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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-01-09

was married Sunday, February 20,
1880 and they were aware it was an
unusual occurrence for the 10Th of
February to fall on Sunday and dis
cussed it at the wedding There was
man present who figured it out that
it would not occur again inside of 40
years. 1t appears he figured correct
ly Ny brother and his wife are both
still living and if they live until the
29th of February they will have an
opportunity to celebrate their real
wedding anniversary, Sunday, Febru-
ary 29th, for the first time since they
were married 40 years ago.
M. F. ZEIGLER.
In conversation with Mr.. Ziegler
the writer found him to be an inter
esting character with a fund of rem
iniscences of early days in the west.
He came west in 1878 and located
first at Tacoma, then in Olympia, but
did not like the climate and remain
ed but short time at each place. He
says Pacific Avenue, Tacoma's main
business street, was full of stumps
and had two buildings, hotel and a
general merchandise store. He left
Olympia in the rain and returned 60
days later and it was still raining and
they told him "this is the same
shower" He located at Pendleton in
the fall of 1878 and did carpenter
work and made coffins for nine men
killed by the Indians in the Indian
war of that year. He has been in the
west for AZ years and is pioneer of
Moscow
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-01-09
Special Legislative Session.

DENVER A. P.)-Special
sessions of the legislatures of Idaho,
New Mexico and Wyoming will be
called within the next few days for
the purpose of ratifying the federal
suffrage amendment according to
announcement made here today by
the governors of those states who
are here to attend the republican con-
clave. The Idaho legislature is
to meet February IL.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-01-09
LAKE COVERS SEVEN
MEXICAN VILLAGES
FOLLOWING THE EARTHQUAKE
SHOCK WATERS RISE AND
TOWNS ARE ENGULFED

MEXICO CITY-(By A. P.)-Seven
towns near Teoceo, south Of Jalapa.
have been overwhelmed by earth dis
turbances and a great lake is cover
ing their former sites, according to
a message received this morning from
Taocelo, through Vera Cruz.
Thirty-four bodies have been re-
covered when the message was filed
The inundated towns are Tlatanalan
Quiezmitland, Coasta Aleca, Tosigue4
Ixtlahuacan, Choloya and San Jose
Achilchica.
Every house in Teocelo has been
rendered uninhabitable.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-01-09
ENGLISH RAILROADS UNIONS
REJECT GOVERNMENT OFFER

LONDON. (By A. P.)-The railway
workers union delegates in confer
ence here today decided to reject the
governments terms for the settlement
of wage demands and for the propo-
sition back for further negotiations
with the government.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-01-09
CARL NEWMAN FREED
BY VERDICT or JURY
AFTER DELIBERATIN 12 HOTIRS
JURY RETURNS VERDICT
OF NOT GUILTY

Carl Newman, charged with helm
GUS crime against Ruby Triplett, IA
year-old girl of Lewiston, Idaho, was
declared not guilty of the crime, by
the verdict Of the jury rendered after
3 o'clock Friday morning. He is to-
day free man, having been released
from Jail where he has been since
last September. After the verdict
was rendered between and A O'Clock
Newman, who was automatically re-
leased by the verdict, returned to the
county Jail and remained until morn
ing, when he took his departure for
his home at Troy
The case went to the jury at 4:3O
Thursday afternoon after Judge
Steele had given the instructions.
Silvey was baliff in charge of the
jury, which deliberated until 6
o'clock, when the jurors were taken
to supper and returned at and re-
newed deliberations. 1t has not been
possible to learn how the jury stood
at first, but there were several for
conviction has been learned. 1t took
much argument to change these mems
views and secure unanimous verdict
of acquittal
Judge Steels had left instructions
that he be called if a verdict was
reached, no matter at what hour, and
he went to the court house between
8 and 4 o'clock, received the verdict
and dicharged the jury.
The case is thus ended 1t is be
lieved the testimony showing the
character of the complaining witness
had much to do with the verdict of
the jury, for the state evidently made
out strong case showing that the
crime alleged had been committed,
but the testimony of the defense
showed the girl had bad reputation
for truth, had been regarded as in
corrigible and had been before the
juvenile court on more than one oc-
casion. Former teachers of the Trip
lett girl, the probate judge of Nez
Perce county, former marshal of
Troy, all gave her a rather bad repu-
tation.
Festus White and James Brooks,
with Newman, later pleaded
guilty to charge of contributing to
the delinquency of minor and paid
fines of $50 each, in justice court at
Troy. These men were witnesses for
The defense.
Few cases tried in Moscow have
awakened more interest than this one
and big, crowds packed the court
room while scores Of persons stood
for many hours to hear. the testi-
nony. Newman's parents live at
Troy and are highly respectable peo-
ole, it is said, and much sympathy
was expressed for them during the
rial. They made a hard fight to
save their son from the disgrace of
conviction Of this heinous offense and
Today are. probably among the hap
oiest parents in Latah county.
The district court is today working
IN civil cases. There are no more
cases on the docket. The
!. w. w. cases are not ready for trial
md indications are that they never
will be tried. All but three have been
'eleased and James Riley, one of
hem, has applied for citizenship in
he United States and is reported to
lave declared he joined the /. w. w.
lnder the misunderstanding that it
vas labor union and he had to join
o get a job. He will probably be re-
eased and assinsted to become use
ul citizen of the United States.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-01-09
DEMOCRATS SPLIT
BRYAN VS.. WILSON
r.
JACKSON DAY BANQUET AT
WASHINGTON LAST NIGHT
DEVELOPED DIFFERENCES

