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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-06-20
.LEN|NE POPULAR
WITH THE PEASANTS
AMERICAN WHO ESCAPED FROM
RUSSIAN PRISON SAYS LE-
NINE is FAVORITE OF ALL.

RIGA, LATVIA-Lenine's person
ality and. the faith that most Russian
peasants and workingmen have in
him, despite their dissatisfaction with
conditions under which they are
forced to live, is perhaps the one big
factor that holds the Bolshevik regime
in power, says Captain M. C. Cooper,
of Jacksonville, Fla, who escaped
from prison camp near Moscow.
Coptain Cooper was flying for the
Polish army when made prisoner in
July, 1920.
sLenine is still the most popular
man in Russia" said Captain Cooper,
much more so than Trotzky l found
that the majority of peasants and
workingmen, even those in prison, be-
lieved in him. They are terrorized by
the 'Tcheka,' or Counter Revolution
ary committee, which really is run
ming things. in Russia. But I believe
that if the 'Tcheka' were abolished
practically everybody would be for
Lenine."
This, said Captain Cooper, is not
hard to understand, for Lenine's
pictures have been distributed every
where. Travellers in Russia will see
two of his pictures for every one of
Trotzky.
Regarding the 1sTcheka," which,
With its manifold branches and subdi-
visions that stretch out like the ten
;acles of an octopus into every village
;orming a combined supreme court,
detective department and spy system,
which has powers of life and death to
combat counter revolution" Captain
Cooper said:
"The 'Tcheka' has every one terror
zed. The saying is that one in every
our persons is a member of it or
ONE other sort of spy. One of the
russian officers with whom I was i'm
'risoned and who has been informed
hat he was to be released told me
e was afraid to go home, as he had
our children, and was afraid one of
hem might be a spy"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-06-20
NATIONAL GUARDS
ARE At CAMP LEWIS
WASHINGTON, OREGON, IDAHO,
UTAH AND MONTANA TO SEND
GUARDSMEN THERE.

CAMP LEWIS, Tacoma, Wash
(By A. P.)-First of several nationa
guard units from various western
states arrived here. recently for sum.
mer training. The first arrivals in
cluded nineteen officers and 270 men
of the Utah National Guard who came
to camp on a special train from Salt
Lake City.
National Guardsmen from Wash
ington, Oregon, Utah, Montana, Idaho
and Wyoming will train here this
summer. Each state is expected to
send at least 500 men. Oregon and
Washington will have about 1000
here
The training of the guardsmen here
is in accordance with the plans of the
war department under the army re-
bill In each corps area
there are one regular army division.
two national guard divisions and
three reserve divisions. One of the
guard divisions in the Ninth
Corps area will train here, while the
other will train at the Preside of
San Francisco. The reserve divisions
will not receive training this year.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-06-20
WIDOW OF SUICIDE
is NOW IN MOSCOW

Mrs. w. R. Wolcott, whose husband,
DR.. w. R. Wolcott, committed suicide
by leaping from the roof of five
story bank building at San Diego,
California, Wednesday, is staying
with her sister in Moscow. She re-
fuses to be seen or to make state
ment, but it has been positively
learned that she has been in communi-
cation with the undertaken and with
a cousin of her husband, at San Diego.
From her sister it was learned that
the couple were recently married in
the east and located in Montana,
where DR.. Wolcott, physician and
surgeon, had good practice, but be-
came dissatisfied and wanted to To-
cate in California. He sent his bride
of a few months to Moscow to visit
her sister while he sought location
She received one or two kilograms
from him, one coming the day of his
death. She is at complete loss to
account for his reasons for commit
ting suicide. The sister, who lives in
Moscow, had never seen DR.. Wolcott,
who is said to be an only son of
parents living in the east.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-06-20
FARMERS DEMAND
RATE REDUCTION
REF OF FARM BUREAU
MEMBERS DEMAND LOWER
FREIGHT RATES AT ONCE.
By Associated Press

