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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-01-01
WASHINGTON WOMEN
TO HOLD WAR JOBS
FEDERAL INSPECTOR THINKS
NEIGHBORING STATE WILL
KEEP THEM AT WORK

SEATTE.-Washington will not have
to turn many women out of their war
time occupationsE believes Lewrence
Wood, federal director in Washington
for the United States Employment Serv-
ice. Seattle railroad officials and 9TH
ers who employ many women have been
quoted recently to the same effect.
Public employment officials hope TO
send many returned soldiers back to the
soil and let the women keep their pres
ent posts, Mr. Wood said recently.
Soldiers who formerly performed light
indoor work will be better men if they
go to the land" he asserted.
The question of discharging the
women is not very big in this state" Mr..
Wood added. washington was just be-
ginning to employ women in large num-
bers when the war ended. Compared
with eastern states, our total of en-
ploved is small
Women in Washington replaced men
in practically every occupation, accord
ing to the state labor commission. While
the number was not comparatively large,
the women were placed in many lines.
They were in all the lighter occupations,
as clerks, j%anitors, taxicab drivers, ell
evator operators, meat cutters, laundry
workers, bookkeepers, and walters. No
record has been found, however, of
w0men employed as otorm conduc-
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-01-01
HUNT WILD DUCKS
FROM A|RPLANES
MINNESOTA PLANNING GAME
LAWS TO PROTECT BIRDS
FROM THESE FLYERS

ST. PAUL, Minn.-Minnesota's game
laws may have to be amended to pro-
tect its ducks and geese from a new
menace. State game wardens are con-
sidering a suggestion that the legisla-
ture be asked to pass a bill this winter
making it illegal TO hunt feathered foul
from a%irplanes.
Minnesota has turned out a great
many aviators, St. Paul and Minneap-
oils have been gathering places for stu
dent and expert flyers. 1t is understood
that some of these airmen who observed
the flight of ducks late this autumn de-
cided that the modern hunter will travel
in the air bus"
From casual discussion the POSSIBLE
ity of such hunting has caused state
wide attention. Game wardens believe
that ducks and geese could be slaught-
cred by aviators. Therefore, there is a
possibility that the state legislature will
forestall such hunting.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-01-01
DENVER FIREMEN ARE
ADEPT TOY MAKERS

DENVER. Colo.-For a time every
fire station in Denver was a toy shop
the firemen having turned toy makers
when they were not responding to
alarms to help the Junior Red Cross
| Christmas bazaar.
The firemen specialized in the ma
king of doll furniture and their depart
ment at the bazaar looked like a furni-
ture store catering to the wealthy cir
cles of Lillipution society, displayig
velvet-cushioned chairs, hardwood sets,
triple mirrors and numerous other pieces
of work that show unusual skill on the
part of the makers.
Every fireman had a hand in the
work. Those who were not expert wood
workers-for the work required ex-
ceptional skill-1id the sand-papering
and painting and assisted the others.
Mrs. w. H. Lawes is Dead.
Mrs. w. H. Lawes died this morning
after an illness of several months. She
was the wife of "Billy" Lawes, who, for
many years, has been %janitor of Nor
Ri hall, of the University of Idaho. She
was a native of England and they were
sweethearts in that country. MI. Lawes
came to America many years ago and
seven years ago sent for his sweetheart
and they were married and have lived
here ever since. She was a member of
the Rebekahs and Yeomen and these
two lodges will have charge of the flu
neral, the date of which has not been
fixed.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-01-01

\OOHJAlluCu lIOLI pdSc ~
was a nationalist before an information
alist.
He said he had been a citizen of thi.
country for more than 80 years and hac
always regarded himself as patriotic. RE
told the jury that he had purchase
some of every issue Of Liberty bonds
and had been a member of the RED
Cross for many years before the recent
war.
When asked why he had contributed
$40 to the |. W.. w. defense fund in
1917, Berger said it was because he
knew they had no money and he thought
they should be given a fair trial.
Was Born in Austria.
Berger spoke with a strong German
accent, which was explained by his
opening testimony to the effect that
he was born in Austria and was 20 years
of age when he came with his parents
to the United States.
He went to Milwaukee 90 years ago
and for nine years was a public school
teacher. Later he became a writer for
"Vorwaerts,' a German language social
ist paper. He said his conversion to So
cialism took place in 1881. He traced
the development the socialist movement
from 1880 to 1897. In the latter year he
and others, he said, organized the pres
ent socialist party.
Says He is Not Policeman.
The Milwaukee Leader, of which he
is publisher, Berger said, was founded
in 1911 and most of the securities are
owned by w~orkingmen. He sketched
the international socialist movement and
insisted that on several occasions threats
of the socialists to call a general strike
had averted war. He related the I'M
successful efforts of international So
to avert the war just closed. He
said he was not pro-German.
mo socialist could be pro-Gernan
pro-kaiser," said the witness.
Berger said that the prohibition party
platform was essentially as strong
war as the socialist platform. /
Berger said that he did not approve
IF the Young Peoples Socialist league.
also said he never knew of any code
.etters o of an underground route to
Mexico for slackers.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-01-01

