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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-10-12
GRAY SAMARITANS
RESCUINC CHILDREN

The Young WOmen'S Christian Asss,-
Citations OF the United States are keenly
Interested in tie movement for the re-
iief OF the 3.5O0,OOO starving children
of Europe because group of their
members. the Polish Gray Samaritans,
have been in charge Of distributing food
to children In Poland They have been
serving under the American Relief adj
ministration and have conducted food
kitchens and distributing stations In
all parts of Poland outside Warsaw.
In all the relief work being done in
Europe, that Of the Polish GrayS has
been unique because all the girls.
though sent from America, were either
horn in Poland or are of Polish paren-
tage. When the need for social serv-
zee In their country became acute
many girls of Polish descent answered
the call Of the Young Women's Chris
tian Association for overseas service
and enlisted in the preliminary train
ing course that was given in several
cities OF the United States. From this
group thirty girls were chosen and sent
10 Poland where, since 1918, they have
been caring for the children OF the
country. The distribution of clothing
has taken them into all parts OF
Poland.
They are now spending their entire
time in arranging for the feeding OF
children this winter Groups of them
travel to strategic centers In outlying
districts where they set up distributing /
stations, receive supplies, prepare
meals, arrange for impartial distribu-
ion and train helpers to continue the |
work when they are sent Oh to the next
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-10-12
Thought Bear Cub ! Puppv.

Franklin, PA twelve year-old
boy found what he thought was a
puppy dog in the outskirts of the vii
lage of Mayburg. Forest County. the
other day. He carried it home, where
it was found to be bear cub a
month old
It is expected the animal will he
sent to Harrisburg and later released
In game preserve or sent to a zoo
The cub is playful as kitten. It had
evidently become lost from its mother
and driven to town by forest fires
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-10-12
CABINET MAKERS

H. O. FIELD-Ph. 122L, 1o7 s. Wash
ingtOn st.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-10-12
Judge Mount Dies At Olympia HON.

Olympia, Wash. Justice Wallace
Mount, who had served on the supreme
bench Of the state of Washington for
Fl years, passed away at his home in
Olympia at the age OF 81 years. His.
death was due to heart disease, from
which he had been suffering since
February. Justice Mount was born
January 16, 1859, near Oregon City.
Or He was the son of the late Henry
w. Mount, who crossed the plains in
1851 and settled in Oregon and Mrs.
Rebecca Mount
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-10-12

FOR PAPER HANGING AND Paint
ing-L A. Larson, North JeIIer-
son st. 511. Phone Hoy
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-10-12
Physical TRAINING.

Il suppose" said Cactus Joe to the
soda fountain tenuer, you don't ex
pect to keep at this business all your
life"
NO" replied the young man.
well, take my advice and study
music. All the exercise you're gettin'
with hands and feet ought to make It
easy for you to learn to play the pipe
organ"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-10-12
Not a Cent.

Clifford hear your rich uncle ID
dead. He left you something, sup
pose.
Alphonse- oh, yes-penniless.- Lon
don Answers.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-10-12
- THE LARGEST CHAIN DEPARTMRNT-
STORE ORGANIZATION IN THE WORLD
LAWYELS

First National Bank Bldg. Phone
104.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-01
Questioning a Reported Failure.

The two extreme parties In Spain,
the Clerical, the ltra-conservative
party, and the Syndicalist, the radical
sociallstic party, agree on one thing,
that parliamentary government In
Spain has been a failure. They diff
fer widely, however, as to the substi-
tute; the Syndicalists naturally wish
TO set UP a rule consistent with their
own principles of government, while
the Clericals propose dictatorship
over the country for n period Of five
years.
In the last few years parliament
tary government has been put to n
severe test In Spain. The programme
seems to have been that a Ministry
with q most promising prospect arises
and after n short struggle with the
national problem falls; then n general
election Is called, another Cortes
chosen and a new Ministry formed,
which when put to the test lasts no
longer than Its predecessor. Spanish
reformers struggled for years for n
budget system which was to be n
panacea for Spanish Ills; yet no
sooner was one adopted than 1t was
declared inadequate. The greatest
needs for Spaln's advancement and
progress are apparently neglected /;
I'll Debate. the Clericals' chief organ,
perhaps correctly describes the situa-
tlon when 1t says Reforms are
needed in hygiene, education, trans
portation and the army, with sup.
preston of gambling, the introduc.
ton of provisioning the country and
the furnishing of cheap houses"
While there have been many expires.
sions Of lack Of confidence in the men
Mt the head of affairs, and regrets
that among them there Is no success.
sor to "the great SAuAsrA," there
has been a very general admission of
high regard for the political ability
Of King ALFONSO. He has been the
man who has exerted the strongest
influence In countcracting the radl
cnlism which has been so active In
Spain. He has accomplished this
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-01
Pooling With Fire.