ST. PAUL, Minn.-Minnesota far
mers are virtually united in favoring
an immediate reduction in freight
rates, according to returns compiled,
at headquarters here of the Minnesota
Farm Bureau federation, which cam
vassed more than 178000 farmers in
the state for their views on 16 de-
mands for national legislation vital to
agriculture. More than 1000 township
caucuses were held to vote on the
question.
Would Ship More
| On the basis of returns, l.. h. Pot
ter, president of the state federation,
said the voting indicated that at least
10000 farmers in Minnesota could
ship quantities of products which
otherwise might be held from the
market, if rail tariffs are cut before
harvest time.
The results of the Minnesota vote
were telegraphed to national head
quarters in Chicago and will be added
to the votes cast in other states in
the referendum launched by the
American Farm Bureau federation.
The final results will be laid before
congress and probably will be an
nounced in Chicago tomorrow.
Minnesota farmers voted 10 to l
against the enactment of a general
sales tax and 20 to 1 in favor of con-
tinuing the excess profits tax. Other
projects favored by the Gopher state
tillers of the soil included:
Other PROJECTS Favored
Construction of farm to markets
roads prior to the building of great
highways under fed
eral control; immediate completion of
the st. Lawrence Great Lakes water
way; laws prohibiting short-selling of
farm products; federal regulation of
packers; a constitutional amendment
issuance of tax-exempt Sc
curities; passage of truth-in-fabric
law; laws guaranteeing farmers the
right of collective bargining in mar
Seting their products; establishment
IF a $50000,000 government export
to finance sale of Amerl-
IAN crops abroad; increasing the limit
IN farm bank loans from $4,000 to
s25, 900; law empowering the fed
sral reserve board to give priority to
oans for basic production; personal,
-ural credits system; legislative
action to provide long time loans for
i've stock producers and establish
nent of means to furnish credit to
'armers on receipts for products
stored in bonded warehouses.
The vote was overwhelmingly in
avor of, or opposed, as the case
night be.
To Confer on Rates
TOKEKA, KAMA conference of
abroad presidents and traffic men
vas called today by Governor Allen
or June "a in an effort to work out
n adjustment of freight rates on
rain and hay.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-06-20
ITALIAN SENATOR
COMES TO WILLIAMS
TITTONI, ONE OF MOST PROMI-
NENT MEN IN, ITALY TO
VISIT UNITED STATES.

ROME-(By A. P.)-The President
of the Italian Senate, Signor Tom
maso Tittoni, several times Minister
for Foreign Affairs, will leave for
America soon to deliver some lectures
at Williams College, Williamstown,
Mass.
Speaking of his plans, Senator Tit
toni said: "In my lectures I shall not
touch upon the question of he League
of Nations, unless other lecturers
speak about it. Even then it would
be my object to avoid propaganda.
The League being a question which
divides the two great political parties
in the United States, might easily
be misunderstood and wound Ameri-
can susceptibilities, as / might have
the appearance of interfering in an
internal controversy of the country
giving me hospitality.
"This, however, will not prevent me
from discussing the matter in private
the more so since hav-
ing participated in the work of the
League of Nations, and having seen
at close quarters it's mechanism in
action, I formed clear conception of
it's deficiencies and of the reforms
WHICH IL WOulQ De we'll TO introduce
into it, reforms which in my opinion
would fully satisfy the American
point of view"
"Both Premier Giolitti and Count
Sforza, Minister of Foreign Affairs,
urged me to go to the States, as,
from my lectures better knowledge
If Italy may be brought about, but
shall have no official mission from
The Italian to the American govern
nent, as our distinguished Am
oassador Senator Rolandi Ricci, deals
With the utmost competence with the
questions interesting the two coun-
,ries.
sI shall therefore, remain in
America only the time required for
ny lectures, returning to Italy in
August
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-06-20
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
IN IDAHO COUNTY JAIL

Taken into custody at Colfax,
Washington, Floyd D. Page, wanted
in this county on liquor charge, was
brought to the county Jail Monday
night by Sheriff j. G. Eimers. Page
was arrested at Colfax by Deputy
Sheriff VIM. Baker brother to Bert
Baker of the Wright Grocery of this
city.
During the latter part of February
Sheriff Eimers and Deputy Arnold
made trip to the South Fork Of the
Clearwater after Page, and when in
the deep canyon near one of the road
camps met their man coming up the
trail. On recognizing the officers he
at once dashed off through the rocks
and brush, his flight being materially
hastened by number Of shots from
the Officers gun. His deserted pack
horse was taken by Sheriff Eimers
and was found to be loaded with
'Moonshine
With keen remembrance of this
in his mind Sheriff Eimers
placed an Oregon boot on Page in re-
,urning him to Grangeville and he is
low in the county Jail awaiting
rearing. Globe.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-06-20
CALDWELL LEGION
AGAINST BLUE LAWS
EX- SERVICE MEN PROTEST
AGAINST SUNDAY CLOSING
OF PICTURE SHOWS.