tors, policemen or firemen.
Even in occupation classified as extra
hazardous" by insurance companies,
women were found. State inspectors
found over $500 women employed in
Seattle in hazardous" posts
One Seattle woman, whom officials
say held the most hazardous job OF all
her sisters, worked in a sawmill riding
a saw carriage. Mills, factories and
shops employed scores. They did light
work in sawmills, packed shingles in
single mills, operated rip saws in box
and furniture facorites, worked in ma
chine shops, trucked freight, sorted junk
and steel in steel plants and did light
work around %shipyards.
In the railroad offices and along the
lines women were employed as clerks,
accountants, car cleaners, painters, and
even section hands. Railroads, howev-
err, soon found the women not able 10
do the heavy section work. Recently
the state insurance commission barred
ONE from section work.
Most of the women received the same,
or almost the same pay given the men
they replaced. A Washington state law
provides that all women over Is years
Of age must be paid at least $500 per
week.
Overalls were not popular among the
Washington working oma In some
lines .overalls were necessary but in
most of the occupations which women
illed they were found wearing their
Usual apparel.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-01-01
COEUR D'ALENE SCHOOLS
WILL OPEN MONDAY

COEUR D'ALENE-The schools OF
Occur d'Alene will open January s. At
"a meeting of the school board yesterday
at which Scott, Reed, Carlisle, Beebe
and Superintendent of Schools Buck
were present this decision was made.
The matter of hours i'll daily sessions
was left entirely with Superintendent
Buck, who will commence on the same
schedule of hours as maintained before
the quarantine. .rs,. ~
Because some parents may not wish to
risk sending their children TO school
the compulsory enforcement of the edu-
sectional law will be suspended for, a
time. AS a measure Of rrecaution a
trained nurse will work in conjunction
with the teachers in wedding out all
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-01-01
ATTEND DANCES
BARRED FROM SCHOOL
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS RE-
FUSED ADMITTANCE AFTER
TRIP TO PULLMAN

Attending dances is sufficient reason
for barring pupils from the high schoo
which opened Monday after having beer
closed many weeks. This drastic actor
was decided upon by the school board
the faculty and the health officers anc
put into effect today. Three students
are effected Dy the order. wo arr
said TO have attended a dance at Pull
man last night and the third is said tc
have attended a dance given in Moscow
in violation of the quarantine regula-
tons. The health officers are investi-
eating and will ascertain why the dance
was given in Moscow during the quar-
antine.
After having been closed for many
weeks the high school was opened one
week ahead of the public school in or
der that the senior class might grad
uate. Every precaution was taken to
keep from exposing the pupils any eve
rything else in town, including picture
shows, churches, Sunday schools, pool
halls, lodges and dances were closed
tight for a period of at least one week.
When it was learned that two of the
students had attended a dance at Pull
man The question was taken up with
t16 SCllOOl dliu lCdllll DbdlQS anu II
was decided to keep them out of school
until all danger of contagion should
be passed. This movement has the sane
ton of faculty, school board and health
officers.
1t is reported that a party wa given
near the city limits last night and a
number of school children we're plan
ming to attend but the health officer for
bid them being admitted and they were
turned back. The matter is being in
vestigated by the health officers.
The announcement is made by the
school board that students attending any
public gathering will be barred from
school until such time as it is determined
that there is no danger of contagion. ev-
en- if this absence from school bars them
from graduating with their class at The
end Of the school year.
DIR. Adair, city health officer, reports
a new case of influenza today at the
home of Jake Hoke, 517 South Jackson
street. This is the first case in two
days.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-01-01

