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Morris tribune., 1919-04-04
FOOD ADMINISTRATION
BIG HELP DURING WAR
Summary of Stevens County Organ
ization.-Fine Tribute to
Women

One of the finest specimens to be
filed with the Stevens county war
records for future reference is
complete summary of the work of
the county food administration. Mr..
R. NJ Adams was the county food
administrator and it is doubtful if
any other county in the state has as
complete a record of the their work
as the Stevens county record now on
file at the Public Library 1t is
worth inspecting, both from the
point of neatness in it's makeup and
also from the point of completeness.
Mr.. Adams starts his record with
a very fine tribute to the women of
America. This is what he says:
while the brave boys held the first
line Of defense, the second line of
defense was held by the women of
America. 1t was not their privilege
as class to take part in those great
battles where strategy was matched
against strategy, organization against
organization, strength pitted against
strength, where shot was exchanged
for shot, shell for shell, and where
the hum of the bullet, the roar of
artillery, the whirr Of the aeroplane
and the flash of the bayonet stimuli
ated the nerves, but their work
was in the solitude of the home
Upon them fell the responsibility of
keeping those boys supplied with
sweaters, socks, and bandages, upon
them fell the duty of keeping the
family in nutritious food, yet saving
those foods which we're so badly
needed for our soldiers and Allies,
and no organization ever fulfilled it's
task more cheerfully or with greater
efficiency than our noble women of
Stevens county, and to them are
these records dedicated"
Mr.. Adams summary of the food
administration follows: "The Un-
tied States Food Administration,
created by an Act of Congress,
August 10, 1917, was to provide
further for the National security and
defense by encouraging the produc-
tiOn, conserving the supply, and
controlling the distribution of food
products. 1t was chiefly volunteer
organization brought into being at
the time of the great National stress
to assist in solving one of the worlds S
greatest problems.
"The hopes of the Food Admin
istration we're threefold. First, to
so guide the trade in the funda-
mental food commodities as to elm
mate vicious speculation, extortion,
and wasteful practices, and to stab
alize prices. Second, to guard our
exports so that against the worlds
shortage we retain sufficient for our
own people, and to cooperate with
the Allies. Third, that we stimuli
ate in every manner within our pow
er the production and saving of food
in order that we may increase Ou1
exports to our allies to point which
will enable them to properly prOvi-
sion their armies and their people
during the continuance of the war
ION August 14th, 1917, President
Wilson issued his first proclamation
under the authority vested in him
by Congress by its act of August
10th, such proclamation requiring
that all mills, elevators, and ware,
houses engaged in handling of wheat
or rye or engaged in the business O1
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-11-21

growth of material of potential value
in the three states is not over one
quarter of what is cut each ear. This
means that the forests are progress
sively losing ground with consider
able rapidity.
This deficit is due only in part to
the clearing of the land for agricul-
ture. 1t is due also to the failure to
handle the lands in a way to secure
good reproduction and properly to
protect the young trees that become
established. With better care and
management of the forest lands of
these states should yield two or three
times the present growth, and this, !
believe. would be possible without
checking the extension of cultivation
over lands suited to that purpose.
There are many convincing reasons
why these states should produce as
much as possible in the way of forest
growth from land that is best adapted
to that purpose and-in the aggregate
these areas amount to a great deal. "
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-11-21
w. C. T. L. NOTES,

Mrs. Lottie Harmon. State w. c. 7.
L. Organizer, spoke Thursday even
ing at the NJ. f. church to an inter-
ested audience. After an opening
song and prayer, Mrs. L. C. Brender
sang a solo. Then Mrs. Harmon be-
gan to reveal facts so startling as to
be almost unbelievable. Her talk was
mainly to the parents and am sorry
more did not hear first hand some
things they need to know. Mrs. Han
non said: "Did you know that 90 per
cent of our young men and so per
cent of our girls are unfit to marry
through disease that no physician can
cure Four thousand years ago Moses
warned us and he spoke the truth.
"Did you know that one billion dol
lars was spent each year for smoke ?
"Did you know that young women
were taking up the habit?
"That an eastern college is provid-
ing smoking room for girls?
THAT an eastern railroad is put
ting on womens' smoker?
did you know that when your girl
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-11-21