According TO the Hoboken Police
and Fire Department experts, the fire
In the Colonial Hotel, by which chlr-
teen men and women met horrible
death, was caused by the throwing Of
a lighted match or cigarette on the
floor by the occupant of one Of the
rooms The person guilty of this
criminal act of carelessness has dis
appeared, escaping pursuit by the
law; but no well disposed person will
envy him his conscience as he con-
templates the results Of his act.
Yet the very same risk which this
man took and which turned out so
tragically is assumed by hundreds
and thousands of persons every day
in the week. The needless dip which
may or may not extinguish the tiny
but perhaps deadly flame is the ordi-
nary inadequate concession to pru-
dence. Often a cigarette stump lands
In the waste basket without even the
pretence of quenching the fiery tip
The wonder is that disaster is not
more frequent.
On Sunday we drew attention to
the movement In Massachusetts to.
ward penalties for recklessness OF
this sort, at least by making the
guilty person responsible for damage
resulting. But OF what use would
such n law be to the dead victims OF
this hotel horror? II Is vexatious to
think that, though he were identified
this unintentional lncendIary could
not be punished, but even II he could
the victims could not thus be recalled
20 life.
There can be no good argument
against the proposed law, especially
as n moral force, a warning. But
what Is really needed is the creation
Of better and saner attitude among
all sorts OF people regarding fire pre-
caution. Smokers need only be speci.
fed because of their constant use OF
fire and the resulting indifference
born Of familiarity. People Of all
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-01

conferred upon the Institute of Inter
national Law; in 1910 upon the In
ternatlonal Peace Bureau, and last
year upon the International Red
Cross of Geneva.
1t has come to be a settled principle
that the prize Is not a mere personal
qualification, but may be bestowed
upon any agency, personal or organ
tied, which forwards the ideal Of the
late ALFRED NOBEL, to which he dedi-
Gated his millions. The Films base
their proposal on the ground that the
American Red Cross, through ats
blessed activities, materially relieved
suffering in the war, served the pur-
poses of humanity and promoted
mutual solidarity of the nations"
The thesis Is indisputable. The Red
Cross has not only sSftened the hor-
rors of war, but its work tends to
promote that good will among peoples
which is the soul of peace. The
award, if made. will have the practl-
cal effect Of assisting the cause which
it rewards. The $4,000 which is the
annual donation will In the hands of
the Red Cross be expended In hu-
effort and in the knitting
of men in bonds of amity.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-01
largely through his hard work and

largely through his hard work and
personal interest in national affairs.
He went recently more as a private
citizen than as a ruler to attend tile
opening of a new industry in southern
Spain. At the dedication of the Ger
vantes library at Madrid he refused
to make the conventional address
prepared by his Ministers, but spoke
spontaneously upon the great need OF
the nation. At the height of the
strikes In Catalonia he went TO Bar
ceiona against the advice OF all his
councillors and received In that city
the greatest reception accorded to a
Spanish ruler in modern times. He
has frequently saved Spain from the
effect of the bungling policies of her
Cabinets. There is much truth in the
saying that King ALFONSO is the most
capable statesman in Spain.
The fact that ALFONSO Is a man OF
such capabilities and that he has ex-
erted such strong influence upon
the country had perhaps something
10 do with the Clerical demand for IA
dictatorship. The dictator that the
party had in mind may be no other
than the King himself. The declara-
ton that parliamentary government
has been failure in Spain must, how
ever, be taken with limitations. Min
istries, It is true, have been short
lived; but it must be remembered
that the governing class in Spain is
more or less close corporation and
that Il change in Cabinet is merely a
change In men and party tag and not
in policy. Again, while the franchise
has been extended and made obliga-
tory the fact remains that the cleo
torate vote Loyalty on local issues
but pay little. or no attention to ma
tional issues. In fact, the provin-
cialism which In the past was the
chief enemy of n Spanish national
policy is as much factor in Spain
to-day as ever it was. Before declar-
ing that parliamentary government
has been a failure the Spaniards
might profitably discover if they have
had a parliamentary government In
the full sense Of the term and If they
have fulfilled in every respect the
duties which such government de-
mands Of its supporters.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-01
Japan's Disarmament Barrier.

