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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-05-31
WILL INVESTIGATE
STARCH EXPLOSION
GOVERNMENT EXPERTS WILL
TRY TO PLACE BLAME FOR
CEDAR RAPIDS DISASTER

WASHINGTON, d. C.-The starch
mill explosion at Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
in which score of lives and 100000
worth of property were lost accord
ing to early press reports, and which
possibly could have been due to a
dust explosion, is to be investigated
Immediately by chemical engineers of
the United States Department of Ag-
riculture, who are working to devise
appliances and methods for the pre-
vention of disasters in mills where
any kind of plant dust is present.
The devices and methods worked
out for the prevention of grain-dust
disasters have proved successful, ac-
cording to officials of the Depart
should be applied as soon as pos
sible in all industrial enterprises pro-
ducing inflamable dusts.
The campaign against grain-dust
explosions was begun in November,
1917, with fund provided by the
emergency Food Production Act.
Since that time not single fire or
explosion of great magnitude has oc-
Cured in grain mills or elevators
upon which attention has been concen-
trated. Previous to the beginning of
the campaign there were from one to
eight large disasters annually in
grain mills or elevators. In the eigh-
teen months preceding the campaign,
six disastrous dust explosions and
fires in mills and elevators alone
killed 80 persons, injured sixty others,
destroyed two and half million
bushels of grain and over $8,000,000
worth of property. Efforts have also
been made to reduce fires in cotton
gins.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-05-31
FORMER MAYOR MATTHEW'S
DEAD IN CALIFORNIA

Word has been received of the
death of R. S. Matthews, May 80, at
the Agnew hospital, San Diego, fol-
lowing a stroke of paralysis. Mr..
Matthews who was 70 years of age,
was very well known in Moscow,
having come to Idaho in 1884 and
having served the community in many
public positions, as mayor, school
board, etc. The past year and half he
was at Milwaukee and San Diego. 1t
will be remembered that his esti-
mable wife died three years ago from
an accident caused by a runaway
team. He leaves four sons, John of
Milwaukee, Jewett, who is now in
France, T. D. Matthews of Moscow
and David of San Diego, who will
accompany the body home to Moscow.
The funeral will occur at Moscow
some time next week and will be
conducted by the Masonic lodge.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-05-31

THINKS DEARY HIGHWAY
BONDS WILL CARRY

C. J. Smith, one of the enterprising
farmers of the Deary-Avon district, is
in town on business today. Mr.. Smith
is deeply interested in having the
highway district bonds of Deary dis
trict carried at the election next Sat
urday, June 7. He believes they will
carry, although there is some opposi-
ton to them. Deary, Bovill and Troy
districts vote on bonds for highway
building the same day. The three
districts are working in harmony.
They hope to get an engineer who
will survey roads that will connect
with each other and make uniform
system of roads for the three districts.
Deary will vote on an issue of $780,
900; Troy, $125,OOO, and Bovill, $175,-
900. If the three districts carry their
bond elections and work in harmony
it is believed that eastern Latah coun-
ty will secure system of highways
that will be Of inestimable benefit
to the entire county and especially to
the districts interested. Mr.. Smith
was given assurance of the hearty
support of Moscow in the proposed
road building program. 1t is felt that
if the bonds carry the prospects of
getting the state highway or loop
of it through those districts will be
bright
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-05-31
WOMEN ARE
PLANNING UNITED ACTION

The three womens organizations of
the Methodist church are planning to
hold an all day social for the women
of the church next Tuesday, June 3.
These organizations are the Ladies
Aid Society, the Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society and the Woman's
Home Missionary Society.
The idea Of the meeting is to pro-
mote good Fellowship and the better
acquaintance of the women of the
church
Luncheon will be served at 1890
at the church. Each member of the
societies has been asked to bring one
article or dish sufficient to serve ten
people.
The day Tuesday was chosen, as
many of the husbands then go to the
Chamber of Commerce luncheon and
the hour, 1890, so the mothers of
small school children can serve their
little ones before coming to the
church. A short program will be
given during the afternoon, part of
which will explain the objects and
works Of the three organizations.
This is to be great get-together day
their friends are invited as well as
the members.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-05-31

of the law or do not care to obey it.
The ordinance provided that if ma
nure is thrown in the alleys at all
it must be in fly-tight box, and that
the box must not protrude more than
four feet into the alley, that is, must
not extend more than four feet from
the building or fence He calls at
tention to the fact that manure is
piled in alleys in Moscow and that the
ordinance is not obeyed by a great
many persons who keep cows or horses
in town Rigid enforcement of the
provisions of this ordinance will be
made in the future. This warning is
given in order that people may know
the law and henceforth they will be
required to obey it strictly.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-05-31
Moscow Defeats Lewiston

