emma and East Colusa, zinc prop
critics, which were not running at the
time of the shutdown, resumed Satur
day Fourteen mines, two more than
on December /, are working now. They
include the Mountain Con-, Stewart
Tramway, Berkeley, Gray Rock, Leon
ard, Nettie, West Colusa, Badger State,
Pennsylvania, Emma and East COluSa,
owned by the Anaconda company, and
the Granite Mountain and Specu1ator,
operated by the North Butte compa-
ny.
The Great Falls and Anaconda
smelters will be able to operate at
full capacity when ore from the cop
per mines reaches them the day fol-
lowing Christmas. The zinc concen-
traitor and teaching plants at the
Anaconda plant began operations Mon
day to treat ore from the Emma and
East Colusa, shipped Sunday. The
Great Falls smelter opened yesterday
and will treat ores on hand.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-12-23
DEMAND CAPTURE OF
MEXICAN BANDITS
OUTLAWS BE CAPTURED
AND PUNISHED

WASHINGTON. - Frederick Hugo
American ranch manager, captured by
bandits in the recent raid on Muz-
quiz, Mexico, and later liberated was
realised under an agreement to pay
$500 ransom within II days, accord
; ing to information reaching the de-
partment OF state.
The department announced yes
terday that instructions had been sent
to the embassy in Mexico City to in
sist that steps to capture the bandits
be taken by the Mexican government.
The raiders took from Murquiz
American-owned property valued at
$4,000 pesos, 148 horses and large
food supplies, according to the report
to the department. About 400 bandits
made the attack. A federal force of
750 men and six machine guns were
less than 40 miles from Muzquiz at
the time, the departments advices
stated, and made no effort to relieve
the town until the bandits had evac-
uated the place.
Five trains on the railroad line be-
tween San Luis Potosi and Tampico,
Mexico, are reported to have been at
tackled by bandits during the last five
weeks. One train was blown up De-
cember IL, near Cardenas, state Of
San Luis Potosi, and 10 passengers
and soldiers are said to have been
killed, the reports to the state de-
partment said.
About % persons are said to have
been killed in a similar incident on
that line December 6.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-12-23
SANTA CLAUS.
Big Papers CurtaiI Issues.

NEW YORK.-Publisher of all
newspapers in New York City except
two who have already increased their
rates, will advance the price of Sun
day papers in the country districts
to 10 cent on or before January 4,
in answer to the plea of the house
committee on postoffice and post
roads that newspaper publishers i'm
mediately reduce consumption of
newsprint paper 10 per cent below
normal to relieve the paper shortage.
This announcement was made today
by the American Newspaper Publish
ers' Association. Publishers of all but
one New York evening paper have de-
cided to issue no editions on Christ
mas or New Years day.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-12-23
WESTERN UNION OFFICE
OPEN EARLY CHRISTMAS

For the benefit of the public and
those wishing to file night letters
or wire money for early morning.
Christmas delivery the Western
Union telegraph office will remain
open until midnight Wednesday, De-
cember "a, instead of closing at 8
p. m. On Christmas morning the Of
flee will open at 6 a. M, instead of
$3.50, in order to have incoming
Christmas greetings in the ad-
dressee's hands at 8 o'clock break
fast time. Extra messengers will
be employed in order to expedite de-
livery. A. 8. Eastman, operator.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-12-23
PEARL NECKLACE
WORTH s1,250,000
ORNAMENT OF THE MOTHER OF
PETER THE GREAT NOT
SOLD AT AUCTION

.CHICAGO-Peter the Greats
mothers pearl necklace recently went
begging when put up for sale at an
auction in London. This might seem
at first to indicate that pearls are
not so popular among fashionable
people as dealers have insisted But
it doesn't 1t indicates merely that
present record prices have set a limit
to the number of pearls a person can
purchase at one time.
The necklace consisted of 1913
pearls, the largest weighing % grains,
and the entire necklace weighing
4,000 grains. The reserve price
placed on it by the auctioneer was
$1,250,00O Only 100000 was bid
and the necklace was withdrawn from
sale. 1t is said it will be broken up.
The separate pearls doubtless will be
sold quickly for pearl dealers declare
good pearl in London or Paris.
The cause of the demand for pearls
is worlds shortage. The oriental
fisheries are exhausted of all except
the smaller kinds and European deal
ers are depending for their supply on
family collections, many of them an
cient and historic, which have been
thrown on the market as result Of
the wars wrecking many private for
tunes.
The old czarina's pearl necklace is
the first of the Russian crown jewels,
known to be such, that have been of
federd for sale out of Russia. The
cablegram concerning the London
auction said the necklace ''was
brought to England under unusual
circumstances, having been wound
around the body of the carrier" 1t
did not mention who the carrier" was
"a bit of information that might
have proved highly interesting. The
Russian crown jewels have disappear
ed and it has been generally believed
that they were stolen, broken up and
out of Russia for sale in
other lands Some of them are sup
posed, in altered form, to have reach
ed the United States.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-12-23
SANTA CLAUS WRITES
T0IMOsC0W CHILDREN
THAT HE WILL BE
AT THE ELKS TEMPLE NEXT
THURSDAY AFTERNOON

