The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-12-01
TWO SETS OF GRAFTERs,

TWO SETS OF GhAF IERo.
Fuel Administrator Garfield an
nounced Saturday. that the record
submitted by the miners and the min
operators show that the average earn
ings of all employees of the mines, in
Guiding. diggers, who work by the ton
and men above ground, for 1918 ant
1919, was $6.1S per day. He has of
fered flat increase of Ia per cen
which means an increase of SO cents
ployed or STA per day. The miners
refuse to accept this wage, claiming
it is wholly inadequate to our needs
William McAdoo, former secretary
of the treasury, has publicly announc-
ed and offered the figures to prove
his statement, that the coal mine OPP
orators made from Is to 1000 per cent
on the capital invested in their bust
ness in 1917. He shows that many
mines repaid the stockholders all the
money they had invested and pay mil
lions of dollars more. Yet the coal
mine operators declare they cannot af-
ford to pay IA per cent increase in
wages and ask permission to raise the
price of coal.
There is certainly case of "dog eat
dog" Both miners and operators are
trying to rob the public which has al
ready been robbed of billions of dol
lars. 1t is like the strike of shipyard
workers last spring. They were get
ting 1854 per day but wanted So per
day because the grating shipyard
owners and building contractors were
grating the government. 1t is too
bad the government cannot gather up
the agitators who called the strike
and the mine owners who refused TO
meet the governments demands anc
dump them all into deep shaft and
plug the hole.
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One hundred and thirty-six men of
Michigan have been indicated by a
federal grand jury for various crimes
with the election of Senator
republican, of Michigan,
who defeated Henry Ford by narrow
margin. 1t has been claimed that more
than a million dollars was spent by
Newberry and his associates in de-
feating Ford and the government |
seems to have secured the proper
dope" in its Investigations. The IN
yestigation and prosecutions to fol-
low bid fair to rival those of Indiana |
election frauds in which more than
200 convictions with penitentsary
sentences were secured. The scandal
IS one of the worst in recent years.
Earl J. Houck, who with Frank c.
Daley, special assistant attorney gen
,raI secured the convictions in the
indiana election fraud cases at Terre'
1aute, Indianapolis, Evansville and
Frankfort Indiana, are in charge OF
he work of cleaning up NIichigan's
often gang of politics grafters.
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The Merger Mining Company, which
las what is believed to be rich mine
II the northern part of Latah county,
s preparing to put in 50-ton MILL
The company has already shipped
10000 worth of ore and has $780,
90 worth on the dump. The prospects j
re that another great industry is to
e added to the wealth of Latah coun-
v. We have untold wealth in agri-
ulture and timber and livestock and 6
institutions and now it is
vident that mining is to be added TO
ur resources and that Latah county
itizens may soon reap rich rewards 9
rom the wealth beneath as well as
lat above the soil.
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The Mexican government is trying r
, draw the nUited States into an
rgument. This government should T
sfuse to be drawn into any argument
any kind, unless it be one of arms.
ways wants to argue. Direct action
what is needed. The English mot 1
about wrestling with hog applies :
Mexico as well as to things nearer
me. 4
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A Spokane coal dealer has been ar I