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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-08-27
WILL DAM CREEK TO
INCREASE WATER SUPPLY

With the ever increasing demand for
city water, the city council has decided
upon plan that will not only increase
the water supply to an unlimited
amount but will mean great saving
in operation as well. A large dam
is to be constructed across the creek
on the Elmer Brooks place of 80
acres about mile above Troy, and the
water which is held in reserve there
will be piped to Troy. The entire
place was purchased of Mr.. Brooks at
cost of $4,000 and it furnishes an
ideal site for dam.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-08-27
VICTORIES CLAIMED
BY B0LSHEv|K|

LONDON. = (By the Associated
Press.) )-Pskov, southwest of Petro
grad, has been captured by the Boil
sheviks, according to an official state
ment issued at Moscow.
The Bolsheviki also claim successes
on the Volga in General Denekine's
territory. They report the capture of
Kamishin on the Volga, 120 miles
southwest of Saratov, and they say
their forces are advancing toward
Tzartzin, 100 miles further south on
the Volga.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-08-27
DAY FAMILY
LEAVES FOR LAKE
HOUSE ON VAN BUREN STREET
CLOSED TILL OPENING OF
THE SCHOOL TERM

The Day home on Van Buren and A
streets was temporarily closed this
morning for a period of about ten
days or two weeks. Senator Day, ac-
companied by Jerome Junior, took the
early train for Spokane where he
attends an important business meet
ing tomorrow. Mrs. Day drove di-
rectly to the summer home, The
Pines, where she has General and
Mrs. Chrisman as house guests.
In speaking of the kind acts of
their numerous friends during the
past week, Mrs. Day said that she
and every other member of the family
appreciated deeply the courtesies ex-
tended to them b the people of
Moscow and of other towns. The
numerous and exquisite floral offer
ings they considered a beautiful
tribute to their father, and the ex-
pressions of regard for him and of
the sympathy for his loss were gen.
timely valued. The high regard in
which Mr.. Frank Mix was held are
evidenced by the constant stream of
condolences by wire and mail which
are being received daily by mem
bers of the Mix family.
Ine beautiful, appropriate ana
comforting adress by the Reverend
Mr.. Wayne S. Snoddy of the Pres
byterian church and the impressive
ritual conducted by the Benevolent
Protective Order of Elks, were
source of great comfort to the be-
reaved family.
Mrs. Day expects to return to Mos
COW in about ten days or two weeks
for the opening of school. She will
place Master Jerome in the grade
schools, and Miss Bernice, who has
recovered from her recent
indisposition, will enter high school.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-08-27
PRESIDENT WILL
TRAVEL WESTWARD
WILL PROBABLY BE In TIME TO
REVIEW PACIFIC FLEET
SEPTEMBER Is

WASHINGTON.-(By the Associated
Press s.)-President Wilson will begin
his trip to the Pacific coast soon. The
details will be arranged within the
next ten days or two weeks. This was
the statement definitely given out by
Secretary Tumulty today who added
that the president felt he ought to
make the trip.
1t is regarded as likely that the pres
ident will reach the Pacific coast in
time to review the Pacific fleet at San
Francisco on September 10.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-08-27
SMALL TRACTORS
WILL BE POPULAR

A number of farmers in this locality
are talking of buying light tractors
this fall to be used for general farm
work. The farmers believe that by
using tractor they can reduce the
number of horses on the farm. They
will have to keep some horses of
course, but the tractor will be used to
get some of the heavy, rush work out
of the way. One farmer on Potlatch
ridge with medium weight tractor
has found it to be very handy ma
chine for "choring around" on the
farm 1t is always harnessed and
ready to go.-Genesee, News.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-08-27
POPULAR SOLDIER
WELCOMED HOME

Ed Mcconnell, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
e. T. Mcconnell, returned last eve
ming from overseas, where he served
20 of the 25 months, while in service.
Mr.. Mcconnell was seven months in
Germany on the Rhine He is exceed
iingly glad to be home. He has home
stead in. northern Idaho where he
will go after a visit with the home
folks.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-08-27
GOVERNMENT DECIDES
TO BECOME RETAILER

WASHINGTON.- Retail stores fol
the sale of household commodities in
cluded in the surplus of the war de
partment stocks will be established on
September 25, it was announced today
Stores will be located in depot cen
ters and in other large cities, and will
accept and fill mail orders.
Continued purchase by the depart
ment of certain necessities so that the
stores may be continued Indefinitely
as part of the government campaign
against the high cost of living is un-
derstood to be under consideration.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-08-27