CALDWELL-Me Members of the Lor-
.en M. Trotter post No. 35 of the
American Legion are opposed to Sun
day blue laws, according to unanim-
GUS vote of the post at meeting held
last night. The motion passed by
more than so Caldwell legion men
was: "That the American Legion
post of Caldwell go on record as op-
posed to Sunday blue laws" The com
mittee on resolutions was instructed
to draw up resolution expressing
the opinion of the post members.
Caldwell has never had moving pic
ture shows on Sunday. The city coun-
Gil has called special election for
Tuesday, June 21, to determine by a
vote of the people whether Caldwell
will have moving picture shows and
theatre attractions on Sunday.
The original motion in opposition to
Sunday blue laws was that 'The
American Legion go on record in
favor of wide open town." This
motion was amended to read that the
legion was opposed to Sunday blue
laws as an interference with person
al liberty.
Caldwell advocates of shows on
Sunday have been conducting quiet
but Industrious campaign recently.
They have secured pictures of the
streets of Nampa, which has always
had Sunday shows on numerous Sun
day afternoons and also pictures of
the streets of Caldwell, showing the
difference in numbers of persons on
the streets. Picture men with cam
eras have been stationed along the
road between the two towns to get
pictures of carloads of Caldwell peo-
pie going to Nampa to see the picture
shows there Sunday afternoon and
Sunday evening. These pictures,
with the action Of the legion have
awakened much interest in the ques
lion which has been discussed here
For years.
Caldwell and Moscow are said to be
the largest towns in the state of Idaho
without Sunday shows.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-06-20
GREAT BRITAIN TO COOPERATE
WITH u. S. IN DISARMAMENT

LONDON(By P)-Cooperaion
principle with Great Britain
ference
I'VE
Finland and Sweden to Confer Islands
the Aand
session islands
to LAND
Domingo % Be Free
A.
staon in unconditional
forces from here esterday
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-06-20
IDAHO CAN PRODUCE
ITS OWN WOOD OILS
STATE HAS WONDERFUL VEAL
tn IN MATERIAL FOR OIL
NEEDED IN MINING WORK.

Idaho can produce it's own wooc
oils for the concentration of lead.
zinc and copper ores by the flotatior
process, rather than having to send
to the south or to the Great Lakes OF
the eastern states, says a bulletin
just published by the University of
Idaho. The flotation process is exten-
sively used in the concentration of
these ores in Idaho and other western
states. 1t is estimated that there will
be 100 million cords of wood waste
available in Idaho forests for the
manufacture of by-products.
The report embodies the results of
Investigations made jointly by the
school of forestry and the school of
mines of the university, in cooperation
with the state bureau of mines and
geology. The bulletin is the work of
l. w. Cook and Henry Schmitz of the
school of forestry and Louis A. Grant
of the state bureau of mines and ge-
ology.
"The net result of the investiga-
tion," says the bulletin" shows that
certain of the oils are we'll adapted
to flotatiOn use, and the conclusion is
reached that persons contemplating
the manufacture of forest by
advisability of producing those frac-
ing a flotation value
"The total stand of merchantable
timber in the state of Idaho has been
variously estimated at from SO to 1870
billion feet, board measure. Each
billion feet of lumber manufacture
entails waste through logging and
milling of a volume equivalent to
from one to one and a half billion
feet, board measure. If the lower
figure is taken in each instance it is |
evident that in the manufacture of
the merchantable timber of Idaho |
there will be waste of approximate
" SO billion feet, board measure, equi- i
valent to eight billion cubic feet or
LOO million cords. It is evident then
hat the supply of raw material for
my industry utilizing wood waste is
enormous.
A large percentage of wood oils
low produced and used in the flota-
ion process is the by-product, either
# wood turpentine plants in the
southern states using southern yellow
zine wood, or of the wood-alcohol
,lants in the states of the Great
lakes and in the eastern states in
which hardwoods are used.'
Of the western woods distilled, the
ills produced by the distillation of !
'ort Oxford cedar were found in gen. !
raj to be the most satisfactory, COM :
airing favorably with the best flota- :
ion oils on the market, according to
he bulletin. This species Of cedar is :
OF found, however, in Idaho forests.
Oils produced by the destructive +
of lodgepole pine, red fir s
nd larch Commonly called tama-
ack) we're found to be good flota- !
on agents, compared with the stand q
I'd oils used.
Oils produced by the destructive \
stillation of western red cedar, yell u
w pine and white fir were classed u
) fair flotation agents, compared to
le standard oils used.
The bulletin contains many columns
figures showing in detail the re-
Its of the experiments, both in the = :
stillation of the oils and in their :, y
,e in the flotation process ~ -
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-06-20
GOODYEAR TIRES AT
PRE-WAR PRICES NOW