If the japanese Minister of the
Navy speaks for his Government re-
garding its warship programme,
American disarmament proposals are
no more than dream. He says his
country's present construction plan
should not be regarded as new expan-
sion because it was started decade
ago. But whether it began ten years
ago or ten days ago, so long as the
japanese go on turning out new ships
there is no possibility that the United
States will stop turning out new ships
in sufficient number and of sufficient
power to outweigh theirs overwhelm-
ingly.
What the American mind, the
American policy and the American
last word must always mean by that
overwhelming power may be restated
In reference to the japanese Minis
ter's contention that even If his Gov
ernment's plan were fully completed
"wide margin would remain be-
tween the naval strength of Japan
and the other Powers" SO far as
this country is concerned that margin
cannot be measured purely in ships,
whether superdreadnoughts. cruisers,
submarines, destroyers or airplanes,
taken by the class or all together.
We measure and we are going to
keep on measuring the margin which
Is safe for us by what we have to
protect. This basis of required naval
strength to make us secure In true
proportion to what we have at stake
counts our thousands of leagues of
seaboard against Japan's hundreds of
miles, our millions Of merchant ma
rine tonnage against Japan's hun
dreds of thousands. our tens of bill
ions Of wealth against Japans hun
dreds of millions.
Such being the true balance Of in
terests at stake, we cannot think of
naval security In terms of two ships
to one, or three ships to one, or five
ships to one.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-01
Need for Horse Show Control.

There is need for an organization
such as the American Horse Shows,
Incorporated, which held its annual
meeting last week and approved the
dates for twenty-eight exhibitions in
this country and Canada during the
present year.
There Is no better educational me-
dunn In the work of horse improve
ment than Is afforded by these horse
shows which have become universal
throughout the United States and
Canada. They afford students an OPP
portunity to view the results Of selec-
tive breeding. Then, too, they arouse
spirit Of rivalry and promote a gen.
eral love for the outdoors. Not their
least attraction is from the social
viewpoint.
Horses have long played their part
In the lives Of men. AS beasts of bur-
den they are highly necessary, while
for the purposes of social parade they
still remain matchless. Vehicles and
equipment may be duplicated but nc
two horses were ever born exactly
alike and the struggle for the posses
sion Of the best Of his kind is per.
petual. SO important are the shows
as factors In national pleasure and
welfare, they should be brought under
one discipline.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-01
Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New York-Fair and con-
tinued cold to-day tomorrow cloudy;
fresh north winds.
Nor New Jersey-Partly cloudy to-day ana
Tomorrow; not much change In tempera-
ture fresh northerly winds.
For Northern New Engand-Fair and con-
tinued cold to-day; tomorrow partly cloudy:
not much change In temperature; fresh
northerly winds.
For Southern New England-Fair and con-
tinued cold to-day and proba bly, to-morrows
Fer Western New York--Partly cloudy to-
day and tomorrow; no change in tempera.
ture.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-The storm that
was over West Virginia last night Is NOV
Ing rapidly eastward. 1t has disappeared
beyond the range of observation. II has
been attended by gales on the New England
coast and SHOWS over the northern States
also fallen In the north plains States, and
there have been local rains In the Pacific
States, extreme south Texas and the Caro-
linas.
The weather has become considerably
colder In the east and south States. cx-
cept Florida, and warmer in the upper
Mississippi Valley. The outlook Is for gen.
orally fair weather, but with considerable
cloudiness Tuesday and Wednesday In the
states east Of the Mississippi River. No I'M
portant temperature changes are Indicated
FOR the eastern half of the country within
the next forty-eight hours Storm warnings
remain displayed on the Atlantic coast and
AZ Boston, Mass, and Delaware Breakwater.
Observations at United States Weather
Bureau stations, taken at p. M. yesterday
seventy-fifth meridian time:
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-01
A Good and Useful Citizen.

Nearly half a century-forty-n
years, to be exact-has passed since
ALFRED L. WHITE first displayed
the enlightened interest in social
betterment which marked his long
and useful life until it's close on
Saturday. In all that period his sim
cerity and devotedness have never
faltered, and his confidence in the
practicableness and utility of the
work he has done was not one in
slant impaired.
A thoroughly trained business man,
well grounded In the requirements Of
actual life, Mr.. WHITE recognized
early that the proper housing of
the population was essential to any
other betterment Of the conditions Of
existence. No matter what else may
be offered to man, If through the
negligence or carelessness of the COM
munity he and his family are forced
to live In unsuitable habitations, or
compelled to dwell next door to per-
sons who do not observe the rules of
health and cleanliness, he and his
cannot rise very high in living. Dirt
next door, filth In the streets, pol
luted water: these spell sickness, lost
vitality, dependence. death to ambi-
ton. Without good housing no other
civic advance is possible. Mr.. WHITE
recognized this, and to it he gave his
first efforts and much Of his benefi-
cent energy.
There are comparatively few who
remember what New York and Brook
Ign slums were fifty years ago. There
is nothing now In existence to serve
as an example. The improvement has
been great, and to Mr.. WHITE as a
pioneer much of the credit for 1t
belongs. 1t is fundamental, this ad-
vance, and In the interest Of all.
Mr.. WHITE was a many-sided man.
No good cause went without his sup,
port. We have dwelt on his interest
In better hcusing because it intro
duced his philanthropic career and
engaged his attention all his life. He
was good and useful citizen. The
accident wh,Gh brought his death
was a calamity to all his fellows.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-01
Preserving Game.
Even Under the Present Laws Farm
ers Might Save the Birds.

