The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-04-15
\ DULLNESS OF THE LAW.

DIZZINESS OF THE LAW.
We are told that the war is ended
abut it is not legally ended" This
is "a fine distinction, based on the
usual methods of interpreting the law
1t seems that the law is the last Of
al professions to get at the facts
We suppose that after all of the sol
diers get home and are reengagec
IN former occupations some learned
judge" will look up precedents of 10C
or 1000 years ago and solemnly de-
clare that the great world war is
ended
An incident showing how "sus-
picious" is the law was recently
brought to notice by the executriS
and widow of a man who had died.
The widow filed the bills for the fun
cral expenses, legally receipted and
sworn to and was then told that she
must get an affidavit that her hus-
band was dead. She protested that
the funeral expense bill, sworn to by
the undertaken ought to be sufficient
proof, but was told that the law
takes nothing for granted" and she
was required to send to neighboring
state in which her husbands death
had occurred and secure an affidavit
of his death.
Any one or anything but the law
would have known that funeral ex-
penses are not paid for the living.
Great is the law and wonderful are
the interpretations of it.
1t will be interesting to learn what
the German delegates will actually
do when they are given an opportun-
ity to read and sign the peace treaty.
German statesmen have repeatedly
said they will not sign the treaty I'M
less it conforms to German ideas, but
we feel certain that the treaty as
presented to the delegates from Hun
land will be signed by them. They
may protest and make ugly faces, but
they will sign. They know Germany
is helpless to renew the war and that |
if they do not sign the first treaty |
presented to them the terms of the |
second will be much harder
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Pullman's commercial club was
largely responsible for the consolida-
ion of the two newspapers of that
own, the Herald and the Tribune.
The club went on record as favoring
he consolidation on the grounds that
me good paper properly nourished
would be better for Pullman than two
lalf supported papers would be. And
he club was right. 1t also went on
ecord as opposing any effort by any
ne to start another newspaper in
'ullman, on the grounds that the
aper now published there fills all
he needs of the community, gives
he people a better service and at
ISIS expense than two papers can or
ILL.,
80 "a -
There should be a big vote cast at
re election on April "a for the bonds
the Moscow road district. No sec
on of the country needs better roads
ore than the immediate vicinity of
[oscow and the building of these this
ear will mean much to the citizens
the town and the neighboring
lrmers. 1t will add at least $40 to
lie value of every acre of land adj
cent to the roads to have hard sur
ced roads built through the farm
g sections.
These fine, sunshiny days are ideal
r cleaening up allies, vacant lots
ID streets and the long evenings, !.
e to Setting the clocks ahead" give *
enty of time for such work. Mos 4
w ought to be as "clean as new z
a" before the first Of May, and with 8
e fine parking strip gardens, for 8
itch the town has gained an envi- b
lie reputation, Moscow ought to re- n
n it's name of being the cleanest B
i prettiest town in the Palouse B
lntry. Y
r. 20 FZ Il
Because the president said the war 3
S at an end, a federal judge de- 4
res that it is legally at an end. e
! the president did not say it was 4
ally at an end. He knew better, h
the judge doesn't Springfield !
publican.