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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-08-14
COAST STATES ADD
TO OCEAN TONNAGE
NEARLY FOUR MILLION TONS
OF SHIPPING TO BE BUILT
ON PACIFIC COAST

SAN FRANCISCp:AThe three
coast states of Washington, Oregon
and California will have contributed
1921, ,524 dead weight tons of ships
at the close Of the 1919 building pro-
gram according to the approximate
figures given out here today by the
United States shipping board In all
472 ships will have been added to the
American merchant marine since the
intensive war time building be-
gan to "brideg the Atlantic" in the
battle waged against the German sub
marines. =
Steel and wooden ships to the num-
Der of 318 with a tonnage of 1885,
986, is the estimated production Of
Washington and Oregon shipyards
from the beginning Of the war to the
completion of the 1919 program. OF
these 245 are steel and 73 of wood.
In California the total tonnage of
steel vessels to be constructed to the
end of 1919 is 1, 1888. Of wooden
vessels, constructed or under con-
struction, California's contribution is
% with total dead weight tonnage
of 1000. Concrete ships are repre-
sented by $4,000 tons.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-08-14
UNITED STATES SENATORS
WILL CONFER WITH PRESIDENT


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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-08-14
EX-REPRESENTAT|VE
M'COWAN IN TOWN
FORMER MOSCOW CITIZEN RE-
TURNS TO LEARN ABOUT
HOW LATAH BUILDS ROADS

F. c. MCGOWAN who twice repre-
sented Latah county in the state leg
islature is in town for few DAYS
renewing old acquaintance and at
tending to some business matters both
here and at Deary. He is returning
to his home at Pocatello after attend
ing Park to Park highway and Good
Roads convention at the Mammoth
Springs hotel in the Yellowstone Ma
tional park Mr.. MCGOWAN was one
of the boosters for good roads in
Latah county, when it was impossible
and he feels that Moscow and the
county is to be congratulated on its
excellent road improvement cam
paign.
Denver" says Mr.. MCGOWAN, ''is
an example of what good roads mean
to a community. In that city in 1915
a census was taken of every foreign
car that visited the city. 1t was found
that the average time spent by
travellers was from four to five hours.
Then began the good roads campaign
with a "See Denver Beauty Spots"
publicity program. AS result of
this many hard surfaced roads were
built into that city and year ago
another census showed that the aver
age stop per foreign car was four
days instead of four hours as former
ly. This year a check has been kept
on the expenditure of travellers from
other states who came through in
cars and up to date a total of sixteen
millions of money has been paid to
Denver hotels and merchants by this
tourist travel"
"Are good roads worth while then,'
is the challenge Mr.. MCGOWAN leaves
US.
Latah county has already answer
ed that challenge in the affirmative
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-08-14
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT IS
asTHREATENEO BY LAB0R'S GREED

management in the operation of public
utilities.
There is reason to believe from the
public and private utterances of the
officials of the railroad brotherhOods
that unless labor's program is grant
ed, paralysis of the railroads is to be
expected, with its attendant break
down of all commerce and industry
Former President A. B. Garretson of
the brotherhood denies that there is
such a plan, a contradiction of pre-
vious published statements.
The American Mining Congress re-
Gently called the attention of its
members to the existing danger of a
general shortage in industrial coal.
That warning was based upon careful
investigation of the transportation
situation. OF the 100000 cars idle
through being in unserviceable con-
dition, about 10000 were the open
top coal car type. The Railway Ad-
ministration had already realized the
situation and had placed the railway
shops on the full working basis and
had already entered into outside con-
tracts for the repair of several thous-
and of these cars in order that coal
could move when the full shipment
began. 1t called attention to the fact
that the coal operators were helpless
in the matter and to the necessity of
having continuous movement of
cars into and out of the mine yards
TO dispense of the coad removed by
the miners. The psychological time
to threaten a national strike was
selected and the men are confident
that President Wilson will grant the
wage increase and bonus asked for
as means of preventing civil war. =
The American Mining Congress does
not wish to discuss with it's members
the merits or demerits of the Plumb
Plan Of railway operation. Govern
ment control of the railroads up to
this time, has been sufficiently cost
ly to furnish final argument on this
point. But it agrees with the leading
editorial writers of the United States
who are united against the present
revolutionary demands of the rail-
way brotherhoods, that the brother
hoods have forced before the con-
gress of the United States and the
business interests of the country, not
the reduction of the cost of living as
the first issue, but the question of
the absolutism of arganized labor in
the control of the public utilities and
Of privately invested capital through
)ut the United States.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-08-14
For a County Fair. :