The Star Mirror has received the
following letter from Santa Claus
which he asked to have published so
that the children of Moscow and
vicinity will know where and when
to find him on Christmas day His
letter follows:
My Dear Children:-I am coming
to Moscow Christmas Day and will
see you all at the Elks Temple at
o'clock. | am tickled to death and
laughing all the time when l think
of getting to see 1000 children of
Moscow all at one time. These big
hearted, jolly Elks are making me
very happy for | love children. l will
tell you how | am coming to Mos
COW. My team of SO fleet-footed rein
deer bringing me and four people,
will leave Spokane at 10 minutes be-
fore a O'Clock on Christmas day. I
will reach the big Elks temple at just
a o'clock and with my assistants will
begin at once to give my presents
to the children My beard will be
long and very white. l come from
the frozen north where it is very cold
and / have to have a long beard to
keep my face and throat from freez-
ing. l stay all the year until Christ
mas in the cold north getting my pres
ents ready for the children | will
say good bye as this is the last
letter | will write until l see you all
at the Elks Temple on Christmas day
at o'clock.
SANTA CLAUS.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-12-23
URSUL|NE ACADEMY
HAD CHRISTMAS TREE
ENTERTAINMENT GIVEN LAST
NIGHT BY THIS SCHOOL WAS
UNIQUE AND PLEASING

A unique Christmas entertainment
given in Ursuline Academy Monday
night by the students was one of the
most pleasing events of the season.
Despite the bad roads and weather
there was a good attendance and all
who went were well repaid for their
efforts 1t was a Christmas tree
with variations. There was the tree,
all right, and it was excellent, and
the distribution of the presents by
Miss Mary Ebel, who impersonated
Santa Claus, was pleasant event
won merited applause.
She read her chimney mail" in
which were letters from numerous
children asking for certain presents
and these were given. A couple of
little girls dressed to represent
pair of mittens, made a pleasing
spectacle as did another little girl
who was talking doll' and said
Mamma" and Papa" just like
real, live doll. The Christmas effect
was heightened by number of snow
fairies who distributed splendid and
realistic imitation of snow over the
crowd and over the tree.
There were "stunts" by each class
and prizes were awarded for the best
sustained characters and the best
costumes. The judges were parents
IF high school pupils. So well were
a number of characters sustained that
The judges had difficulty in reaching
a decision and in one case there was
a tie, the decision being reached by
drawing lots. The high school girls
provided their own costumes.
The senior class prize went to Miss
Myra Armbruster, daughter of Mr.. |
and Mrs. E. J. Armbruster, who re-
.eived merited commentator for the
excellence of her costume and the
'ealistic manner in which she sus-
aimed her character. She represent
ID The Star-iMrror Another strik-
ng costume in this contest was that
# Florence Armbruster, who repre-
ented the Literary Digest.
In the junior class the prize was
warded to Miss Winifred Mosier,
Who represented lard There was a
lie between Miss Josephine Keane,
yho represented Quaker Oats, and
Hiss Marjorie Robbins, who repre-
ented Sunny Jim, in the sophomore
lass. The tie was decided by draw
ng lots and Miss Robbins won
Miss Cleo Strohm won the prize in
he freshman class, with her repre-
of an onion. Miss Margaret
OK, who represented a sack of po-
atoes, was credited with excellent
7ork, as was every participant in the '
lany contests.
Taken as whole the unique enter {
ajnment was rngardad bv thoco for ,
mate enough to be present, as one '
I the most pleasing ever staged in
lis popular school. ,
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-12-23
BURTON |. FRENCH
D|SL|KES DECISION
IDAHO CONGRESSMAN DISCOUR-
AGED BECAUSE OF ATTIT-
UDE OF LAND SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, D. C.-The secre-
tary of the Interior, under date of
December 9th, has submitted an ad-
verse report on the bill of Congress
man French providing that Indian
war veterans as to whose service no
record evidence is available in the
War department or in the archives of
the states where the service was rem
dered, might furnish evidence in lieu
of this by affidavits of comrads or
others who knew of the service.
Congressman French said: 81 am
very much discouraged at the attitude
of the Interior department. These
soldiers saw the same service that
their comrads did who were members
of the same companies and served
with them. It was not the fault of
the soldier that the records were not
kept but the fault of the officers in
charge, and | regard it as outrageous
that this little band of men who help
ed to save the west should now be
denied the same consideration that
their fellows are receiving whose rec
ords of service is on file in the de-
partment in Washington, or in state
archives.
II am going to continue my efforts
further, but l must confess / am
tremendously disappointed that the
Interior departments report on my
bill should be adverse. l have gone
over the matter fully with the interior
department officers and the pension
officers and was hopeful that the re-
port would be favorable
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-12-23
.H0WATT WILL ASK
COAL MINERS TO WORK
DEFIANT HEAD OF KANSAS MIN
ERS SOON Willis AFTER A
NIGHT IN JAIL