Owing largely to the cold and raw
wind there was very small crowd
out to see the lewiston Moscow base
ball game yesterday at the fair
grounds but that did not stop the boys
from playing mighty fast and snap
py game. The Lewiston team came
here expecting to have an easy game
as they have defeated nearly all of
the teams in this part of the In
land Empire during the past few
weeks but met stumbling block
in the organized Moscow team as it
appeared yesterday. Rettig and Fox
were the batteries for Moscow and
worked splendidly, Rettig having the
Lewiston team at his mercy at all
stages of the game. Bittle for Lewis
ton also pitched a mighty good game,
having everything on the ball. The
score was to 2 in favor of Moscow.
The Moscow team will journey to
Lewiston for the return game tomor-
row.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-05-31
PARENTS OF HEROES
GUESTS OF SUP

Some of the parents of the Idaho
students who died in the service were
guests of the University yesterday.
These are Mrs. Emma A. Paterka
of Republic, the mother of Frank
Paterka member of the S. A. T. c..
who died of influenza at Moscow,
and Mrs. G. w. Sylvester of Rath-
drum, the mother of Clarence Syl-
vester whowas killed in action in the
battle of Argonne Forest
Dean French has received a number
of communications from parents and
relatives of other boys who died in the
service indicating their appreciation
of the exercises held and of the Memo
rial bulletin which will be sent them.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-05-31
MEMORIAL DAY WAS
OBSERVED IN MOSCOW
INCLEMENT WEATHER CAUSED
EXERCISES TO BE HELD IN
SIDE-MANY THERE

The disagreeableneS of the weather,
which was worse than year ago,
because it was just as windy, but cold
er than last year, failed to prevent
large attendance at the exercises held
In honor of the memory of Moscow's
departed friends, yesterday. The pro-
gram as previously published, was
fully carried out, but at the university
and in the city, except that the ex-
ercises were held indoors. The big
auditorium of the University of Idaho
was well filled for the exercises which
began promptly at 9 o'clock, following
an impressive parade headed by the
university band, followed by the cadet
battalion, students, civilians, G. A. X.
and other veterans.
President Lindley read the names
of the 80 former students who had
made the supreme sacrifice. AS the
name was called girl from the home
county of that student stepped for
ward and deposited wreath to his
memory. This impressive ceremony
was followed by the singing OF
Nearer My God to Thee" by the au-
dience, led by the band and glee club,
after which Colonel Avery B. Cum
.mings, former commandant of the ca
det battalion here, who recently re-
turned from France with the dis
tinguished service cross, delivered
strong address
Following the impressive ceremony
and the splendid address of Colonel
Cummings, the audience went outside
and the firing squad fired salute
after which all repaired to the me-
mortal grove which was dedicated by
an appropriate address by Walter San
delius.
At Methodist Church.
IT was too cold, raw and disagree
able for the exercises to be held in
the park, as planned, and they were
held in the Methodist church The
luncheon for the G. A. R. and other
veterans prepared by the Daughters
of Veterans, was served in the churcn
basement instead of in the park and
there were many at the tables, which
we're covered with tempting viands.
The program arranged by the cham
ber of commerce was carried out In
detail. A quartet from the Presby-
terian church was followed by in
vocation by the Rev. Wayne S. Snod-
dy. Alvin E. Evans read Lincoln's ia
nous Gettysburg speech and Miss
Doris Crawford read, "Our Soldier
Boys" The principal address was
made by the Rev. Mr.. Walters, pastor
of Spokane's big consolidated Meth
odist church, and was splendid ef-
fort. Rev. j. @. Biggs pronounced the
benedictiOn.
Actual wagon loads of flowers were
used in decorating the graves OF the
dead. Country people began arrlv-
ing early with automobiles filled with
flowers and every one was liberal with
flowers for the graves. The commit
tees saw that all were decorated. A
committee of the war mothers, an Or
ganization of women whose sons
served in the recent war, decorated
the graves of the soldiers OF the great
world war.
All business houses were closed IN
the afternoon and business was sus-
pended. The cold weather prevented
many from seeing the splendid ball
game at the fair grounds, when Mos
COW defeated Lewiston In the eve
ming the picture shows were well 1t
tended.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-05-31
SPOKANE ENGINEER
WILL SPEAK HERE TONIGHT