While the attendance at the meet
ing of the fair committee in the office
of L. F. Parsons, secretary of the
chamber of commerce Wednesday
night was not large, much interest
was manifested and the fair project
was unanimously favored by all pres
ent. . A committee to solicit funds
was appointed and will begin in the
near future to ask the business men
to contribute. Other committees will
arrange programs and premium lists.
1t is hoped to hold the fair the latter
part of September. The exact dates
and full information concerning the
kind of fair and where it will be held
will be announced later.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-08-14
WOMEN VETERANS PINS
WILL SOON BE READY

NEW Membership pins to
be worn by women veterans of the
Great War who are eligible to The
American Legion and have organized
local posts will soon be ready for
distribution. 1t was announced to-
day at the national headquarters, 10
West 44th Street, New York City,
that these pins will be of the same
design as the membership button,
three quarters of an inch in diameter.
The pin consists of a central small
replica of the regulation bronze five
pointed star discharge button issued
by the War department, surrounded
by narrow circular band of blue
enamel containing the words "Ameri-
can Legion" in gold letters, with
fluted gold edge.
Reports from state branches to the
national headquarters indicate that
the formation of posts among women
regularly enlisted or commissioned in
the service is progressing rapidly.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-08-14
GOVERNMENT WANTS
TO PAY ALL0TMENTs
WHO HAVE NOT RE-
CEIVED PAY TOLD HOW TO
PROCEED TO GET 1T

SAN FRANGISCO.-Uncle Sam is
anxious to pay any dependents of
those who joined the army and to
whom an allotment was made, but
who have failed to receive the allot-
ment.
At Washington the army clerks
have been busy with the records of
three million soldiers, and the in
dividual soldier who sometimes gets
tangled up with the great detail of
records in his case, has often made
a mistake in address, name or other
portion of the record, which explains
cases where allotments were supposed
to have been made out to parents or
relatives and no checks were ever
sent out by the government.
Do not write to Washington, if you
have failed to receive the allotment,
camp, Preside of San Francisco, CAL,
asking for the form of letter re-
questing deferred allotments. Captain
G. G. Burch, personnel officer of the
camp, said that more than five hun
dred allotments have been cleared up
in the past two months by this means.
Officers Of the rehabilitation camp
will answer your letter by furnishing
a form, which upon being filled out
by the allottee must be sent to the
Adjutant General of the Army as
addressed on the form.
This will get return check. By
writing direct to Washington without
sending the form and the information
as indicated on the form.
time will be lost by causing the busy
War Department officials at Wash
ngton to write back for additional in
formation. Send to San Francisco and
get the form and in forwarding this
% Washington the check will be the
'eply.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-08-14
Carnegie Funeral Simple.

LENOX, Mass.-Th funeral of An
drew Carnegie was held at Shadow
Brook, his summer home in the Berk-
shire hills today. There was no
eulogy and no pail bearers. The
funeral was simple as the tastes and
habits of the man in life. Fully half
of the go persons present were mem
bers of his household and other inti-
mates of the family. The ritual of
the Presbyterian church were used by
the officiating clergyman, DR.. Will
liam Pearson Morrill,, of the Brick
Presbyterian church, of New York.
A mixed quartet sang three hymns.
The body was then taken to the train
for Tarrytown, New York, for inter-
ment in Sleepy Hollow
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-08-14

Mr.. and Mrs. 10y H. Lu of Leadore,
Idaho, and Miss Alice Long of Valley
Ford, Wash, are visitors in the city.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-08-14
WHEAT PRICES TO |
Be PAID At COAST
GRAIN CORPORATION GIVES IN
TERESTING DATA ON PRICES
AND GRADES

