The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-11-24
IT'S A GOOD POLICY.

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An Omaha newspaper man has 9
motor car, remarks the World Herald
of that city Last spring he had il
painted. Not long ago the surface be-
gan to develop an amazing series OF
cracks like the "crow's feet" about an
old mans eyes. The man greeted the
cracks with amazement rapidly becom-
ing disgust Every time he looked at
the car he lost his appetite and his
good temper.
The other day the car was taken to
the paint shop. It's owner was fully
prepared to hear that he had used the
wrong kind of polish, that he had left
the car stand out in the sun, that any
thing and everything had spoiled the
paint except that the paint itself
was at fault.
The painter looked the car over.
IF you'll bring it in, I'll do it over,
he said. 1.-The varnish must have been
bad
1t was all over in two minutes. The
mans faith in human nature jumped
several hundred per cent. The sky
was clear; the whole world was set in
rosy hue.
Here was man who didn't dodge
responsibility, who tried no excuse,
who backed his work with his word
and made good his word.
Isn't it pretty good policy?
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A farmer near Moscow was offered
$500 per acre for his farm of 240
acres, and he refused it. He came
here last year because of the SPLEEN
did soil, the certainty of crops and the
educational advantages offered at ]
Moscow. He realizes that land as !,
good as his and close to as good d |
town as Moscow is worth more than |
5000 per acre. But the prediction |
that farm land in Latah county would |
be selling for 5000 per acre before
Christmas has come true. William
Hunter sold 800 acres for $21S.75 per
acre and 5000 per acre has been Of
fered and refused for the farm men
TONED. The man who buys land now
at the prices for which it can be
bought, is making a sure and safe in
vestment.
And now it is announced that the
coal strike was never called off as the
federal court ordered, but the coal
miners union officers fooled the court
The statement is gIeefulIy made by
some of the miners that sthe order
the strike was not writ !
-en on the official letterheads of the
lnion and did not bear the official seal
If the union, as required by the con
'titution and was therefore Illegal and
lot an actual order to withdraw the d
trike-' This, if true, should be in
estigated and the men who fooled the Z
ourt' should be made to pay dearly I
or it. The American people are tired T.
f the actions of the coal miners and u
re demanding that the strike end and q
hat they be supplied with coal. ,
- "a "a q
Iue coal mine operators refused 10 "
oncede to the compromise offer made
Y the miners at the instigation of Sec N
etary of Labor Wilson, until they N
an force Fuel Administrator Garfield
, agree that the added cost of mining
hall be paid by the consumers. They
re determined that the common peo- az
lie shall pay for the strike and in CT
ease the profits of both miners and IN
inc owners. 1t is about time we had Ell
] organization of consumers to pro- WI
ct their rights against the greed of es
officers in labor and business. OF
n "A N be
A week from today congress con- OF
mes in regular session when it is W
ped something will be accomplished. lal
l authorities agree that the extra no
binary session, just closed, was his
out the worst that has been held in1 XII
any years. There are many things SIX
at need prompt action and it is TO be =
ped that the next congress will r
ally act. u
Latah county people begin to re- z
re now what good roads mean to II
en-. The few miles OF good road