]. C. Ralston, consulting engineer,
Spokane, talked to the engineering
students at the University this after
noon on aviation. Mr.. Ralston was for
merly city engineer of Spokane de-
signing the Monroe street bridge and
other important structures. He was
a member of the committee which
sought to secure for Spokane ma
tional aviation camp during the war,
and naturally became very familiar
with the subject of aviation. He is
finished speaker and always talks IN
a most interesting way.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-05-31
MOSCOW MINISTER'S
PROTEST WILSON'S STAND

A vigorous protest has been reg
istered by the ministers of Moscow
against the recommendation of Pres
ident Wilson on the prohibition ques-
ton. A telegram was sent yesterday
to Congressman French and Smith
and Senators Borah and Nugent,
signed by the pastors of the Metho-
dist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Chris
tian, Nazarene and Norwegian Lu-
theran churches and of the Church of
God. 1t states that the congregations
of these churches and the people of
Moscow are almost unanimously op-
posed to the presidents recommen-
dation that war time prohibition be
repealed.
Smith States. Position
Today Rev. H. o. Perry, pastor of
the Methodist church, who is pres
ident of the ministerial association of
Moscow, received the following tele
gram from Hon. Addison t. Smith,
for the Second district of
Idaho:
81 am unalterably opposed to repeal
of prohibition law as recommended by
President Wilson and do not believe
that the bills for the repeal will be
favorably reported to either branch
of congress by the committees.
(Signed) ADDISON T. SMITH.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-05-31
FROST TOOK FIRING SQUAD
TO LEWISTON YESTERDAY

A. S. Frost, of the Idaho Garage,
made hurry-up trip to Lewiston
yesterday when he and c. B. Green
took two carloads of soldiers of the
firing squad to Lewiston for the big
memorial day exercises. Mr.. Frost
took one of his Oldsmobile cars and
loaded it full of soldiers with their
guns and made the run to Lewiston
in little less than 80 minutes, and
returned in the same length of time
A vote of thanks was rendered Messrs
Green and Frost for their liberality
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-05-31

This evening at 7:30 in Room 1O5,
administration building he will ad-
dress the students. Associated Engl-
neering Society on the Big Bend ir-
rigation project which proposes to
utilize the flood waters of Lake Pend
Oreille to irrigate great acreage in
the big bend of the Columbia. Last
winter the legislature of the state of
Washington appropriated 100000 for
the investigation of this project. Mr..
Ralston is associated with the enter
prise as consulting engineer
The public is cordially invited to
attend
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-05-31
NINE THOUSAND MILES
ON FIRST TIRES

Mr.. Edward Flug, of Kenosha, Wis
consin, is very enthusiastic Buick
owner. 81 bought Model D-Six-45 in
June, 1917" he writer, "and have
since driven it about 5000 miles,
averaging from 18 to 20 miles per
gallon of gasoline and am still run
ming on the original tires.
Driven under all weather condi-
tions and over roads practically i'm
passible for the average car, my Bu-
ick has yet to give me moments
trouble.
81 am always ready to let my SEM
timents in the matter be known,
whether to a prospective owner or in
the relative merits of cars,
as 1 am for the Buick first, last and
all the time"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-05-31
Stole Flowers From Graves.

A Moscow woman reports the
theft of S. worth of roses from a
grave in the Moscow cemetery. Yes
terday she visited the cemetery and
placed the roses on the grave. This
morning she went to the cemetery and
found they had been taken. Offic-
ers will be asked to make arrests as
strong clues to the thieves are said
to have been secured and if arrested
they will be vigorously prosecuted.
Such acts of vandalism will not be
tolerated in Latah county, it is an
nounced.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-05-31

A son was born this morning to
Rev. and Mrs. Dean Hamilton, at the
Gritman hospital. Both are doing
well. Rev. Hamilton is pastor of the
Baptist church and the family have
been in Moscow about one year, dur
ing which time they have made many
friends and the membership of the
church has been greatly increased.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-05-31
Smith States Position.
Must Clean the Alleys.

DR.. Leitch, city health officer, wants
to call the attention of Moscow peo
pie to the ordinance providing for
keeping the alleys clean. Dr. Leltch
says the people are either ignorant
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-05-31
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MEXICAN TROOPS WILL
NOT PASS THROUGH U. S.