Funeral services for Mrs. Cristof-
fers will be held Saturday, at half
after two in the afternoon at the
Swedish Lutheran church, and not at
the home as was mistakenly announc-
ed in last nights Star Mirror. The
Rev. Mr.. Oslund will officiate.
The burial will be in the Moscow
cemetery. Many friends had sup
posed that interment would be in
Blaine.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-08-27
Enjoying Motor Trip.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Van Cleave
and daughter, Miss Gladys Aspinwall,
motored to Moscow from Salem, Ore
gon, to visit at the home of Mrs. Van
Cleave's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. O. H.
Crow. They will leave soon for Spo-
kane and the lakes for an outing trip.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-08-27
SHIP
BLOWS UP AT SEA

YARMOUTH. N. S.-Twelve mem
bers of the crew of the fourmasted
schooner Elmert Roberts, arrived here
today. They reported that their ship
loaded with ammunition had caught
fire, and blew up at sea.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-08-27
Injured Lad Improving.

Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Regan and little
son of Spokane were in Moscow yes
terday to visit Mrs. Regan's brother,
Carl Stone, who suffered injuries in a
bicycle accident. Master Carl is still
improving and seems on the road to
recovery.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-08-27

Miss Gertrude Lamphere, sister of
George N. Lamphere, and his niece,
Miss Mercedes Lamphere, are in Mos
COW today for brief stay from the
formers home in Palouse. Miss Mer-
cedes lives in st. Paul, Mimi. and will
return there at an early date.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-08-27
Victim of Fire Here.

Mrs. Maley Farley from near Pull
man was brought to Moscow for med
ical treatment for severe burns on
her arms, which were sustained when
her little son was burned to death
several days ago in a rabbit hutch.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-08-27
HUNGARY TRIES TO
DITCH bella KUN

BASLE.-The extradition of Bella
Kun and his associates in the former
Hungary communist government has
been demanded by Hungary from the
new Austrian foreign office. accord
ing to a Vienna dispatch.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-08-27

L. E. Brooks, deputy state game
warden, moved today from his home
on West Third street to the large
rooming house opposite the Gritman
hospital. Mr.. Brooks possesses some
equity in this property and will there
fore make it his residence.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-08-27
FOOD CONTROL
RESTS WITH STATE

COLUMBUS.=The right of the state
of Ohio to seize and sell at public auc-
tion all food held in cold storage for a
longer period of time that that spec
flied by the Smith cold storage law.
was upheld by the state supreme court
today.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-08-27
GOLDEN STATE
TRAIN OVERTURNED

DALHART, Texas.-Engineer w. H.
Ford, and FiremanRex Matthews on
the east-bound Golden state limited of
the Rock Island road were killed, and
an unidentified postal clerk was SER
iously injured when the limited over
turned 13 miles east of Tucumcari, in
New Mexico today. No passengers
were injured, so far as is known.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-08-27
Arm Painfully Injured.

Arvid Nelson, son of Judge and Mrs.
Adrian Nelson had the misfortune to
break one Of the bones of his lower
arm yesterday, when jumping from a
= bundle wagon, making a painful in
jury. Mr.. Nelson was working with
the threshing machine of N. A. Nelson,
on the Woodwork place, east of town.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-08-27
Av|ATORS COMPLETE
INTERNATIONAL RACE

MINEOLA, N. Y.-Three aviators,
Lieutenants Midkiff and Brown, and
Captain Simon arrived here from Tor
onto this morning, completing the
round trip in the international air
race.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-08-27
More Wedding RaIls.

County Auditor Homer E. Estes is
sued a marriage license today to
Chester Lawrence and Opal Lamon,
both Of Johnson, Wash.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-08-27
MINISTER TO CHINA
GIVES UP OFFICE

WASHINGTON.-D Paul Reinsch,
American minister to China, has re-
signed. The reasons were not made
public.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-08-27
Sheep Are Migrating.

Assessor E. J. Gemmill left this aft
ernoon for the northeastern part of
the county, to look after the migratory
bands of sheep.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-08-27
Eighty-fifth Birthday Celebrated.

Mrs. VIM. Mendenhall of Viola ar
rived in Moscow to visit her mother,
Mrs. Rose White, who today celebrated
her 85th birthday. Mrs. White has
lived in Idaho over 80 years.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-08-27

lContinued on page 4.
The sun., 1919-04-06
BEST SELLERS AND OTHERS.