Akron, Ohio-The Goodyear Tire &,
Rubber company today announced re-
ductions on pneumatic and solid truck
tires. Reductions on six, seven and
eight-inch pneumatic truck tires aver
age 2312 percent, on solid truck tires
the average reduction is 10 percent
Reductions on pneumatic tires Over
eight inches are less than 10 percent.
The reductions bring prices pra4sic-
ally to pre-war levels, it was said.f
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-06-20
LEWIS AGAINST GOMPERS FOR
FEDERATION OF LABOR HEAD

president the United of
Federation
he a
Coal
WILKESBARRE PD-Nearly Anthracite
Company officials declare the strike illegal
viii Cut Railroad Predicted
CHCAGO(By A. P)Announcement
the
reduction
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-06-20
JUNE RAINFALL LIGHT
TEMPERATURE ABOUT NORMAL

F. L. Burkhart, government wealth
er observer at the University of Ida
who, has completed his report of
weather conditions for the past 10
days, from June 9 to 19, inclusive.
The rainfalls was light, being but a
third of an inch for the 10 days. The
temperature varied from So to a,
for maximum, and from 81 to 81,
minimum during that period. The
precipitation, and maximum and
minimum temperature for each "a
hour nariod is here piven:
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-06-20
Wheat Again Declines

+ Seattle-(By A. P.)-Wheat-
+ hard white, soft white, white
4 club and hard red winter, $1.20;
+ soft red winter, northern spring
+ and red Walla, $1.18; Big Bend
+ bluestem $1.23. Yesterdays car
+ receipts: Wheat, IL; oats, 3;
+ corn, 10; hay, 6; flour, 7.
+ Red, 81; Club, 81, Here
+ H.. G. Stivers, of the White :
! Dulaney Company, quotes 81 :
! cents for red and 81, for club, :
+ sacked in the warehouse. :
+ !. !. + 4 + i. + + + 1. + j. + + r +
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-06-20
Tex. Richard Nav Be Referee

New York-(By A. P.)-Failure to
reach agreement on referee for the
Dempsey Carpenter fight has caused
Tex Rickard to intimate that he may
officiate. A meeting of. the New
Jersey boxing commission was indefi-
nitely postponed today on account of
the absence of Chairman Doherty,
who is now in Atlantic City.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-06-20
+ + + + + + + = + + +
Evans Internal Revenue Collector

+ Washington-(By A. P.)-
+ Evan Evans, of Grangeville,
+ Idaho, was today nominated by
! President Harding to be collect
! or of internal revenue for Idaho.
+ Edwin S. Booth, of Montana, was
+ nominated for solicitor of the de-
: partment. John L. May, of Salt
+ Lake, was nominated to be as
+ sayer in charge of the Salt Lake
+ assay office.
+ + 4 + ]. 4. !. + + I. + + i j. +
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-06-20
JuIiaetta Crops Are Good

Juliaetta-(By Staff Corresponding
ALL crops in the Juliaetta section
are looking fine. There will be an un-
usually heavy yield this year of rasp-
berries, dewberries, blackberries and
loganberries, as well as good crop
of apricots. The apple crop on the
ridges surrounding Juliaetta will be
light this season
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-06-20
Masked Robbers Get Roll

Philadelphia-(By A. P.)-Four
masked automobile bandits today held
up Frederick Meyers, runner for the
Mutual Trust Company, and escaped
with bag containing between St, 700
and $4,000.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-06-20
American Oil Men Appeal

