The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-01-02
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
HELP THE CENSUS TAKERS

lOOay the l4Cn Qecennldl census
begins. The administration has asked
that it be completed in two weeks,
a record never before attempted. If
the census enumerators come any
way near to this request they will
omit many names. The announce
ment is made that the ground will
not be gone over twice. Those who
are not at home when the enumerat-
ors call will, we suppose, be expect
ed to hunt up the enumerator and
give the information required. One
can easily guess how many persons
will do that.
Moscow wants it's full population
enumerated. We want to show sub
stantial growth, and if we secure the
enumeration of all the citizens of
Moscow and Latah county the
numerators will have to have some
help. This is an important matter
and one which the chamber of com
merce should take up at it's luncheon
next Tuesday. A committee should
be appointed to see that every one is
enumerated. The committee could
work with the enumerators and get
a list every day, of the streets and
blocks enumerated and ascertain if
any had been missed. If it were
found that some had been missed the
committee could see that these were
enumerated.
We believe this is matter of
enought Importance to warrant ac-
ton by the chamber and that work
should be started Immediately after
the luncheon next Tuesday to ascer-
tain if any had cen missed in the ter
ritory gone over by the ,enumerators
up to that time. A daily check of the
territory gone over would be a great
help to the enumerators.
The pay allowed by the government
is so small that the enumerators can
not afford to go back over tht ground
2 second time and uless some assist
ance is rendered there will be MANY
persons not counted.
ayu II - IA
Six judges of the Oregon state
circuit court, sitting enbane, remit
ted the Jail sentence of Nels T. ,Soer
enson, wealthy timber owner, who
had been fined $500 and sentenced to
six months in the county Jail for
driving an automobile while intoxi-
Gated. The evidence as the trial
showed that it had been Sorenson's
habit to "tank up" on bootleg
whiskey and get into his car and
drive like drunken sailor through
the streets of Portland. He had
many accidents and on the day of |
his arrest had four collisions two with |
other cars and two with street cars. |
The circuit judges RENTED the Jail |
sentence upon the plea of Sorensen's
lawyer that to confine him in Jail
would endanger his health. One can
1ot help wondering if Sorenson had
been poor man if this plea would
have saved him the Jail sentence.
There was no claim that filling his
ank with illicit whiskey and driving
IN automobile recklessly through
rowded streets endangered his
health, although it endangered the
ives OfNevery one on the street at the
inie. Some courts "move in
mysterious way their wonders to
perform"
There is just as much profiteering
4 Moscow as any place" is the state
nent that is some times heard here.
'ersons making these statements are
incere in their belief that the state
tents are true, but little investiga-
ion will show that they are unfound-
ID. The retailers of Moscow as we'll
8 nearly all other towns are as much
up against it as theconsumer. The re-
ailer has almost nothing to say
bout the prices that are charged for {
oods. This is especially true of
ROGERS. Many grocers are today
laking the same number of cents
rofit on can or case of canned /
pods as before the war, when prices 8
ere about half what they are now. Z
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