\ NOGALES, Ariz.-Under orders
# from General Juan Torres, the
+ troops trains which arrived at
I' Nogales, Sonora, yesterday, re-
+ turned south last night to Ortiz
+ 257 miles south of the border,
i. where Quartet, general of Sono-
+ ra state, is located. The troops
j. were denied permission to pass
+ through United States territory
j. to reach Juarez.
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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-05-31
An Error Corrected.

An error was made in reporting
the fire losses of Moscow in the past
two wears. The omission of COP
made the report read that the loss for
the year ending April, 1918, was
"S3O0." 1t should have been $4,000"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-05-31

in taking the men to Lewiston where
they participated in the big program
at that place, acting as firing squad
at the cemetery.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-05-31
President LindIey to Speak at U. of w

President E. H. Lindley will deliver
the commencement address at the
University of Washington on June IS.
His subject is not yet announced.
The Washington times., 1919-04-22
OPEN SHAKESPEARE
CONVENTION TODAY

The third national convention of the
National Shakespeare Federation will
open here today with a business meet
ing at the Dewey Hotel. followed by
a musical evening tonight at the Co
lonial School. Eighteenth and Q
streets. President John Temple
Graves will preside tonight and Sergt.
Angelo Cardini, formerly tenor with
the Metropolitan Opera Company. will
sing
The speakers for the evening will
include Rev Herbert +. Randolph.
pastor Of Foundry NJ. T.. Church, and
Lieut. John Temple Graves. jr.
Prof c. Alphonso Smith, head Of
the department OF English at the
Naval Academy. Annapolis, Will pre-
sent the subject OF the National
shakespeare Peace Memorial build
ing, The Drama in the Schools" wiz
nc tho subject OF Miss Emma C.,-
trander, president Of the Washing
ton Teachers Shakespeare Society.
The Shakespeare birthday banquet
will be held al the Dewey on Wednrs-
day night. the guest of honor beius
Miss DOrOthea Spinney. who vii.
speak on "StratfOrd- on Avon" Tick
cts for the banquet may be obtained
from the secretary. Charles q. Craig.
1927 Nineteenth street northwest.
The Washington times., 1919-04-22
SUFFRAGE LEADERS
SEE VICTORY AHEAD

Woman's suffrage leaders both In
Congress and out OF il, are greatly
pleased and encouraged as the result
Of a statement by Senator Curtis of
Kansas, Republican whip Of the Sen
ate, in which he says both houses OF
Congress plan to pass the suffrage
amendment soon after they convene
for the extra session.
This announcement. Il is under
stood. reflects not merely tho view Of
Senator Curtis. but the view of the
Republican organization OF both
houses as a whole.
While individual Republicans will
vote against submission. there will
be enough Republicans and Demo-
Gratis combined IN both bodies to in
sure submission Of the amendment.
Even the peace treaty and the
covenant for a league Of nations will
not be allowed to stand IN way of a
vote. No little debate is considered
necessary. as the subject has been
thoroughly threshed over
Suffrage leaders declare that a.
soon as the amendment is submitted
by Congress they will make 4 drive
for its ratification. II enough leEis-
Iatures arc in session between now
and the 1920 elections. thcy hope 10
secure ratification or tho amendment.
but il is uncertain whether there will
he.
One of the strong reasons why tie
suffragists urged submission OF the
last winter was that they
wanted to put the amendment up to
he legislatures which met last win
ier and this spring before adjourn
ment Of those legislatures.
In this. however. they were dis
They will press ratifica-
lion. however. with the utmost rapid
ity possible once Congress acts in
their favor.
Senator Curtis has made an eXten-
iive tour OF the country. and is con-
yinCed there is no reason TO doubt
the amendment will pass
The Washington times., 1919-04-22
KEITH's.