That the democrats are split over
the treaty and league of nations was
forceably brough out at the Jackson
day banquet at Washington, d. c.,
last night when William Jennings
president and believed to be an active
candidate for the democratic nominal
tion this year, took issue with Presi-
dent Wilson.
The president, unable to attend be-
ting forth his position, which is un-
alterably opposed to any changes in
the treaty of peace with Germany,
and he insists that the democrats
stand pat for ratification of the
treaty and the league of nations COW
enant without any changes, and take
, the matter into the next campaign
Bryan, whose speech had been pre-
pared before he knew what President
Wilson had written and which was
read from manuscript with few ad-
ditions as he read, contended that rea-
sonable reservations or alterations
must be made in order to get the
treaty ratified and that it would be
party suicide to defer ratification IA
months longer in order to make it a
campaign issue. He insisted that the
democrats who have been denouncing
the republican majority in the senate
for holding up ratification for seven
months, cannot take the stand now
that it must be held up IA months
longer to get a verdict at the polls
next November and have action taken
after the new administration goes
in on March A, 1921.
Many other prominent democrats
throughout the country as well as at
the Washington lovefeast, took the
same view as the president, while
others, including McAdoo, President
Wilson's son-in-law, "side-stepped"
the treaty and league of nations COW
enants entirely
The letter of President Wilson and
the speech of Bryan have been await
ed for weeks as "key-notes" to the
stand the democrats would take. in
the coming campaign, but they are
so widely apart that they simply show
a bigger split in the democratic ranks
than even the republicans had dared
TO hope for. The matter is being ds-
,ussed with deep interest in Wash
ngton today, and the Associated
Press brings the following report of
now it is regarded in Washington.
Believe Ratification Not Impossible.
WASHINGTON.-(By A. P)-
Senator's disagreed widely today on
he probable effect on the. senate
,reaty situation of President Wilson's
Jackson day letter urging the ratifi-
,ation question be carried into the
presidential campaign Among demo-
rats generally it is declared that the
etter has not changed matters and
efforts to agree on compromise res
ervations will continue. Mild reser-
yation republicans thought the letter
a compromise more diff
,ult thought not impossible
The treaty's irreconcilable foes de-
during the democratic
gathering established definitely that
'atification will be a campaign is
sue.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-01-09
Railroad Guaranteed Continues

WASHINGTON-(By A P.)-Con-
tinuation Of the stadard of returns
to the railroads for six months after
the termination of federal control
was agreed upon today by the senate
and house conferees on railroad leg
islation.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-01-09
SAYS FEBRUARY 1880
HAD FIVE SUNDAYS
MOSCOW PIONEER CONTRACTOR
TELLS OF BROTHERS WE'D
DING IN THAT YEAR

The Star Mirror called attention
to the fact that there are five Sun
days in February this year, the first
and last days being Sunday, (Which
would necessarily be the case in
order to get five Sundays in that
month) and asked if any one could
remember such an occurrence before.
M. F. Ziegler brought the following
communication to the office of The
Star-Mirror today His very interest
ing letter follows:
Moscow, Idaho,
January 8, 1920.
To the Editor of The Star Mirror:
In looking over yesterdays edi-
torials of the Star Mirror / noticed
February of this year has five Sun
days; that the first and last days
come on Sunday, and the question
asked, "Can you remember another
February that had five Sundays 2"
| will say yes and give you positively
the exact year. 1t last occurred in
the year 1880. One of my brothers
The spectator., 1920-08-10

Y ASA week was cat come leeva A weeth me when my dog ees gonna way. Other night I play weeth heem for tonga time and feegure ees preety soft for da cat. Hees name ees Thomas when he was born and one my frien say he gotta nine lives. But for way he no come home some night l tink he gotta nine wives. too.
 But cat cat ees getta bullsheveek idee someplace, l dunno. Other day frien naka me present of golda feeSh for decorash cen da house. But dat feesh ees lonesome too mooch. Seema like he no gotta more frien as da kali ser. Just swima like devil all day and no getta some place.
 Dat golda feesh and da cat no maka friens yer good. l dunno for sure, but mebbe da feesh ees frald leava da water aud da cat ees fraid to go cen. Seema like da cat ees jealous for da feesh. He jusa watcha da son-of-a-gun swima round all day. Mebbe he tink da feesh go out for walk when da cat no look. l dunno.
 Mosta night da cat keepa one eye open and da feesh no go to bed too Mebbe ees nica feesh and no lika for go to bed when da cat ees look. So skeedo da cat but data no maka deef- renee weeth da feesh.
 tinnk ees pretty tough eef dat feesh ever have da family. He ieeva cen da glass house and eef leetle feesh trow rocks lika leetle boys plenta Queek da vholn place go on da bum.
 My frien maka me present two days ago and today l no gotta feesh. dunno. but mebbe dat cat tink lasn night was Friday and eata my gold feesh. But I no care yer mooch. no lika to he feesh, too-no more pri- vate ns leeva weeth your wife's family
 WOt you link?
The spectator., 1920-08-10
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that it would also make a nice addl- tion to his home.
 When he told Mir. Badger and MT. Rabbit about the ladder they decided to come, and one night when the moon was shining the animals were all to go to Mir. FoX's house to dinner.
 Mir Fox thought 1t would be the cheapest way to fill his guests with soup, so he took all the bones that he had collected and put them in a pot on the stove to boil.
 Up curled the smoke from his chimney and out through the win dows went the nice-smelling odor of soup, and Mir. Dog who happened to be running through the woods saw and smelled as we'll
 He wagged his tail and looked up at the house in the tree; then he whined and scratched the tree. and as he danced about it, with his eyes fixed upon the house all the time, he bumped into the ladder.
 "Ah, how fortunate" he said, and up he went and into Mir. Fox's house he went, too, and took the cover off the pot.
 It did not take him a second to re- move the pot from the stove and pour out the soup in the sink and cool those bones, and then such a feast he had
 He ate until he became sleepy then he lay down on the floor and went to sleep.
The spectator., 1920-08-10
THE DROUTH

THE Drouth Is long. dry spell
 Il followed by series of sharp ex- plosions in the wheat pit. It Is also followed by the agonized accents of the rural speculator who invested somebody else's money and was promptly punctured while reading up on the baseball scores.
 The Drouth is caused by total ab- sence of rain in places where little would go a long way. One of the strange and inscrutable mysteries of this tleeting life below is why the rain should fall with such fervor and ex- uberance in the spring of the year whe everybody wants to plant corn or try out new automobile, and then as soon as summer opens up with draw from the immediate vicinity and allow everything to dry up but the political orator. In the spring it is harder to head off soaking rain than 1t is to discourage visiting collector wliO Is accustomed to speak without notes or mercy, but just as soon as hot weather sets in and raises large, luminous blisters on the common peo- pie not enough rain will fall to prop erly water one perspiring citizen.
 A Drouth which has not been ad- vertised in advance is big asset to successful gambling on the price of December corn, wheat and other breakfast foods. Many man has
The spectator., 1920-08-10
Last Night 'sDreanls What They Mean
HORSES

A CCORDlNG to the oracles of Del. 4 \ phi, Jupiter Anon and Dodona, to simon Magus and the lesser maglcians of modern times who unlock the future for Il dollar a peep. to dream of a horse Is good luck. Preferably a white horse should be dreamed of, for that announces to the dreamer unexpected riches If your horse is black your good fortune will not be so great or so complete as it will be If he is white. The intermediate grades of color de- note the amount of your good fortune. To see yourself riding a horse--pref- erabiy q large. bony one-means sue cess. If woman dreams that she is riding on n large. showy horse 1t indi- cates that the fates have picked out for her--providcd she Is an unmarried woman of course--a rich husband who will make her happy. Hut for anyone io dream that he pr she Is riding a horse Is a sign that he or she is about to rise step highe. in the world But don't fall on. If you do some mlsfor. tune Is In store for you. None. per haps. that you VII not be able to sur. mount. for the general beneHcent cf- feet of dream horses Is 90 potent that even fall from one will not be au irreparable misfortune. To dream that you are trading horses foretelis that someone Is going to get the test of you in bargain-which would indicate that horse trades run true to form In the world of drenms as we'll as in the world of actualities. TO dream that you are buying a horse is . sign that you will make money by some speculation or real estate deal. Hut If you dream that you are selling horse don't spec. ulate-you will lose If your dream horse Is restive 1t means that you have much hard work to go through before you achieve the success which your dreaming of him foretells. The dream horse, 1t should be distlncs -- stood. Is no relation to the
 whatever. {.
 (Ccpyright-)
The spectator., 1920-08-10
Just Folks
By EDGAR A. GUEST
THE OLD DAYS.

Time was that life was partly play and man could rest a little while. Could find the time along the way to visit with his friends and smile. And he could go on fishing trips and never miss the coin he'd lose. But that was in the days before his wife wore fifteen-dollar shoes. Time WAS the evening brought repose unto the weary soul of man. He dropped his work at close of day. untroubled till the next began. And he could play an hour or two the books he loved he could peruse; But thar was in the days before his wife wore iiftecn-dollar shoes. Great riches were not needed then, In Those glad days Of long ago; A man could find contentment then with what was given him to know. And there were joys on every hand from which his soul could pick and choose;
 Hut that was in the days before his wife wore iifteen-dollar shoes There Is no rest for man today, he's forced to serve the gods of gold: He dare not finger by the way. as once he did in times of old.
 He must forego his fishing trip and shun all things that may amuse Because the women folks today ~arc wearing fifteen-dollar shoes.
 Copyright by Edgar A Guest)
The spectator., 1920-08-10
FRUIT MAKES BEAUTY
ERE'S another menu, which will | ! not add an ounce of flesh to the

IT ERE'S another menu, which will I I not add an ounce of flesh to the plump woman
 Boiled fish,
 Roast mutton, sauce vinaigrette. Caulitiower.
 Sliced peaches or stewed peaches, Black coffee, or clear tea.
 There Is plenty of nouriShment in this meal, yet no fat. Starches like potatoes, gravy, fat soup, cream, sugar. are not included at all, the bread to be eaten with the meal Is gluten bread, which Is not fattening, and sweetening for coffee is sacchar- inc, not sugar.
 A good luncheon for the woman who wants to reduce would be-
 Sliced cold meat,
 Stuffed olives,
 Fruit salad. And all the gluten bread desired. Of course butter Is not included in
The spectator., 1920-08-10

VIII De tiie NlleSt mousse III tue WoouS, said Mir. Fox
 So overthe hill he ran to Mir. Man g and brought away all that was need cd to make his house comfortable.
 He even found an old piece of stove pipe to make his stove draw we'll, and in few days Mir Fox told all his friends of his new home and in- vited them to housewarmng.
 Mir. Coon and Mir. Possum and Mir. Squirrel were not at all upset by find ing out that Mir Fcx's new home was in the big tree, but Mir. Rabbit and Mir. Badger looked very sad and said it was out of the question for them to accept Mir. FoX's kind invitation, much as they would like to be present.
 Mir. Fox had borrowed a ladder from Mir, Man and when Mir. Rabbit and Mr. Badger said they could not come Mir. Fox remembered that he was not much of climber himself. and that if he did not keep that lad der he might have hard time get ting into his home when he was in a hurry.
 Sc he decided that MT. Man woulo not need 1t as much as he would and
The spectator., 1920-08-10
FOX'S DISSEMINATING

MR. FOX had been so much dis WI turbed by Mir. Dog and his mas ter that he decided to try living some where besides on the ground floor or the woods.
 One night he took a look around Tn the moonlight and to his delight he discovered the very place for him to live.
 It was house built In the branches of big tree that some boys very likely had made the year before. "Now, with very littlo repairing this
The spectator., 1920-08-10
0oths supp,anted Films.
-O---

Prof. Paul C. Slnding, in his His tory of Scandinavia" say.: "On the entrance of the Goths Into Scandinavia the land was inhabited by two recipro- cally kindred nations. whose present names are the Laplanders and Films. Both of them had come from the East, hut the laplanders were forced by the Films up 10 the remorrst parts of Nor way and Sweden. where remains Of them are yet to be found. The Films themselves were. after valiant resist ance. forced back by the Goths. md their descendants at present live tn Finland"
The spectator., 1920-08-10
Cucumber Piquant.