either. l have seen actual service
In France, on the Scissors front, ant
at Chateau Thlerry, in June and July
of this year, and so, therefore, know
what | am talking about, or l would
keep my mouth shut, and duck out
of sight when a "barrage" Of that
class came over, to keep from being
hit. But, oh, no., / am not going to
do that; | am right up and at it again;
| am not afraid of being hit by such
as that, it just puts me in mind of a
large German shell whizzing over
ones head, to finally come to earth,
burying itself in about six feet of
good old soil, to never come to light
again. But | suppose | had better
get down to the fine points of this
little article, or the readers will get
the impression that / am following
too closely in the footsteps of some
other writer, who seems to be well
known in Moscow.
Gray, desired to impress upon the
minds of the public that if a soldier
says anything in a way of protecting
himself or his rights, is a Stacker"
l am just wondering if she really
hllOWS WIldC JuS WOIu SldChCI
means. | can say she does not. This
lady may, or may not be, a highly
educated person, that is not for me
to say, but let me say this: that this
war, or any other war, previous to
this time, was never won by flowery
language, or base balls and bats. /
for one, never had the time to play
base ball during my time in the serv-
ice. If | had wanted to play base
ball. would have joined some big
league and tried to dodge the serv-
ice-that's what l call a "slacker-
but instead, | enlisted in the Ameri-
a army more than a year ago, and
served six months lover seas" with
the 305th Co. A Machine Gun Division
and came back in the 33rd Engineers.
/ was knocked out on the 9th of
July, last, at Chateau Thierry just
before the second battle of the Marine.
l went in the army to fight, and learn
army life and to be loyal to my
country the good old u. S. A. /
had no time to play bas ball, as /
have said before. This war was won
by guns and brains, not balls and bats,
and / know what l had to endure in
struggle and the hardships and
dangers which l had to face. At all
times my life was indanger, but I
was fighting for home and freedom,
for the freedom of the U. S. A., and
lasting w~orld-peace, and now | come
pack to my own country disabled" and
To be branded as a "slasker"-that's
ny pay for fighting for democracy
and yet l am not considered as a
nero, but instead, the beloved Y. M. I
A.. secretary is the hero, and the {
only hero. {
And let me say right here, and in
plain English that have no time for
he Y. M. c. A. From what l have i
seen personally, and learned cover '
here" is enough to convince me which
S the best. Was it the beloved Y. r
secretary who took care of me on r
hat 9th day of July, last? No, it G
vas not. 1t was the Red Cross, the \
beloved Red Cross. And who was t
that gave me my smokes, candy, t
lot coffee and doughnuts Again t
he beloved Red Cross, the flaming t
led Cross, which every soldier puts
is all, and trust 1.-THE greatest
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-01-01
Highway Association Formed.

The Lewis and Clark Highway as
ISOLATION delegates from Clearwater,
Idaho, Lewis and Nez Perez counties
perfected a working organization at
Lewiston recently. Officers were
elected as follows: President, R. c.
Beach, Nez Perez county; vice presi-
dent, James Surridge, Idaho county;
secretary, Jesse Adams, Lewiston. A
memorial from the association was adj
dressed to the state highway commission
setting forth the fact that the Clearwa-
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-01-01
Sincerely yours,
CLARENCE E. ROUTH.

Jan. 1, 1919.-Mr. Lamphere, Mos
COW, Idaho, Dear Sir.-I wish to say
a few words in regard to the manne
in which my previous communication
was criticised by your editor.
The impression taken from my ar
ticle regarding the soldiers, is entirely
different from the one I wished to
convey. To say anything 'lnccInpli-
mentary against our soldiers, is the
last thing l would think of doing, or
the last thing that I would wish, to
hear anyone do.
! am very sorry if that part of my
article was taken as a charge against
all soldiers. No one has a more pro-
found respect and admiration for cur
soldiers than | have. But there ARE
a few slackers-every one knows
that and on one admires them. That
was the type I referred to and did
not mean that every n who did not
agree with my views was a Stacker.
l believe if any one who thot / meant
such a thing will just read that part
of the article owe and give it a little
more careful consideration, they will
find that | meant nothing of such a
nature.
1t stands to reason does it not, that
if we had not had the greatest consid-
GRAFTON for our soldiers, that we would
not be so willing for my father to go
to labor for their comfort
as that is his sole purpose abroad.
However, my article as a whole,
was to defend the Y. M. c.. A. (Which
is interested in the soldiers) from
what I consider an unjust attack upon
the organization. AS to the unrefined
manner in which your editor ridiculed
me, l shall make no comment what
ever, for as we'll as I am known in
Moscow, l do not believe it necessary
to do so. | trust that you will give
this space in your paper, as take
this means Of righting an impression
that was falsely convened.
Respectfully,
RUTH l.. GRAY.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-01-01
CONTRIBUTION BOX