smokes just one cigarette her moral
fibre has sunk to its lowest ebb? That
white slavers claim their victims
through just one cigarette
That part of the brain which con-
trolls the spiritual and finer part of
man is numbed, paralyzed, by nico-
tine ?"
Shall we sit quietly down with fold
ed hands while the giant nicotine
makes consumptives and moral degen-
crates of our boys and girls and goes
with stealthy step to injure so terribly
and so irretrievably. our future gen
erations? Who will dare to stand
for God, for home, for native land,
and make our state and our city a
place fit for our youth to grow up in?
The reception planned for Mrs.
Harmon was given up because of so
many other interesting things pre-
viously planned.
The next regular meeting will be
held on the Friday after Thanksgiving
at 2:30 p. M, in the NJ. E. church.
Everyone invited-W.C.T.U. Cor.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-11-21

ed. which were occasionally used,
proved to be uncertain. Carrier pig
cons released in the air and reports
made by telephone and telegraph af-
ter landing were found to be too slow
to insure best results.
1t is believed that the wireless, pref
erably the wireless telephone, offers
the solution of this difficulty in the
air-service fire patrol.
Without wireless or some other
method of fastening the reports, the
airplanes can never function as eff
cientl vas the present lookout system
say the Forest Service officials. In
the matter of procuring reports of the
progress of fires already known to be
in progress, it has been found entire
w practicable to get quicker, more
complete and more satisfactory re-
ports by means of the airplane than
by any other method so far tried.
This applies to either small, widely
scattered fires or to large confagra-
tions.
1t seems possible that the use of
airplanes has been beneficial also in
lessening the number of fires. One
valley in southern California until
this year has been the scene of re-
peated devastating fires, due no doubt
to carelessness. With airships flying
overhead twice daily, the valley has
been without fires. The moral effect
of the air patrol is credited with the
change.
As a result of this seasons record
request has been made for continu-
Gus daily airplane patrol of all the ma
tional forests in California.
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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-04-01
SENATOR HITCHCOCK HITS
EL|HU ROOTS AMENDMENTS

immigration should be definitely ex-
cluded from the leagues jurisdiction,
said Mr.. Hitchcock. 81 agree with
him; although not in the wording OF
his amendment. I am quite certain
that only international questions can
be considered, but that matter can
easily be made clear and I believe it
will be-"
Other amendments proposed by Mr..
Root were characterized by Senator
Hitchcock of "less Importance, af-
fecting as they do chiefly the future
development of the league, matters
of procedure and withdrawal of the
members"
Says People VIII Be Grateful.
Senator Borah, in expressing the
belief that the American people would
be grateful to Mr.. Root for this
clear and courageous announcement
of the true American principle" said
it was not Gin the interest of peace
in Europe that we should forfeit these
long-established policies announced
by Washington and Monroe, and Eu-
rope will not ask us to forfeit them
unless she has ulterior and sinister
motives for doing So"
''The situation at Versailles for the
last few days." the Idaho senator
added. fought to be sufficient TO cool
the ardor of those who have been
most willing to turn over our most
vital affairs to tribunal controlled
by European powers"
Senator Reed Would Debate.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-In letter last
night to a committee of the st. Louis
branch of the league to enforce peace,
United States Senator James A. Reed
of Missouri suggested that a debate
on the proposed league of nations be
arranged between William H. Taft
and himself on the occasion of Mr..
Taft's visit to Missouri in April to
speak in favor of the covenant.
In the event Mr.. Taft is unable to
accept, Senator Reed said he would
be willing to debate the subject with
Senator Hitchcock, chairman of the
senate committee on foreign relations
in the last congress, or any other
senator. republican or democrat.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-04-01
INJURED AMERICANS
ALL PARTICIPATE
MEN WHO SERVED ALLIED
FLAGS MAY RECEIVE EQUAL
TRAINING WITH OTHERS