Bulletin No. 6, issued by the United
States Grain Corporation, deals with
the prices to be paid for various
kinds of wheat at terminal points
such as Portland, Tacoma and Seat
tie. The bulletin is here given:
The following is the United States
Grain Corporation buying basis to
make effective the government guar
antee by the presidents proclamation,
for wheat harvested in 1919, for No.
grade in accordance with the Fed
eral Grain Standards, delivered in
store in approved elevators and ware
houses at Seattle and Tacoma, Wash
ington, Portland and Astoria, Oregon;
a list of which will be published in
the near future; payment to be made
on tended of warehouse receipts.
can be made to the Grain
Corporation, for which a 1 per cent
will be charged for hand
ling and taking care of these consign-
mentS.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-08-14

the mixture does not detract from its
! milling value.
Wheat grading No. mixed, will be
bought at cents under No. L price
of predominating variety of mixture.
Wheat grading No. 2 mixed, will be
bought at cents under No. price of
predominating variety of mixture. 6
cents account test; cents account
mixed.)
Wheat grading No. 8 mixed, will be
bought at cents under No. 1 price of
predominating variety of mixture. e
cents account test; cent account
mixed)
Mixed wheat grading lower than
No. 3 mixed, will be bought at 1 cent
under the prevailing test weight dis
count.
General Bulletin No. Z.
The United States Grain Corpora
tion announces that there will be no
storage premiums added to the basic
prices in it's buying scale, for the
present, nor until there accumulates
in the Grain Corporations hands a
sufficient reserve of wheat to assure
a measure of protection for future
ilOIle ISQuu clIlSHIS.
In accordance with this policy the
Wheat Director is refusing proffered |
contracts which foreign buyers are !
desirous of making at the Grain j
Corporation price level these buyers
being apparently anxious to cover
their requirements for some months
in advance. Apparently their in
ability to secure supplies in other
sources of wheat makes them especi-
ally urgent in proposing contracts
with the United States, but these con-
racts cannot be entered into until a
sufficient accumulation of wheat in j
he hands of the Grain Corporation
furnishes assurance of reasonable {
prices to our own people
General Bulletin No. s.
The Unitesd States Grain Corpora
ion announces an extension of time
N the acceptance of trade agreements
rom July 31st until August goth. :
train dealers, millers, flour jobbers, :
akers and terminal elevator operat- 4.
RS who have not yet signed their re-
pective form of agreement may still :
ecure blank forms of agreement and '
ave them accepted, provided they !
re signed and returned to this office .
n or before August goth. '
United States Grain Corporation, :,
By M. Fl. HOUSER, I'd Vice Pres. ,
Mr. and Mrs. Low Fl. In of T,eadOre ]
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-08-14
Ford Jury Has Case.

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich.-The
jury, which, for three months, has
been hearing testimony and argu-
ments in Henry Ford's million dollar
libel suit against the Chicago Tribune,
retired this afternoon to consider a
verdict. Judge James G. Tucker, in
charging the jury, held that news
papers have greater privilege in ma
king comment than has an individual.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-08-14
Italian Laborers Speculate.

GENOA.-( Correspondence Of the
Associated Press s.)-Genoa longshore-
men recently converted themselves in
"a hours from striking workmen to
employers of labor.
They obtained through the success
day wage rate of $3.50 and the fol-
lowing day hired other men for their
jobs at So day, thereafter living
easy lives on the remaining $3.50.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-08-14

The above prices are for bulk wheat
An allowance of AZ cents per bushel
will be paid for sacked wheat basis
good order sacks.
No. wheat will be bought at cents
under No. l.
under No. /.
The following is a schedule of mixed
wheat values for mixed grades, other
wise sound and in good condition that
will be followed by the Grain Corpora
tion for the general run of mixed
wheats. But due consideration will
be given values on any lots wherein
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-08-14