Answer to Ruth l.. Gray 'Barrage."
| have been sitting back, as you
might say in the dark, listening to,
and reading those little editorials
which have been appearing lately in
The Star-Mirror, contributed by one
Miss or Mrs. Ruth L. Gray, and 1
think it about time | had something to
say, in reply to this matter, for the
simple reason that l, for one, am not
in favor of having the soldiers trod
upon, or run down, as she is. trying
to do. | am a soldier-contributor, and
| am not one of those .stin-horn' kind
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-01-01

cases of influenza. With these pre-
cautions the board expects to keep the
schools open.
The city board of health and the ply
|sicians of the city were unanimous in
the belief that the schools should open.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-01-01
The DAILY

ter and its tributaries as traversed by.
the early explorations of Lewis and
Clark afford the logical water-grade
route across north Idaho.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-01-01
mother" in all the world.

mother" in all the world.
And then, there's the K. of C. and
the Salvation Army which are also in
cluded with the Red Cross and their
great work. One has no authority to
say or know anything about this or
that by sitting here in the u. S. by
their pleasant ~fire-places while the
rest of the world over there on the
other side is drenched in blood and
conflict. The way to know these
things is to be present there; to see
your comrades fall by your side,
whitening under the icy hands of
death, and to see those who are Ear
ing for those boys. l know who cared
for me, 1t was the Red Cross and
the Salvation Army.
And now, just a little more. I am
the soldier, who you claimed, had
contributed an article to the paper and
for some reasons unknown, refused
to have his name known. l am also
not hiding behind a woman's skirt or
an infants robe to conceal myself; but
instead, | am coming out in the open
and making a bayonet charge for my
own rights and protection, and am
open and free to converse with any
one at any time on this matter and
would be glad to do so, but to be
termed as a Stacker is one thing l
not tolerate.
Sincerely yours,
CLARENCE E. ROUTH.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-01-01

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VICTOR BERGER
ON WITNESS STAND

Continued from page II
The sun., 1919-08-24
MILTON WINS AUTO
CONTEST AT ELGIN
Drives 301 Miles in 4.05.17,
With an Average Of 1876
Miles an Hour.

ELoIN, H., Aug. 2s.-Tommy Milton,
q veteran driver, in a Deusenberg eight,
won the seventh renewal of the Elgin
road race at sol miles to-day, covering
the distance in hours s minutes II
seconds, at an average speed of 1876
milea an hour. For his victory Milton
bagged $4,000 of the $4,000 prise
money.
Roscoe Sarles was second, finishing
nearly twenty-five miles behind the vic
tor. Kurt Hitke, who started his first
important race at the Indianapolis
Speedway this spring, plloted his car
into third place, while Ralph Mulford.
who was forced to withdraw his own car
In the l7sth mile, pulled UP in fourth
place at the wheel of Ira Wallis entry.
The race was almost featureless and
the time was considered extremely slow.
The event. however, drew tremendous
crowd. officials estimating that nearly
SO. 900 were about the eight and ono
quarter mile course. the attendance be-
ing the largest In the history OF the
event.
Thirteen cars started. but six were
withdrawn before the finiAh. Mulford,
the favorite, started out like a winner,
breaking the course speed record for the
first $50 miles. but his motor began act
ing badly in the 177th mile, when he
was forced to pull up at the pits. After
working frantically over the engine he
finally withdrew.
Only one accident marked the day.
when Cliff Durant. the California
sportsman and son OF Col. W. c. Du-
rant. president of the General Motors
Corporation, had a narrow escape from
death. Durant. one of the favorites in
the race and winner of the Santa Mo-
MICA, Cal, road race, was attempting
to pass another car on the backstretch,
and Just AS he pulled alongside rear
wheel picked UP a stone. which struck
Durant above the temple, temporarily
stunning him.
Durant lost control of the car, which
veered off the road while speeding 10
miles an hour, turned completely over
three times and knocked down four tel
egraph poles in it's plunge, finally land
ing upside down. Spectators were
amazed to see Durant and his mechani-
clan, Fred Conner. crawl from the dam
aged car uninjured except for minor
bruises
The sun., 1919-08-24
WORLDS POLE VAULT
RECORD IS BROKEN
Foss Clears Bar at I3 Feet
3 9-I6 Inches.