TINE most remarkable of the best selling books
of the past twelvemonth- indeed, of num-
Der of years-is undoubtedly The -Four. Horsemen
of the apocalypse. We have already spoken of the
circumstances which put this book in class apart.
1t is sufficient to note again, and notch deeply in
memory, the handicaps to wide popularity which
it overcame Its length, its title, its authorship,
since IRANz was unknown to most Americans its
unusual price, its Latin attitude toward the rela-
tions of the sexes-these presumptive impediments
TO big sale were all overcome. The book was pub
lished on August 26, 1918. In December it had
found its way to the top of the pile. Enthusiastic
reviews helped it; Books and the Book World is
glad to recall its front page of September l, 1918
Word Of mouth did much nearly every reader
must have enticed others into reading it. Heavy
advertising did still more; title cannot be brought
under a readers eye every week or oftener without
seducing him to read the book The immense merit
of the book did most, of course, to achieve its
success.
The Good Hope.
Hardly less interesting is the case of STEPHEN
McKENNA's Sonic For six months after this book
was published in 1917 nothing happened. In Books
and the Book World for April IA, 1918, ERNEST
POOLE and GEORGE MIDDLETON called attention TO
the novel; quality and In our number OF the week
following LOUIS JOSEPH VANcE's words of praise
NAV be found 1t is a coincidence that Soma began
to sell Steadily it went on selling until it had left
the 10 900 mark far behind and was definite sue
cess for a first novel Readers may not know that
first novels, however worthy seldom pass that mark
Sonia is still selling.
In many respects Sonia and ST.. JOIN ERvINEs
The sun., 1919-04-06
OUR OWN LEAGUED NATION.

WE hold no brief, as the saying goes for a
w League Of Nations necessarily; nor even
of necessity, for The Government Of the United
States: National, State and Local, by WILLIAM
BENNETT MUNRO, which lies on the desk before US
and which the Macmillan Company publishes at
$275. But We do hold brief for the Leagued
Nation, otherwise the United States Of America:
and think it q pity so many citizens of such
commonwealth continue to know so little about it.
Nor can we imagine happier time than this for
them to inform themselves on the subject. For
if they puzzled about the question of surrender
ing some Of their national sovereignty In entering
a League of Nations they should at least be able
to talk sensbly about the Union of the Thirteen
States How many of us talk about the policies Of
'.the fathers''-and cannot for the life of us,
when pinned down to it, distinguish the attitudes
on national questions of two so opposite statesmen
as ALEXANDER HAMILTON and THOMAS JEFFERSON.
No one, in a sweeping phrase, knows anything"
about American history, properly speaking, except
the handful Of men who have written about it;
and this despite the fact that no country has had
more or more brilliant historians; and despite the
fact that there in existence studies by others
than Americans, such as BRYCE's American Com
,GonWeaIth and Lord CHARNwooD's Abraham
Lincoln, without comparison in the literature Of
other lands. Now Mr.. MUNRO, whose book we
toned at the outset is professor of municipal gov
eminent at Harvard; he writes with lueidity and
point and in beautifully definite but very simple
language. But because his book has, with its
marginal headings, somewhat the appearance of
textbook and can be so used, we dare say the Cen
eral Reader will shun it. The General Reader will
make grave mistake. He is under no obligation to
memorize what he reads No one will subject him
to an oral or written examination after he has
finished chapter. He can read the book for
pleasure! He can skip along picking up interest
ing bits here and there and emerging with really
comprehensive viewof American government. He
even, without any agony at all and with con-
siderable enjoyment, equip himself TO apply an
acid test to of the political doctrines that
handed to him in gilt-edged speeches and articles
nowadays. He can furnish forth his mind with
whole new scenic sets and no longer be under the
necessity Of playing all his arguments as acts in
one,' to use the vaudeville formula for the stunt
backed by drop curtain merely All these things
are lovely possibilities which the General Reader
will pass by. But for our part we shall
keep The Government Of the United States: Ma
tiOnal, State and Local the open shelf and when
We want to know for, example, the terms. of the
law by which the Government took over the rail
roads Of the country year ago, summed up in a
couple of capable sentences we shall pull it down,
consult the index, and then turn to page 259 A
thing Of utility can also be joy forever
The sun., 1919-04-06
TO ROBERT NICHOLS.