Mxico Given Warming

MXIcO GIYen warming
WASHINGTON. = Warning
that there will be a radical
change of policy of the American :
; government regarding Mexico :
; if the Carranza government con- :
tinued to fail to protect Ameri- :
; cans in that country is contained !
; in a note sent to the Mexican .
; foreign office on July %, it be-
; came known today. :
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + !
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-23
Builder and Taxpayer Says Something

will build The truth, of course is that more building
is being done and planned in Seattle today than IN
several years
Rents are higher in Seattle today than in any other
coast city.
Apartment house rents are higher OH the whole
considering the sort of apartments, than anywhere
else in the country in city anywhere near the popu
lations of Seattle
Labor does not get three times much as 1T did
three years ago but many landlord whose expenses
have not increased 20per cent has boosted rents from
80 TO 100 per cent
The poor boobs' are building their homes.
brother. and when of the excess valuations are
squeezed from these idle, weed-infested lots more
boobs will build. and will keep on building until a lot
of you rent hog landlords come down TO earth and
are glad to fill your totteiing old houses and unre
paired flats at moderate rental.
The Seattle Star in its fight 10 get the thousands
of incoming famlies-frmhes who expect to Stay here
and work here and invest here-Aa place TO live is
city, and the welfare of the worker and businessna
than all the rent Hogs that crowd TO the trough
Aye, more II il were not for constructive work
like The Star is doing and for the fights of this
sort that The Starsmakes Seattle would in time be
it, and whose rule. unchecked, would ruin it.
IL is unfortunate that this town has any in
il who has your viewpoint, and your ignorance, and
your brazen contempt for common justice.
You know, If you know anything about rents Of
you don't the for SALE columns Of any afternoon ed
tion will enighten you'll that hotels apartment houses
and flats today paying big incomes in proper
ton e the investment as any property in Seattle
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-23
Better Let En- Stay Captured

Everybody seems to be missing the real important
thing about this latest Mexican mess
The point that impresses is that all this ructon
has been caused because two American army officers were
simple minded enough to allow boob Mexican bandit to
herd them into camp like silly sheep.
The officers explain that they had arms. Why
didn't they have arms?
Soldiers flying over hostile territory. likely to be
forced to aght in the midst of bandits any hour; such
usually make slight preparation for their journey
Doubtless they carried toothbrush and an extra spark
plug There wasn't law against their including a we'll
oiled six gun in the baggage was there?
1t doesn't look well for two American officers to be
herded by simple single owly peon
Indeed arms or arms the traditions of the service
would lead to expect that somehow-two Yankee off
could get the best of lone orn no matter
how much artillery he might have at hand
The average Mexican can't hit anything, anyhow; he
shuts his eyes and shoots Why didn't the officers take
chance?
1t boils down about this
Because these two official strays had wreck, and
meeky allowed themselves to be captured and then wildly
shouted for rescue likely to get nto'a mxup that
have for years been trying to escape
This country doesn't need any more war at TINS tune
And if it is to settle this Mexican problem by war;
to have something basic to build on than the
foolishness of couple OF shavetails.
And it is poor business for the Mexican peon to get
the idea that geaser is worth two American officers
1t may take considerable demonstration to- remove that
Impression.
Also we are of the opinion that it piker trick
for the messenger to ope off WITH hall the promised TRIBUTE
after the bandits had kept faith by turning the
prisoners.
least well Mexican bandit
And $500 is enough to lie about these days of
cheap money.
ANY way we look at it, we find nothing TO be proud
about in this indeed there has been nothing for
some relations with the Mexican government
the various princes of banry below the Rio Grande that
give any redbooded American citizen anything to brag
about.
Ii we are going into Mexico should go in and stay
in until do something lasting for the of the coun
try and its PEOPLE.
Dodging over the line and lodging back, taking this
scared soldier of hook and then beating il with half
the price of the pawn tckethats business whatever
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-23
The Old Gardener Says

There isn't the same necessity
for saving garden seeds that there
was during the war Yet It will
be money in your pocket II you do
so. IL is not probable that seeds
will be much cheaper next year
than they have been this. when
prices have run higher than ever
before. Some seeds. OF course. you
can't readily save. but there ~ no
reason why you shouldn't make a
point OF putting away all the beans.
corn. cucumber, squash. pumpkin
and melon seeds you viii need for
next years garden. Take pains to
pick out not only extra good speci.
mems of different vegetables. but
those which grow on strong, hardy
plants. BY careful selection from
year to year some gardeners, who
use only their own seeds, have
greatly improved the quality OF
their crops.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-23
By Mckee.

Pecknpaw happens TO see you and tells
everybody in the sewing circle. why then
you can lay it on to your adviser. and he
will lose trade.
SO, my advice is: Do not dress up in
mans clothes. Do not rob hen roost.
And do not do anything else hilarious. Do
not even get kttenish. In short, do not do
anything at ALL
That ! consider a masterpiece. 1t is on
a level with most good advice. Because
you Will probably pay no attention to it,
and go ahead and do as you please. But
| will save my bacon.
Still, Ethel, if you should happen to kick
over the traces, and break loose some fine
evening, and unlock old man Beaseley's
gate, or steal Lawyer TomplSn's apples, or
something, and then come and tell me about
1t, | should say, "Never mind. Don't
again. But if you do, don't tell"
The trouble with you, woman seems to
be that you belong to the Order of Peter
Pan, and are one of those blessed children
who never grow up And if you won't give
me away I'll confess | am secretly mem
Der myself. But I've learned to save my
antics for home consumption At home |
am-well, if | ever fall out with my wife.
and she wants to have me put in the in
sane asylum, she will not have much trou-
BILE getting evidence.
And, just for luck, | send you kiss
II you'll promise never, never to tell. 1t
wont hurt you, and may help appease our
thirst for crime.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-23
OF THE ORDER OF PETER PAN
BY DIR. FRANK CRANE
Copyright. 1919. by Frank Crane)

There is young widow out West who
has written me an interesting letter. She
signed her name, too. | will not tell what
it is. | may have my shortcomings, but |
will not tell on a lady.
Along with several thousand others, her
home was wrecked by booze, and she had to
get I'D of her bibulous spouse who enjoyed
so much personal liberty" that she and her
children had nothing to enjoy but a little
bit of hell
But" she says, nov this is why / am
writing to you. | must have some safety
valve, some outlet, some excitement once
In while, or feel | shall blow up. Don't
mistake me. ] have always been good. |
don't want to do any of the horrid, vulgar
thlngS lonely women sometimes do for ex-
ccltement. ] had lovely idea tonight Could
! get some mans clothes, and when that do
something or bust feeling takes hold of
me, Just dress up and go out, of course at
night? That surely would be excitngl Do
please tell me what you think. No one knows
! have these feelings, for ] always behave
as a sensible woman of 20, with two chill
dren, should Please write me. But don't
tell me to be sensible. | am nine-tenths
of the time
Well, first, fair one, you are a little ont
of order The usual ritual is to 90 ahead
and cut up the high inks and ask advice
afterwards Then the wise adviser can saw.
1T was naughty but don't do it again.
Whereas, If he says. beforehand Go ahead
and do It," and you get arrested, or Mrs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-23

We'are pleased indeed to have the other side of the
rent controversy presented
The Star has been seeking the landlords side OF II
as well as the tenants but landlords have been some
what reluctant to attempt defense.
And if the following letter is sample argument,
we do not blame them for their silence.
Here's the letter:
I hav your fulminatons against
the shelter with OF
will build houses
long ana others who never aye built house cry
against a fair return nvsstWkntT
To-day win build for the simple that the
labor and material hgh that afford 20 build
the present rentals.
No one building and surely some would build II the pres.
will gel other
buildings time has refused loan
such buildings the that they afraid OF the
like have the build
ins subject than other body ~
Rents this with other cities like
think win build with labor
rentals thar prevailed three
do have another coming
Labor that three times what received three
q
who builds would be sold money.
That with the build took Il this IL
shown build
profitable you they he o
Keep TRADE hogs will KIN
all building
tie has contend with the building.
foolish
poor pay hem own
find themselves where
We who have the money build can't
profit AZ the present rentals
BUILDER TAXPAYER
Perhaps the writer of the above letter, name un-
known, is so ignorant to believe what he says.
Let take few of his statements Today no one