CHICAGO, Aug. 23,-A new worlds
record in the pole vault was established
here to-day by Frank Foss, Chicago A..
A., when he topped the bar at l3 feet
s-16 inches In the invitation event of
Sears-Roebuck & Co.'S tenth annual
field meet. Former college stars, MANY
Just returned from France, where they
participated in the interallied meet,
participated.
The former vaulting record was IL
feet "a inches by II. s. Wright of Dart
mouth. at Cambridge. Mass. June s,
1912,
10 Loomls. c, A, A.. won the 100 ward
dash In 10 fiat, with Sherman Landers,
former Penn star, second. and Frank
Loomis third. In the 220 yard low
hurdles Frank Loomis beat his brother
Jo in "a 10 seconds, with Waldo Ames,
former Illinois athlete. third.
Joey Ray. Illinois Athletic Club. took
the mile run In AIS 2-5. Eddie Fall.
c. A, A., was second, and Joe Stout,
University of Chicago, third.
Lieut.. Earl Eby, fresh from France,
where he captured the 400 meter run.
won tho 440 yard dash from the c. A.
A. in 50 1-5 seconds Phil Sphinx. former r
Illinois dash man. took second, and
Smart, c. a. A., third,
The sun., 1919-08-24
CUBANs BACK IN HARLEM.
Champions of Havana League Play
Lincoln Giants To-day.

The fourth series OF double headers
between the Cuban Stars of Havana,
champions OF Cuba, and the Lincoln
Giants will be played this afternoon at
Olympic Field. lS6th street and Fifth
avenue. The teams are evenly matched,
as was shown In their previous contests.
The Lincolns are on even terms with
the Cubans in the series In their first
encounter the Lincolns were downed
twice, s TO 4 and 0 to 2. Their second
games resulted In an even break, the
Lincolns winning. s to 4. and the Cuhans
taking a ~ to 10 game. And In the
third series the Lincolns triumphed twice
by small margins. Three new Western
players will JOIN the Lincolns to-day.
Joe Williams and suarez will pitch the
first contest next Sunday.
The sun., 1919-08-24
CALIFORNIAN GAMES.
Big Entry Received for Labor Day
.-. '. Meet,

Up to date more than 400 A. A. U.
entries have been received for the annual
games of the New York Caledonian Club
at Washington Park, Maspeth. L. l., on
Labor Day. Twelve teams are to start
in the medley relay race handicap.
Among the A. A. u, champions entered
are; Jack Sellers. ~ Y. A. c.; 1000
yards, Homer Baker, Glencoe A. C, 1000
yards. l.. Hutchinson of st. Louis; 100
yards and 400 yards Eddie Renbz, N.
Y. A. onk mile walk, A Reilly. knights
Of St. Antony; 600 yards, James OBrien,
I'oughlin Lycsum; 900 yards, Max Boh-
land. Paulist a. c.; c, Pores. Millrose A.
A.. and Mike Devaney. Millrose A, A.,
two mile run.
Every club has entered their full track
teams to compete for the handsome point
trophy donated by Col. Walter Scott.
The sun., 1919-08-24
Olson Triples in First.

Olsons triple and Johnston's sacrifice
fly gave the Robins their run In the
first. and Koney's triple and Krueger's s
single yielded one in the second. Sim
giles by Ward and Cadore and Olson s
sacrifice fly gave n run in the fifth. and
passes to Honey Kruger and Griffith,
Cadore's single and Wheats double
yielded four in the seventh. The score
aT TnIyTE INl RRnoRu W. sNrN
The sun., 1919-08-24
CLEVELAND BUNCHES
HITS ON JOHNSON
Indians Easily Beat AtheItics
by s to 2 Score.

CLEVELAND. Aug. % (AmerIcan) BY
punching hits off Johnson In the first two
innings Cleveland scored enough runs to
win, to ., Noyes was not scored upon
in the six innings he pitched, but his
was a mystery except in two innings. in
each OF which he allowed one run. The
score
The sun., 1919-08-24
DETROIT DOUBLES
SCORE OF RED SOX
Ruth Hits Goth Home Run
Count Is 8 to 4.

DETROIT, Aug. 2S (American) De
troit took the first OF the series from
Boston to-day, to 4. After Roston
had taken the lead in the third inninv
by means of Ruth's home run. with
the bases filled, Detroit batters garnered
hits, stole bases and took advants.se a
or errors, scoring 6 runs. In this
inning Cobb, Heilman and shorten
worked triple steal. Cobb going home
Ruth's homer was his twentieth this
sea son The score: