The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-09-02

Next Monday, September 6, the
ioscow city schools open with a full
orps of teachers, each one highly
commended where he or she has
aught before. We believe Moscow
as secured a strong man to head the
chools and that the corps of teach
rs, gathered from the -four corners
f the earth" is an exceptionally
trong one. The year starts off in the
aost favorable conditions and if the
arents cooperate with the teachers
nd the school board as they should,
re ought to have a record year in our
chools. 1t is the duty of every par
Mt to see that this happy result is
.ttained Only cooperation will bring
about. Moscow is called the
Athens of Idaho" for it is the edu-
ational center. Our city schools are
unsurpassed in Idaho but we want to
make them even better. We want 10
.ffer the people of the state the two
,est educational institutions of their
lind in the west. the city schools
md the University of Idaho. Both are
.mong the best now, but both can be
improved if we all work together with
hat end in view.
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The census report issued today
hows that Spokane, Washington, ac-
ually gained 80 in population in 10
FEARS, instead of losing 1873. as pre-
-'iously reported While the gain is
lot a startling one, and nothing to
Drag about it is better than a loss of
population and Spokane citizens will
,e delighted with this small increase.
t wipes out the stigma of loss,1 at
east. But the state of Washington
las made nice gain of 1873 per cent.
Most of this has been in western
Washington, for a number of eastern
WASHINGTON towns and counties show
/ heavy loss during the past 10 years.
ValIa Walla city and county lead the
;tate in percentage of loss of popula-
ion This is due largely to the fact
hat WaIla Wal1a has, for 20 years,
seen charging it's farms and few
nen now own the farming land OF
hat ricn country. A Whitman coun-
Y citizen who was reared in Walla
Valla county says that in the district
where he attended school when a boy,
nd which was thickly populated,
nth a large school attendance. there
re now but three families living and
OF a child of school age in the dis
riot. He said that five men own the
chool district.
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Today's press dispatches state that
le federal guarantee of six per cent
ct earnings on the stock (and water)
: the railroads, added SOL, 755, 900 to
le public dept in August. This is
the rate of more than $780, 100000
IF year How long will the public
and this? Why not demand that the
,vernment guarantee six per cent
It to the farmers, and let the farmers
( the value of their lands as the
ilroads fixed the value of their hold
gs? 1t would be ridiculous, but it
ould be just as fair as to guarantee
g railroads six per cent on their
atered stock In addition to this
1ount that has been dug up by
e American people, freight, passen-
+ and express rates have been in
aased and every increase has been
ded to the burdens of the people,
ia an added profit to che dealer or
whose goods are ship
] over the roads. The American
,ple are patient and long suffer-
- but they will not forever stand
steady and unjust increase of the
t of living in order that favored
srests may grow richer.
pa ~ -
he committees in charge OF the
ertainment of the visitors to the
umbfa River conference are deser-
z of credit for the splendid manner
which they have accomplished their
IS. They have done well and the
tors appreciate their efforts.
hing is being left undone to make
stay of the visitors in Moscow one
pleasure and profit The visitors
u1d be shown the state university,
COWS greatest asset, and made ac