The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-05-03

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special dispatches herein are also re-
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lCOLFAX FLATTERS MOSCOW.
eve are confident that the best
people in the state live in Whit
man county," said one of the
members of the committee. "The
city of Colfax alone raised over
$258,400 in six days and Moscow
raised only 100000 during the
same length of time "-Colfax
Commoner.
The Colfax speaker flattered Mos
COW. This city had only raised $685.
250 at the close of the first week of
the campaign, instead of the 100000
with which the Colfax man gave US
credit. We can't help wondering
whether Colfax is weather. or more
patriotic than Moscow, but the fact
remains that the canyon town has led
the university town on every patriotic
drive for funds since the war began.
Poor Petrograd. 1t has been taken
by so many factions and has suffered
probably more than any city of its
size and importance in the world.
When the war began it was known
as est. Petersburg" which had been
its name for centuries. Its name was
changed but it remained prosper
Gus and rich city until the fall of the
car, when it started on the tobog-
gan. At the beginning of the war the
city had 100000 inhabitants. Now
its population is estimated at less
than 100000.
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Isn't Former President Taft taking
rather an undue advantage of the few
obstructionists in the United States
senate who think they are the repub-
lican party, when he asks that con-
ventions be held and vote taken on
the league of nations the last week
in May, or just before congress is
reconvened in special session? There
is just about as much doubt as to
the result of these popular conven-
tons as there is about the verdict |
of the five judges who will try Bill
Hohenzollern
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People in Latah county, which has
the best soil to be found in the north
west, were given an opportunity Sat
urday when the shower of mud fell
here, to see why central Washington
does not produce crops like Latah
and Whitman counties. That light,
ashy soil that fell here when rain
and snow fell through a dust cloud,
probably came from the region of
Pasco, Cornell, Ritzville and neigh
boring sections of central Washing
,on.
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'ut by the Victory loan committee
When it published the names of the
Moscow heroes who have given their
ives for US and ask US to lend our
dollars to the cause for which these
oble men gave their lives. Who can
efuse such an appeal?
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The yeggmen who robbed the b.
i'll post office have evidently been
eading the press reports of how the
eople of that patriotic town are put
ing their savings into war savings
lamps. There was a case where it
i'd not 'pay to ADVERTISE
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Mr.. Hoover says that the loaf will
9 mightier than the sword in COM
osing Russia. And Russia seems to
ave more loafers than any country
the world-Nashville Southern
The farmer who opposed good roads
ecause they Twill help few auto
obile owners should remember that
ore than 60 per cent of the auto
OD1leS are owned by ldTHleTS.
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The German minister of finance
IS sworn a solemn oath never to
rrender a foot of German soil. But
J should wory-we all know what
German oath amounts to.-Hutchin-
4 Gezette.
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The outlook is not entirely dark.
now appears that there are i'm
wing chances of being able to foist
the PhiIinnines ON the EillipinOs. -