Alexander Howatt, the "fire-eating'
head of the Kansas coal miners, who
has been the loudest of all the loud
mouthed strike leaders in denouncing
the government and threatening what
would happen if the miners were not
granted their request, appears meek
as a lamb today, after spending last
night in jail, and promises to use all
his influence in trying to get the min
ers to dig coal.
Howatt Out of Jail.
INDIANAPOLIS.-(B A. P.)-Alex-
ander Howatt, president of The Kansas
District of the United Mine Workers,
was released from the Marion county
jail on bail today by order Of United
States Judge Anderson.
Howatt agreed to join the miners
international officers in sending tele-
grams to the Kansas miners in an en-
deavor to end all strikes in Kansas
mines.
More Kansas Miners Strike.
PITTSBURG, Kansas.-(By A. P.)-
Seventeen mines, employing more than
5000 coal miners, are idle today as
result of a strike called By the miners
to protest against the Imprisonment
of Alexander Howatt, district presi-
dent, for contempt of court
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-12-23
Successful Hunters.

VIM. Patrick, Robert Gray, Jake
Herman and two or three citizens re-
siding between here and Genesee,
passed through town Monday on their
way home from a hunting trip to the
vicinity of what is known as Big Is
land on the upper Clearwater river
They report game quite plentiful in
that part of the Clearwater region
and the party succeeded in killing six
deer. The snow fall was heavy and
the ground was covered to a depth
of about three feet there when they
left ]uliaetta Record.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-12-23
MURDER MYSTERY DEEPENS
WITH ALLEGED CONFESSION

LAWTON, Mich.-(By A. PA
signed statement accusing Joseph
Virgo with performing an illegal OPP
ration upon Maud Tabor, who disap-
peared three years ago and whose
body was found salted in trunk in a
cellar here, recently, has been made
by Mrs. Sarah l. Tabor, aged 80,
mother of the dead woman. This an
was made by Prosecutor
Warner, today This statement is a
diIect contradiction of Mrs. Tabor's
testimony given at the coroner's in
quest. She now charges that Virgo,
VINO married Miss Tabor year before
her disappearance in 1916, crammed
the body into the trunk in which it was
found in the basement of their former
1OMe.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-12-23
More Kansas Miners Strike.
WANT INLAND EMPIRE
REPRESENTED AT CHICAGO

SPOKANE, Wash Plans are afoot
to have the Inland Empire represent
ed at the next international stock
show in Chicago. The idea is to
demonstrate what this country is ac-
complishing in the direction of grow
ing forage and finishing products.
The suggestion ties in with the live
stock industry, in fact is a vital fea-
ture and has been successfully carried
out in respect to other live stock pro
ducing districts. j. R. Shinn, county
agent of Spokane county, has the plan
in hand
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-12-23
Spring Like Weather.

1t looks like sgreen Christina"
for the Palouse country. Much of
the snow is gone and it is going fast.
Even in the timber it is going about
as rapidly as on the valleys and hills.
Mr.. Rawson says it has gone as fast
from the vicinity of his saw mill, 13
miles east of here, as it has near Mos
cow Today is just Ike spring day,
with warm, balmy k1r,a sunshine and
fleeting clouds, and moisture every
where's. Over in Whitman county,
especially in the western part, it is
said the snow is all gone and farmers
will be plowing next week. Ten days
of this kind Of weather will permit
the resumption Of plowing and other
farm work in Latah county.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-12-23
Fined For Killing Elk.

Charles Sawyer, of northern Latah
county, who is reported to have killed
an elk yesterday, is said to have been
fined $3.50 and costs, amounting to
a total of $158 in justice court to-
day. L. E. Brooks, deputy state
game warden, went to Palouse this
morning to investigate the case. It
appears that Sawyer was entirely in
nocent of any wrong intention but
thought the elk season was still open
in this county.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-12-23
YOUTHS PLEAD GUILTY
GET LIFE SENTENCES

ASTORIA, Ore-Peter Axel Bran
ner and William Oscar Wilson, who
were returned here from Utah two
weeks ago as suspects in the murder of
Frank Gowan, Characterization
on November %, and who
are said to have confessed to the po-
lice, pleaded guilty yesterday when
taken into court and were sentenced
to life Imprisonment.
The men, according to the police,
also robbed Gowan's store.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-12-23

SPOKANE.-The mining industry is
so closely interviewer with the pros
perity of the Inland Empire that con-
siderable interest is certain to be
shown in the Northwest mining con-
vention in Spokane, February 1921 at
the Hotel Spokane. The influenza ban
last year prevented the convention,
but this years gathering will be of
special interest owing to the marked
increase recently in the mining de-
velopment of the country.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-12-23
Irrigation Meet Next Month.

SPOKANE.-All indications point to
an unsuaualIy successful convention Of
the Washington Irrigation institute at
Spokane, January 8-9. This year the
institute is open to the entire Pacific,
Northwest as so many issues of vital
Importance to the future development
of the west are involved and it is rec
ognized that the irrigation movement
must not be sectional
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-12-23
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Penny Store Was Robbed.

: SEATTLE.-(By A. P.)-
+ Police are watching for man 4
+ reported to have boarded an 1
! electric car at Puyallup bound I
: for Seattle, who answers the de- 1
! scription of one of the two men I
!! who engaged in a pistol duel 1
with Puyallup officers following I
: the robbery Of the j. C. Penney I
store, at Olympia, of $500 last I
night. E. H. Schultz, one of the I
pursuers, was killed by the rob I
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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-12-23
ADMIRAL SIMMS DECLINES
DECORATIONS AWARDED HIM

WASHINGTON-(By A. P)-
Copies of letter written by Rear
Admiral Sims to Secretary of the
Navy Daniels. declining to accept de-
corations awarded him for services as
commander-in- n-chief of the American
naval forces in European waters dur
ing the war, have been received by a
of naval officers here.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-12-23
Celebrated Golden Wedding.

]. A. Hungate and wife Of Pullman
have just celebrated their golden we'd
ding. Their first home was in Bland
insville, Illinois, and they came to
the Inland Empire in 1872. Six chill
dren and IL grandchildren were pres
ent at the golden wedding, the family
circle being entirely intact.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-12-23
Millions Of Fruit Trees.

SPOKANE, Wash.-Figures com
piled by the northwestern fruit ex-
change give new slant on the apple
industry. 1t is asserted that the
acreage in Washington is 81 800 with
6,500,0OO trees, of which all are in
bearing except half million The
federal crop reports bureau places
the states production Of apples for
1919 at 1920 boxes
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-12-23

Miss Viola McCartor is home from
Potlatch to spend the holidays. The
Potlatch schools will have vacation
OF tworweeks.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-12-23
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To Try Kaiser. 1

+ LONDON-(By A. P.)-Law I
+ officers of the crown held a 4
+ consultation today with French I
+ and Belgian law officers regard I
+ ing the former German emperor. !
+ It is reported the conferees made I
+ out case against him and I
+ framed an Indictment I
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The Monte Vista journal., 1919-10-18
DEATH OF TALENTED
YOUNG MAN

Paul Wilbert Cotton. son of
Mr.. and Mrs. +. w. Cotton.
died Ut his homo In Monte Wis.
"a Monday morning. Oct. IS.
OF tuberculosis. He was in hIs
twenty.ninth yoar. The BODY
was taken to Denver and fun.
eral services held ut Martins
mortuary today. Friday. In.
terment at Fairmount ccmc-
terry.
Paul was patient sufferer
and his devoted parents law
ished every care upon him. He
was remarkably talented in
music and poetry and was a
deep student.
Some time ago the Journal
received n poem written by the
young man and the same il
printed below: