The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-07-10


There are several papers in north
ern Idaho that take columns of news
from The Star-Mirror without giving
any credit. A recent issue of one of
these papers contained more than two
columns of news, consisting of sever
al items, taken bodily from The Star
Mirror and run as 'local' news.
This paper is glad to give a service
that is appreciated not only by the
subscribers but by brother editors,
but it should be given credit for at
least part of the news taken from its
columns. There are several papers
in Latah county that run interesting
columns of county news taken from
the county papers and crediting each
item to the paper from which it is
taken. This is better than using it
without credit. 1t shows a spirit of
fairness that is c~ommendable.
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A Montana youth pleaded guilty to
robbing az postoffice and is to be per-
mitted to enter the navy. This may
be a good thing for the boy but is it
a good thing for the navy? In past
years the navy was made up to a con-
siderable extent, of young men who
were incorrigible and were sent to the
When a boy became -unmanageable eff
forts were made to get him into the
navy. This cast a stigma on that
branch of the service, which had not
been entirely lived down when the
great world war called hundreds of
thousands of the best young men of
ice and lifted the navy to a higher
plane. Men and boys of high ideals
will not be tempted to enlist in the
navy if it is to again be made a dump
ing ground for boys and young men
of criminal tendencies.
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Had you noticed how the attacks on
our government and the efforts to
form a soviet government in the
United States have all but ceased
the government began to deport
these lovers of a soviet government
to Russia, where they have the kind
Of a government these people pro-
fessed to love. Emma Goldman, lead
er of the soviet movement in the
United States, and among the first to
be deported to Russia, says, Russia
is so rotten it makes me sick to think
of it and makes me love America and
all that it stands for" Emma has,
unconscienciously and unintentional-
lN, become a great reformer and her
statement has done much to stop the
soviet movement in the United
States. If there is anything these
cattle don't want it is to be sent to
Russia where there is a soviet gov
If the farm bureau never did any
else than develop a greater
spirit of sociability among the farm
of Idaho it would have justi-
led it's existence. One of the things
most needed in the country is closer
and more friendly inter
curse between neighbors. There is
lot of needless isolation in country
ife. To be sure, it is not possible
'or families to visit over the back
ence as is done in the city, but there
to be put forth a real effort
develop the social spirit through
requent meetings. This is one of the
ommendable things the farm bureau
S doing.-Idaho Farmer.
Today the ~disgruntled of every
arty and political faith (and lack of
in the United States meet in
for the purpose of forming
new political party. The movement
doomed to failure. Before the con-
met certain factions threaten
/ to "bolt" if their wishes were not
arried out in detail. With every
lass OF dlSgruntled men and women,
.isionaries and 'reformers," each
nth a special hobby, agreement is
npossible. Each wants class legis-
alton for his or her own class. All
re narrow minded and selfish and
he zone big union" idea is certain to
all.
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There are several exceptionally in
farms in the state of Idaho.
lose of the university and the sub
ations of the college of agriculture.
very farmer in the state should en-
'avor to find an opportunity to visit
study the one of these farms
him, for there are expert
entS under way there that might