Pare large but not over-ripe cucum. hers and slice In half-inch slices. Salt and pepper them and dip In beaten ec. which has been diluted with two tab,espoonfuls of water. thon roll In fine crumbs and fry in deep hot fat until tender and brown. Lay on n serving dish and pour over the follow ing sauce at the last moment: To one cupsu, thick seasoned tomato sauce ad,i a teasroonful of prepared mus tsrd. a tablespoonful Of lemon juice aud a tablespoonful of grated onion
The spectator., 1920-08-10
Summer Squash Soup.

Cut three or four squash into small picces mInce two onions. ndd to the sgunsh with two tahlespoonfuls of mt
 cook until ihe fat Is absorbed. Add n tablespoonful of four. two stalks of minced celery. two sprigs of parsley. two cloves. two strips of green pepper and enough water to cover. Simmer until all nre tender. ndding a .ensl,oon- sul Of salt during the last cooking. I.ul. all through siese, add milk. de- pending uron the size of the sqnashes. thicken with two val.les onnfuls each of butter and ncur. Cook ten min- utss, sersop highly, stkiing cayenne. .
The spectator., 1920-08-10
Rann-dOm Reels
By HOWARD L. RANN

bought il few million bushels of No. 1 wheat long before 1t began to peep slyly from the ground, in the hop that double-geared Drouth would cause 1t to wither from the ankles up
 and has been gratified to such an ex- tent that he could pay his barber bill for the first time since his marriage
 Thousands of men who bet on the price of wheat. however, are now liv-
The spectator., 1920-08-10

ing in peaceful seclusion at the ex- pense of an industrious father-in- law. the ratio of plungers who beat the game being about the same as that which holds good in bucking slot machine.
 The Drouth Is very uncomfortable article to live with, but it is easier to get along with than some people. for which let us give thanks.
 (Copyrlght)
The spectator., 1920-08-10
Savory Potatoes.

Cook potatoes with q beef stew enough to have some left over for fry ing or for potato salad. The seasoned potatoes make n much nicer salad anc if fried with Il little butter are a mosj savory dish.
 t@. 1920, Western Newspaper Union)
The spectator., 1920-08-10
A 1hrse.centuix Wink.

Spica, which is placed q few degrees to the right of Mars, and has dis tlnctly bluish tinge. is so remote that it's light takes three and quarter centuries-325 years--to reach ua. Thus the light which we now see is- suing from the star left it towards the close of the reign of Queen Eliza- beth!
The spectator., 1920-08-10

All silent she steals in among us- quiet. drea. August. following close on the footsteps of daisy crowned July. The poppy blazes In the sunshine. the grain f,elds are ipening into golden :plcndor and the butterflies and humming- birds seem 10 have gathered the gorgeousness of Natures lovelest hues and impris- oned them within their folded wings.
The spectator., 1920-08-10

He received for inss---A;, ..s4-. .,sS idle of cold excuses. The store s~.-. away a dissatisfied customer-the worst ad- vertisement in the world.
 Mind the trifles
 There exists in Chicago another kind of store that is known wher- ever merchandising is known. It is the greatest store of its kind In the world Here is one of the reasons for its marvellous success. Tn this store a clerk Is not allowed to dispute with a customer If there is dissatisfaction. and it appears reasonable to the clerk, an immediate adjustment Is made even though 1t may mean loss to the con- cern Trifles-yes, trifles-but the attention to them paves the way to wealth, influence and power.
 Mind the trifies!
The spectator., 1920-08-10
M3MHGkS c6oK Bo3S ~Nu.4 M-t~e4e

little ginger and 5ugar. Just before serving beat well with an egg beater. Serve with n spoonful of whipped cream on each serving.
The spectator., 1920-08-10
Suffered beets.

Cook heets until tender, remove the skins an,l chop. Reheat. adding n little butter. ], teaspoonful of sugar nnd n dash of "inegnr. Serve hot. Olive oil may he used In place of butter
The spectator., 1920-08-10
he,o Tor ,ronino Day.

Do not discard old mats and car pets. Cover the mats with the best part of the carpet, and make into . pad to stand ,n while ironing. This will be found very restful to the feet. One of these pads placed nt the bot tom of the cellar steps. on which to wipe the shoes. will help to keep tho steps clean and thus save much labor.