WASHINGTON. - Soldiers who
were disabled in the service of the
armies of our allies may now receive
the same vocational retraining as
men of the United States forces. The
Federal Board for Vocational Educa-
tion at Washington is desirous Of To-
eating all such men, and requests that
citizens who know Of such men will
furnish their addresses to the board
so that these soldiers may be given
their chance of rehabilitation.
It is case where there seems ut
terly no way of reaching these men
except to appeal to citizens to help
seek them out. The United States
has as. yet no record of it's citizens
wounded in armies of the allies. It
is common knowledge that the total
enlistment was large, and there are
doubtless hundreds of these men, dis
abled through their service to the
common cause and who until now
have not been eligible for relief
Out of the fund provided by the
Elks these American citizens, injured
under foreign flag but in our cause
may now receive the same opportuni-
ties and benefits as are given our
own soldiers, sailors and marines.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-04-01
GRAIN GRADERS TO
MEET At MORRILL, HALL
MEETING WILL BE PUBLIC AND
ALL INTERESTED ARE INVITED
TO ATTEND

A meeting Of great Importance to
the grain growers of northern Idaho
will be held at Morrill, hall at the uni
versity, Thursday, April 3. The sub
ject of discussion will be the rec
ommendation of regulations to be
used by the new commissioners OF ag-
riculture. Miles F. Cannon, in apply
ing the new laws controlling market
ing.
The meeting will be presided over
by D. S. Wallace of Lewiston who has
been appointed assistant commission
er lof agriculture and will be in
charge of handling the marketing
work and other work of the
commissioner in north Idaho. Others
who will be present are Mr.. George
Cowgirl of Grangeville, Arnold Lyons
of Moscow, M. B. Mikkelson, Lewiston,
representatives of the federal bureau
of markets from the Portland head
quarters ,and in all probability COM
missioner Cannon.
The meeting is a public one and all
interested parties are invited. A spe-
ciaI invitation is extended to mill and
elevator owners and operators, Farm
ers Union officials, and farmers. There
in grading, fees to be charged, ap-
pointment of inspector and samplers,
when to inspect and grade and pos
sible exception to state inspection, etc.
The rules and regulations and prac-
tices finally decided upon will for
the state depend in a large measure
upon the recommendations of the
Moscow meeting of Thursday next.
Now is the time, therefore, to have
your suggestions heard. One OF the
matters up for consideration is the
formulation and PRONUNCIATION of gard
ing rules for peas and beans. A num-
Der of the growers of peas and beans
have made special request that this
matter be given earnest consideration.
The meeting will open at 10 O'Clock
in Morrill, hall. The people of Latah
county are especially interested since
it is the desire that one of the three
grading and classification laborator-
les for the state be located at Moscow
in connection with the farm crops de-
partment of the university. Professor
R. K Bonnett and Assistant Professor
H. W. Hubert will be in charge OF
this laboratory and application has
already been made to have these men
appointed as inspectors and graders
with both federal and state license.
The location of the laboratory here
will mean much in the way of conven-
ience to the people of the county as
we'll as north Idaho as whole.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-04-01
PRESIDENT NOW URGES SPEED
ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY

PARIS-Wha could
delivered by the
allied The military the associated
late hour Monday President wilson arose during the ana
assured the nfeees his belief that they should do all in their
together the the and effort be made
to unite the which treaty might be presented to
Germany
responsibility
full to point out that the negotiations any single
country representative emphacay
that virtually fnished the time to show results
Boshevk Bombardment Presages Attack
ARCHNGEL Bohevk artillery subjected the allied railway front
positions the of
weeks Yesterday Meantime the enemy rushing considerable torces
through the woods indicating that attack follow
American Be Arrested in Turkey for Treason
military authorities Turkey that they charges
officially the head
system Palestine and British Indian subjects
Packers Released Government Supervision.
WASHGTON meat packers released from the food
pres-
dents action released the packers supervision of kind that had
including restrictions
the profit cablegam
notified the food administration officials of the proclamation
FochL for Confer Erzberger.
sp
the post of Danzg F had received full to negotiate with
the German representatives is stated that he will be constant
has completed preparations the Polish Dang
Blamed for Commu Regime
in of
the the Communist
the German The movement aimed directly the allied
Hindenburg Defends Railway Line
Germans concentrating forces
Prussia under the command of Field Marshal Hndenbug accord
ing the Paris edition of the New York Herald order defend the
railway FROM Danzig 70
Powder Mill Explosion Kills and Injuries
BIRMINGHAM, AaSveral
jured when MILL Nemo
north Of blew today The fire raging and reported beyond control
Troops Reported Enroute
LONDONIt reported from Bucharest that
landed Hungary according
to Copenhagen dispatch the Central today.
Order Restored at Frankfort Main
LONDON-Serious roing Monday
according the Central News dispatch from Crowds attacked
the police station released the prisoners and fire the building
order was eventually restored
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-04-01
SENIORS TAKE SNEAK
UNDER CLASSES TOO
SIGN STATING SENIORS HAD
THE "FLU" POSTED ON AD-
MINISTRATION BUILDING

Students of the university were sur
prised to see a sign on the admin
stration building bulletin board stat
ing that the senior class chad flu"
1t developed that the seniors had
chosen April first for their annual
sneak picnic. The fourth year class
stole out on the picnic early this
morning, but the news had spread
and other classes decided to be alb
sent from classes for the day. Juniors
were to be seen promenading, wear
ing the seniors traditional hat and
cane.
A dance was given this afternoon
by the juniors and sophomores. Jazz
music was furnished by the univer-
sity's most expert "jazz" artists. This
is the second year that all classes
have taken the occasion of the senior
sneak for days holiday.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-04-01
PIONEER PALOUSE FARMER
SUCCUMBS TO APPOPLEXY 7

Andrew Baxter, a pioneer farmer
residing six miles northeast of Mos
COW across the line in Washington,
died yesterday morning at ll:l5,
death being due to a stroke of ap--
poplexy. The funeral will be held
from the Catholic church in Moscow
at 1000 a. M, Thursday, Rev. Father
Pecoul officiating, and interment will
take place in the Catholic cemetery.
Mr.. Baxter is native of Massa-
chusetts, where he was born at Low
ell, July FL, 1854. He came to this
locality in 1878 and honiesteaded the
farm on which he died. He resided on
this farm continuously since coming
west, with the exception Of two years
which he spent in Seattle. A widow,
five sons and one daughter survive,
the children being all grown. He al
so leaves two sisters in Boston.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-04-01
DEBS WOULD CALL
GENERAL STRIKE
THREATENS ACTION TO BE Ia
KEN If HE is NOT GIVEN
REHEARING

AKRON, Ohio.-Eugene V. Debs, So
cialist leader, yesterday threatened
to call general strike of his party
throughout the country unless he is
granted rehearing in the court on
charges upon which he was convicted
under the espionage act.
Debs was confined to bed with a
bad attack Of lumbago at the home
of Mrs. Margaret Prevey here when
notified that the United States su-
preme court had refused him a re-
hearing. He declined to see newspa-
per men, but through Mrs. Prevey
issued the following statement to the
press:
In Hands of Attorney.
"The matter is in the hands of my
attorney, Seymour Stedman of Chi
cago. do not know what legal ac-
ton they will follow. as I have re-
ceived no word from them as yet.
UNLESS something further can be
done the program Of the party to tie
up the country in general strike
will be fulfilled. I am prepared to
fight to the end"
Mrs. Prevey said Debs' condition is
not serious and that he will be out
within few days.
When shown the report of the de-
cision of the supreme court Debs
said:
Start General Strike May 1.
"That means by May 1, the day on
which I begin my sentence, general
strike will be started. 1t must not be
forgotten that that day is the labor
day of the world. l had been as
sured that if the supreme court had
not ruled by that time more than
5000 labor meetings would be held
asking for my release
"The miners of my own state, In
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-04-01
DEADLOCK BROKEN
PREDICTS LONDON
EXPORT THAT @BIG FOUR" HAS
Reached AGREEMENT EXPECT
ED AT ANY TIME

