The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-07-30

served.
A few days ago we sswelled all up"
over the fact that Moscow had two
men on the Idaho rifle team that goes
to Camp Perry to represent this state
in the national contest We thought
Moscow made fine showing il get
ting two men out of the total OF Is
men on the team. Today we woke
up" when we learned that the little
town of Potlatch has eight men on the
team, or only lacks one of having hait
of the members of the team. But we
can draw satisfaction from the thought
that Potlatch is in Latah county and
Potlatch and Moscow have 10 OF the
IS members of the Idaho team. Our
hats are off to Potlatch
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Wheat was quoted at Chicago yes
terday at $2.33A, decline OF l12
cents from the previous days quota
lions on the Chicago board of trade,
and decline of 51a cents from the
price prevailing on July IA, the day
prior to the reopening of gambling IN
wheat futures by the board of trade.
Professor j. e. Boyles prediction that
opening the wheat futures gambling
game again would result in ''stabil-
lied markets, controlled solely, by the
law Of supply and demand" seems to
have been a day dream. We wonder
if the professor has awakened to the
fact that he is a bad guesser. The
price dropped another II cents Today.
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The need of more homes for rent
in Moscow is constantly being brought
before the people. A man came mere
from Spokane nearly two months ago
and secured permanent employment
but he could not bring his family here
because he could not secure house
in which to live. Il could get one
or two houses at S35 or $40 per
month but could not afford to pay
that much from my salary said he-
Several dozen comfortable cottages
that would rent for from SIS to $25 per
month would be filled and occupied
constantly if they were erected in Mos
COW.
Freight rates are to be advanced in !
order to pay the increased wages al
lowed railroad employees Harvest |
wages have been advanced 81 per day |
over the high record of last year.
Warehousemen ask the privilege of in
creasing warehouse charges for ham
ding wheat Grain sacks are 80 per
cent higher than at the opening OF
harvest last year and the price of
wheat is falling daily Looks like the |
farmer is going to get it comm and |
goin'"
Wednesday it was announced at the |
chamber Of commerce luncheon, that !
the fund for building the Phi Delta |
Theta fraternity house, was short $500 |
amount had been oversubscTibe1.
That is the way Moscow citizens DO
things. Show them what is needed |
and they do it. The fraternity house,
the sorority house and the boys dorm
itory are all evidences of the Moscow
spirit that does its duty
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Despite the fact that they are Grim
inals and have violated man-made
laws, one cannot help feeling some
sympathy for the men who broke jail
at Pendleton last Sunday. The story
of how one of these men visited farm
house, in famished condition and Sc
cured food, holding his hand on his
revolver while he ate it, and, after
satisfying his hunger, vanished into
the brush to be hunted like coyote
is pitiful and sad.
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After attending the San Francisco
convention of the democratic party in
person land probably at government
expense) Postmaster General Burle-
son has issued an order that all postal
employees must refrain. from political
activity Truly Burleson consistency.
Less than so per cent Of the voters
Of Idaho have registered and those