By Edgar Lee Masters.
u NGLAND has found another voice in you
Of beauty and of truth,
True TO their SOUL as you are true
Singer and soldier, yet youth.
Out of the trenches and the rage of blood,
The hatred and the lies
You, like wounded sky-lark, in food
Pour forth these melodies,
OF spirit which has suffered, yet has scared
Above the stencil of hell and death s defeats.
i look at you, as often 1 have pored
On the death mask Of Keats.
Or the face Of him quickly and gladly going
The waves of the sea under,
To the land of man S unknowing,
Or the land Of wonder.
And the war had youl what can it give
In return for souls like yours
Mangled orbIotted out who shall forgive
The war while time enduresi
Back of the shouting mob, the brazen bands,
The soldiers marching well
Gangrene cries out and Rupert Brooke hands r
Clutch in hemorrhage Of hell.
Yet you found God through this through war,
Through love found vision, perhaps peace?
Keep them III your breast like the morning star
May their light increase.
Waves on the seas breast catch the light
While the hollows between
Are dark-you are a wave whose height
Is smitten by the Light unseen,
Urged by the Sea s power to the glory
Of the christening sun.
When the calm comes and darkness, transitory
Be your doubt, or none.
These words from me who have the hard way
travelled
OF pain and thought,
In a weaving never wholly unravelled
Or wholly wrought,
For your spirit and your songs, gladness
For the hope of you, and praise
To life who gave you out Of the worlds madness
In these our days.
Copyright, 1919, 6y Edgar Lee Masters.
The sun., 1919-04-06

Changing Winds are comparable stories, but the
parallel between them in respect Of sales seems to US
much more extraordinary than any other likeness.
Both, it appears enjoyed resurrection, phenom-
enon not common enough among books to encourage
publishers to a belief in miracles. We prefer to
think that the excellence of the novels themselves is
the chief explanation because it gives us faith to
believe that the American public will yet do justice
to IONA GALES Birth, MARY HEAToN worse s The
PrestonS, IDA A. R. WYLIE's ToWards Morning,
ROBERT NICHoIs's 14rdoars and EndurGnces, and
other volumes named by publishers in their inter
esting statements which print this week. We
think the general candor Of these statements will
impress those who read them. Publishers aston
ishingly human. While they are seldom averse to
making money, we have known a publisher to show
more joy over the sale of 100 copies of one of his
books than over the sale of 10000 copies of another
There are booksellers the same way. The
explanation Perhaps it's merely satisfied vanity
at finding 100 people who apparently agree with
your own opinion And, just possibly, it's a real
affection for what seems to you fine book and
real eagerness TO have it do for others what it did
for you.
The sun., 1919-04-06
A Threat or Promise.

Which reminds us that after we have completed
the casual counsels of this page the subject of
Writing Novel we have it in mind to treat ex-
haustively the topic What Every Publisher Knotcs.
1t will be addressed to young authors only unless
some other audience shall seem more meet. 1t will
deal extensively with publishers Suppressed De
sires which are not, as some may conclude, inevi-
taby identical with the writings of young authors.
Frivolous Thought: What, do you sup
pose, old Doctor FREUD would have made of
d" Twas brillig and the slthy toves"?
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-02-20
THURSDAY, FEB. Nv
10 O'CLOCK, A. NJ,

Twill the High Dollar 172 for Jack Spoona-
LOCATED 3 MILES FROM DANVILLE ON PERRY
WILLIE PIKE the very heart of best section of Boyle Coun
y This is fertile land gently roinga tractor
farm easily cultivated No waste land, all tobacco land 1t
sho does look good and is just as good as it looks
7OACRES FINE MEADOW 80 ACRES IN WHEAT
20 ACRES BLUE GRASS BALANCE FOR CORN AND TO-
BACCO THIS YEAR. Two tenant houses stock barn, 8
acre tobacco barn. New ground new buildings Well fenced
and everlasting The entire farm will the best to-
bacco and ready right for heavy cultivation Will sub
divide and sell in tracts 60 70 acres and AZ acres or
may sell the tracts together WILL SELL THE WAY
YOU WANT TO BUY IT.
Immediate possession subject to tenants share crop con-
tract on lust part Everybody knows land near Danvlle
will continue to increase in value BUY THIS FARM NOW,
WHILE YOU CAN.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-02-20
VINEBR0AD, The Real Estate Man
FRIDAY, FEB. 28h
O'CLOCK, A. NJ,