Ali things to all men-that's Keith's
lis week And, frankly. its impossI-
'e to say which act is best.
You like singing, mebbe; Ell: Very
,ell. There's lots of Il: jazz, and
ointment. both. For instance, Artie
Iehlinger and George Meyer are
here. The frst one sings. the other
its at the piano. They put over their
wn seIections-and the phrase "pu;
yer" is used advisedly. They had to
tart another act while the audience
-as still appualding
Or mebbe you prefer dancing. II
hats the case. 90 look at Ernestine
flyers and Paisley Noon. They do just
bout every kind OF dance from the
himmy wLgle to the Korean crouch.
'Ot overlooking or emitting a fox
rot or a Ia toe dancing. And in be-
ween steps, Noon sang In a pleasing
baritone. Miss Myers has a bunch OF
'ostumes ranging from heavy dra-
'eries down to sheersst gauze. She
ooked adorable in all of 'em.
And then there was more singing.
Sailor" Reilly came out, in a uni
'orm an everything and sang a flock
" after-the-war songs. playing the
piano the while. Then dainty little
Mignon tripped out and sang in such
:leVer imitation of variOus he-light
opera stars. that IL she hadn't looked
% feminely adorable. you might
easily have thought you were hearins
he real thing.
And then there was Lou Holtz, in
l black faced monologue. billed as
Father Joys Boy" We don't know
about his parentage, but we'll say he
must be a mighty pleasant sort OF
Z.
the vernacular. he "knocked 'em cold q"
You like 'em one act playlets, EN-?
Eavy! They're are two Of 'em on the
bill. One, a bit OF farce called "The
Battle of Whatstheuse." put on BY
Ed Gallagher and Joe Rolley. made
the folks forget that war Is what
sherman said. The other. a COMEDY
dramalet" written and acted by Alan
Brooks, and called Dollars and
Sense" was so good Brooks got three
curtain calls, and finally had to make
4 speech.
Then there was food for the lovers
Of pure sentiment. served by Frances
and William Pinkham in a
sugar-sweet bit of lavender and old
lace called "fhe Memory Book"
Miss Nordstrom wrote it. Her writing
Is as good as her acting. And that's
saying heaps.
No vaudeville bill is complete with
out an animal act, of course. So
there's one Of those too. Only IL isn't
animals. It's birds-Camilla's birds
cockatoos. Those birds can act bet
ter than some people we've seen.
They even do the "shimmy"
And finally, there's the food for the
movie fans, served by the Kingraph.
and showing the very latest world
events.
AItogether-some bill
The Washington times., 1919-04-22

but the father. whose cold exterior
has always concealed his deep love
for the boy, refuses to display his
sorrow, with the result that his wife
thinks him hard and unsympathetic
She takes up spiritualism, and at
a seance in the opening of the play
believes she has received a message
from her son-that her husband is
Unsympathetic.
After everyone but the old man has
retired, the boy comes back-or rath-
er his voice-and explains to his
father that he is allowed to show
himself only to one person. and he
has come to him-for now he realizes
that 1t was his father that loved
him best.
And. in typical, whimsical Barrie
fashion. he explains that his family
must keep happy. or he can't keep
happy himself, on the other side of
the vale. ''They give us bad marks,
he says.
He rather reminds us OF an Oscar
Wilde ghost in his matter-of- -factness
telling his father jokes. and play
fully pol<ing him in the ribs.
But the end is all Barrie again,
when, by an odd twist, he leaves it
up to the audience to find out wheth-
or Mrs. Don has really been in com.
with him at spiritualistic
seances.
The Washington times., 1919-04-22

and probably together, she is aroused.
And when he gives her a little SER
mon on what she must do to hold
her husband, and take the place
which she herself has forced on Miss
Roberts. she rises from her bed and
walks-looking for the couple.
While she's out Miss Roberts comes
in, and. finding that man won't pro-
pose. does a little disposing for her
self AS the curtain falls, Mr.. BaN-
ter sprains his ankle and takes the
mollusc couch that his wife has left
vacant. while she energeticslly tends
his wants.
All in all, it is one OF those de-
lightful English comedies that make
US feel abashed when we think Of
the hackneyed jokes based on the
legendary lack of British humor.
One of the most unusual features
OF II lies in the fact that a Goodiy
proportion OF the comedy depends not
on the lines, but on the expressions
OF the players faces. With a less
accomplished cast this might be
drawback. but they made IL one of
the most exquisite bits of comedy
that Washington has ever seen.
1t will go down in the Capitals
theatrical. history as on a par with
BarrymOre's The off Chance"
1t would be hard to find a technical
name to fit "A WeIl-Remembered
Voice" There is comedy in ii. there
is tragedy. there is drama. But prin-
cipally il is Barrie.
AS Mr.. Arliss explained in a brief
curtain talk between the two per-
foTmances, 1T has a mission to per-
form-to comfort those who have lost
dear ones in the war.
1t is a simple little story Of the
only son OF an aged English couple
who went west" in France. The
mother is visibly shaken with grief,