Washington-(By A. P)-Secre-
tary of State Hughes today was urged
by representatives of the American
oil companies operating in Mexico. to
take steps to protect them against
taxation that they regard as confisca-
tory.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-06-20

J. F. Brown, of Emmett, Idaho and
Alice Kinds, of Norfolk, Virginia, were
united in marriage Saturday afternoon
at the Presbyterian manse, Rev.
Wayne S. Snoddy officiating.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-06-20
To Try Base Ball Crooks

Chicago-(By A. P.)-Chief Justice
Mcdonald today assigned the trial of
18 former baseball players and gamb-
lers charged with conspiring to
tsthrow" the 1919 world series, to
Judge Friend, who announced that he
will set the case for next Monday.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-06-20
U-Boat Deutchland Destroyed

Cherbourg The former German
submarine Deutchland, which in 1916
slipped into Baltimore barber from
Germany after daringly running the
gauntlet ofBritish and French cruis-
ers standing guard off the Virginia
capes, was sunk by gunfire yesterday
during target practice.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-06-20
Harding Back in Washington

Washington-(By A. P.)-Presi-
dent and Mrs. Harding and guests,
returned to Washington today from
weekend cruise down the Potomac
river on the Mayflower.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-06-20
To Increase Philippine Debt

Washington-(By A. p The house
today passed the bill authorizing the
Philippine government to increase the
limit of its indebtedness from $15,-
OOO, 900 to $50, O,OOO, 900. An effort will
be made to obtain quick senate action,
the bills proponents said.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-06-20

Mrs. w. X Armour returned home
Saturday afternoon from Walla Walla
Washington, where she spent the past
week with relatives.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-06-20
Recommend Reduced Army.

Washington-(By A. P.)-Senate
conferees on the army appropriation
bill decided today to recommend that
the senate yield to the insistence of
the house that the army be reduced
to 100000 enlisted men by next Octo-
ber.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-01-20
CHIEF JUSTICE ROBINSON
DEMANDS TAX REFORMS

Chief Justice Robinson in his weekly
letter, addressed to the legislators
says that certain remedial legislation
is needed, especially tax reform bills
and if the two houses cannot get to.
gether it will be necessary to initiate
the measures.
! The letter follows:
January ID, 1921. AS the judges of
the supreme court have about COM
pleted the work Of the January term,
the Chief Justice finds time to write
some letters to the lawmakers. The
message of the Governor is, in effect,
to pass the appropriations and ad-
journ. He does not consider that the
tax system of 1919 has become unbear-
able. In ,some way there must be
remedial legislation. If you lawmak-
ers and the Governor cannot agree to
pass the proper measures the only
remedy is by initiative petitions. But
under the system now prevailing until
proper remedial legislation has been
secured you should go very slow about
passing any appropriation bills.
Grossly Excessive
In the years 1919 and 1920 the as
sessments were grossly excessive,
about five times that of any former
year, and of course the tax levies bas-
ed on such assessments, were grossly
excessive. And in addition there has
been levied several kinds of newfangl-
ed and excessive taxes, just as if the
way to make men happy were to tax
them out of their lands and their liv-
ings. The conditions have become I'M
bearable and your most important
duty is to remedy the same. 1t may
be that under the circumstances you
can do nothing; but in that event,
think you should go very slow about
passing any appropriation bills. 1t
may become necessary to refer the
whole matter to the people by initia-
tive petitions. In the western half
of the state, as you know, a large por-
ton of the taxes for the year 1919
have not been paid. The lands have
been advertised for sale and bid in by
the several counties for the taxes, with
penalties and costs And unless some
thing is done to prevent it, the same
lands will be advertised for sale for
the taxes of 1920, and the people will
be driven out of the state. Here is a
draft of remedial bills:
Proposes Bill
A bill to reduce or cancel the land
assessments.
Tax levies, penalties and sales for
the year 1919.
Whereas, in the year 1919 the as
sessed valuations of land was grossly
excessive and about five times that Of
any former year, and of consequence
tho fay laviaS wara axcoSSiVa and q
large portion of the taxes remained
delinquent and in December, 1920, for
such taxes with penalties and costs,
the lands were sold and bid in by the
counties.