The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-07-27


served.
Wheat gamblers have forced thu
price of wheat down almost 80 cents {
bushel since gambling in futures was
reopened on July Is. 1t will not be
long until those who contended that
government control of the grain mar
ket robbed the farmer" will be how
ling for government control again
Wheat has fallen 10h, 31a, So and IA
cents in four days of gambling, yet
the quality of the wheat has not
been changed, nor has the worlds de-
iota. The price of flour has not de-
clined, and bread still sells for II
cents loaf. Who gets the difference
of SO cents bushel taken from the
price paid the farmer? Surely the
consumer gets none of it.
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Harvest wages have been fixed and
they seem very high, when one con-
siders that board is furnished and
that the amount received is clear. But
$50 per day and board" would not APP
peal long to the man who is accus-
toned to working eight hours day
in the shade and where everything is
clean and nice, and the Sc job means
IL hours work in heat and dust and
dirt, sleeping in strawstacks and car
rying ones own bedding Yet there is
likely to be rush to the harvest fields
and good jobs in town will be left va
cant
The Garfield Methodists are fort
innate, if their petition is granted The
Garfield correspondent for The
Spokesman-Review, says: "a unan-
imous invitation was given to have the
Methodist pastor, the Rev. H. Atten-
borough returned for another year
with an increased salary by the an
nuaI conference" Most Methodist
churches, when they raise pastors
salary, have to "dig up" instead of
having him returned with an in
creased salary by the annual confer
ence,' '-'-~-gs ~ia
The west is likely to regain its name
of wild and woody" if jail breaks. con-
tinue Four prisoners escaped from
the city jail at Spokane recently, in
broad daylight and all are still at
large Last Sunday six prisoners es-
capped from the jail at Pendleton killed
Sheriff Taylor and five of the six men
are still at large, while posses search |
for them But the east is keeping |
pace with the west in wild west
stunts Bank robberies, followed by |
gun fights occur almost daily in some
part of the east or middle west. Chi
cage pulled off good show of this
kind, Monday
Premier Lloyd George is said to be
seriously ILL., His death at this time
would be loss to the world Lloyd
George is one of the strongest men
of modern times and has done world
of good in handling the affairs of Eng
land and settling up the war in Eu-
rope He is still badly needed and
it is to be hoped his illness does not
keep him long from his duties.
Indians on the Yakima reservation
have crops valued this year at $11,-
900 1000, of which more than 49,
10000 is alfalfa. The saying, 10,
the poor Indian" may soon be changed
to Hello, the rich Indian" If land
values continue to increase and the
Indians continue to improve as farm
ers
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Those who have not registered be-
fore next Saturday evening cannot vote
in the primary election to be held on
Tuesday, August 8. Less than 35 per
cent of the voters of Latah county
have registered Unless greater in
terest is taken in the November cleo
lion than in the primary Latah county
is liable to lose another representative
after this year.
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Have you a room that you can spare
Tor delegate to the Methodist confer
snce to be held in Moscow seven days
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