PARIS. - (Associated Press.) = A
feeling of apprehension over the lack
of progress of the peace treaty per-
sists in American circles here, al
though it is said from authoritative
quarters that the differences which
have arisen have not reached the
status of deadlock. The principal
difficulty is found in settling the rep
arations according to the new method
of payment suggested by the French
delegation.
LONDON.-The news that the ap-
parent deadlock at Paris had been
broken and the basis of peace had
been agreed upon by 'the big four"
is expected here at any time by men
experienced in the customary course
of diplomatic negotiations. The fact
that the little that is known of last
weeks deliberations indicates SER
ious difference of opinion over such
matters as the Saar valley and Dan
zig is not considered as giving any
real cuse for alarm. It's almost what
might have been foreseen.
Conditions Were Discounted
In all international conferences
when difficult questions come up it
is easy at first to sidestep and leave
them for future deliberation, but at
last there are nothing but difficult
ties left and then the trouble begins
The suggestion that the problem is
insoluble and that one or the other
party will withdraw rather than give
way is then in order, and the only
question is who will make It?
Beaconsfield played this card at the
famous conference at Berlin and even
had steam up in special train to
take him back to England but he
never used it. So it is considered
likely enough at Paris that "the big
four on Saturday were tagged out
and tired Of the very sight OF each
other
Compromise is Predicted.
Quite probably they said sharp
things to each other and vowed they
would never give up single point,
but there has been day OFF since
and 1t is hoped that with two nights
good sleep the chances are the big
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-04-01

four" met yesterday in a much more
amiable frame of mind Some one
OF course, must give way. AS ru
mored, the differences seem to be
on two fundamental points.
America in Strategic Position.
1t is remembered the United States
controls large part of the food
supply and the raw materials of the
world, and her industries are COM
paratively untouched by the strain
of war and in these it holds very
strong cards. France will need help
for many years to come and her
statesmen are not likely to be blind
to the value Of American good will
in the future. AS for Lloyd George,
it is believed here he is playing the
part of moderator and is guided
largely by promises to Wilson and
Clemenceau.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-04-01
{. 1. + + + + /. I. 1. (. I. !. + + + + .
+ ELECT CHICAGO :
+ MAYOR TODAY :

+ CHICAGO-With the closing
+ of the mayorality campaign to- !
+ night, the hottest in many years, !
+ three of the candidates were I
+ claiming success in tomorrow's !
+ election by large majorities.
+ Political managers of Mayor !
+ William Hale Thompson, repub
+ lican; Robert M. Sweitzer, demo- ]
+ crat and Macley Howne, inde- !
+ pendent, claimed victory for
+ their candidates by 100000. All
+ based their predictions on
+ carrying the large independent !
+ vote, forecast by the number of
+ voters registered for the cleo !
+ ton. 1t was estimated tonight
+ that 100000 votes would be cast
+ tomorrow.
+ Supporters of John Fitzpat- I
+ rick, president of the Chicago I
+ Federation of Labor, labor can !
+ didate; John Collins, socialist, I
+ and Adolph S. Carm, labor So !
+ cialist, continued their activities !
+ today and claimed they would :,
+ draw substantial returns.
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 4
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-04-01

PARIS.-Commenting on the six
amendments to league of nations COW
enant suggested by Elihu Root it was
said today by one Of the legal special
lists associated with the American
peace conference delegation that he
believed all the amendments were ac-
ceptable to the average delegation.