n, AN
Twill sell to the High Dollar ITO for w. c. Floyd.
LOCATED ON STANFORD AND HUSTONVILLE
PIKE mile from Hustonville that thriving village with
Graded High School, churches Banks business houses
ETC. etc. 2 miles Morea the @ and c. Railroad
This is strictly irst-cass, upto-dae farm-a DANDY
home The land level and partly rong-some bottom land
This is "Corkng good farm. 102 12 side and
81 1-2 acres the other.
3OACRES SOWN TO WHEAT, 60 ACRES BLUE
GRASS, PART OF 1T VIRGIN SOIL, BALANCE READY
FOR CORN THIS YEAR 8 room 2 story dweling-2 halls
porches- basement, nall out buildings z ten
ant houses Double cribs large stock barn-10 box stalls
water pped into barn and equipped feed SO mules 100
cattle. Everything all O. X.
Also W. C. Floyd will sell at the time the following
personal property work mules gentle family horse jer-
sew cows and hefe yearng steers and pigs lot of
corn hay and fodder moving machine hay rakes wag
on turning plows and of other farming implements
and household and kitchen furniture
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-06-10
PROPOSED CHARTER
AMENDMENTS

Notwithstanding the late request.
ed" opinion from the city attorney
that everything had been legally
done by the present city administra-
ton, the council has now issued a
call for a special election to be held
June 27 to pass two charter amend
ments to give Ashland a legal city
court and means of holding a legal
city election. Verify, some politi'
clans are great dodgers.
The charter amendments proposed
will likely be published officially in
the Record next Thursday. Assum-
ing that there are no political jokers
in the amendments they should be
passed for it is certainly high time
that Ashland be put back on a legal
basis.
In order that Tidings readers may
have the opportunity to examine the
proposed amendments we will print
them in the next issue of the Tidings
without cost to anyone. II they
prove free from jokers we will ad-
vocate their adoption.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-06-10
PARK NOW LOOKING FINE

Extra men have been put to work
in the park the past few days and
II is taking on very pleasing ap.
pearance. The walks are beinl
cleaned and scraped and the wrinkles
dragged out of the drives. Earlier
in the spring the park board was
Handicapped for lack OF hands, nut
now enough men have been secured
to adequately handle the work. The
ground above and including the old
childrens play grounds is being
fenced to house the elk donated to
the park by the local Elks lodge and
arrangements will be made at the
same time to take care of several
other animals that are offered, which
will be an added attraction to the
already interesting park features
The children's play ground equip
ment is being moved down under the
trees in the old Chautauqua park
grounds where the kiddies will be
able to recreate in the cool shade Of
the great trees. The move is q good
one.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-06-10
EDITORS VISIT WILL
BRING MUCH PUBLICITY

Securing the National Editoria
Association convention has already
brought much publicity for this sec
sion" stated Herbert Cuthbert, ex.
ecutive secretary of the Pacific
Northwest Tourist Association re-
Gently. Eastern United States and
Canadian papers giving advance no.
tices of the tour which is to cover
the principal cities of Oregon, Wash
ington and British Columbia and
give the editors glimpse Of this
great region. am sure that great
deal of valuable publicity will fol-
low the trip, resulting in an in
creased volume of tourist business
for next year
From what ! learned in the east,
the attendance will be large. While
] was there, ]. Bruce Walker, direc-
tor of publicity for the department
of immigration OF the Canadian gov
ernment, announced in the Canadian
press that a party of 800 editors
from nearly every state in the
Union, accompanied by some con-
gressmen and senators, would pass
over Canadian railways ON a special
train bound for the convention, and
return via the Canadian Pacific. How
many more will come / cannot tell
but in every newspaper office ] visit
ed in the east ] found the working
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-06-10
SUFFRAGE WON AFTER
4O-YEAR STRUGGLE.

With the suffrage fight in con.
gress won last week, after 40 years
of effort, advocates of the measure
have turned their attention to the
state legislatures, three-fourths Of
which must ratify the measure.
Realization of the hopes of the
leaders in the equal suffrage cam
paign came with adoption in the
senate Of the historic Susan B. An
thony constitutional amendment res
olution which was adopted in the
house May 81. The vote was Sc to
25 or two more in favor than was
necessary.
Altho supporters of the measure
are confident of final success, there