To THE Npw YORK HERALD: In the
discussion Of the raising and preserva-
ton of game few simple but funda-
mental rules of successful practice seem
to have been lost sight Of.
The quail Is one of the easiest birds In
the world to propagate. 1t has to be
fed in the hard times of a bad winter (:
the vermin, foxes. hawks, crows. and.
worst Of all. the domestic cats which
have gone wild should be kept down |;
where there Is little grain, strips should
be sown over the land In the early sum-
mer, and the big bevies should be shot
down to seven or eight birds. II large
hevies are left. when the breeding sea-
son comes the jealous old cocks will
drive away the young cocks, and so per-
petuate old and eventually non-produc-
tive birds but after the trimming down
the next season will see two or three
bevies for every one so treated.
Sportsmen will always follow this rule,
but game hogs" will kill the last bird
in the flock IL they can. This Is n vital
reason why the shooting over the land Of
Tom, Dick and Harry should be stopped.
For permitting 1t the farmers them
selves are to blame. Even as the law
stands to-day they can take before the
local magistrate every person trespass-
ing on their land and have him pun
ished. II they would all begin to do this
The impudent trespass would soon cease.
But they won't take the trouble. They
say Let George do it," and lie down.
In the past season. when the ques-
ton of stopping the trespass on a GER
tain game preserve on Long Island was
being discussed. the inadequacy of the
Waterman to cover the large territory
was blamed. A wideawalse son Of one
of the local farmers said IF the farm
ers would only do their part there would
be no need for a Waterman"
This Is the key to the situation, and
II 1t were recognized and acted upon the
whole question Of game preservation
would at once take on an entirely d!f-
ferent aspect.
One of the most serious menaces OF
the hour is the motor car, and measures
to combat It will promptly have to be
taken. The driver. with dogs In his
car. travels along the main road, and
coming 20 a by-path runs along 1t into
the heart OF a preserve. where he can
quickly cover any particularly promising
bit of ground. kill his birds and slip
away before any one can arrest him.
heard Of ore instance which hap
pened in October. when the law allowed
rabbits to be killed, but not quail. the
season for which opened on the first OF
November. A certain man. carrying his
rabbit dogs. would run his car into for-
hidden land. leave it in sheltered SPOT.
and put out his dogs. II In beating over
the ground he came across flock OF
quail. he would go back the next day
This time, in addition to his rabbit
hounds, he would hide In the car a bird
dog, which would be carefully hunted
over the land until the quail were found
II is time that stringent steps were taker
to stop such blackguardism as this.
NEW YORK, January 81. q. H. @.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-01
Protecting the Rights of All.

To THE New YORK HERALD: Isn't 1t
a pity that we haven't one public official
Of any Importance In Greater New York
who indorses the broadmjnded. construc-
tive and efficient transit proposals of
Gov. Miller?
The Governors proposition does not
mean an eight cent fare any more than
a three cent fare, but will tend to adj
just equitably the rights of the investor.
the employee and the everyday user Of
New York's transportation system. II
this is an invasion Of home rule then
let us be invaded as a relief from the
chaotic condition existing st present.
CHARLES B. ToRMEY.
BROOKLYN, January 81.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-01
President Wilson Acts on Debs.

In refusing to free EUGENE V.
DEBs from prison by committing his
sentence so that his term would ex-
pire on February IL in accordance
with the recommendation OF the At
torney General President WILSON will
have the support of all thinking men
and women who understand the truth
about DEBs's crime. This is often
described as political offence"
There is no justification in DEBs's
conduct for thus softening the facts.
While the United States of Amer
lea was struggling for its indepen-
dence as q nation and the liberties
Of it's citizens, when it's sons by the
millions were offering their lives In
defence of their country, when loyal
Americans not able to serve in the
field were sacrificing all they. could
to support the armies Of the Republic,
DEBs was guilty of deliberately at
tempting to obstruct recruiting for
the armed forces and Of trying to Gre
ate INSTRUMENTATION in the ranks.
He was tried and convicted and his
conviction was UPHELD by tho Supreme
Court of the United States, that i'm
partial tribunal which yesterday re-
versed the conviction Of VICTOR L..
BERGER for violating the act under
which DEBs was found guilty because
the trial Judge before whom the Ber-
ger case was heard had once ex-
pressed an opinion adverse to those
persons with whom BERGER was al
legged to be in sympathy. DEBs had
the benefit of fair trial, able coun-
sci and review of his conviction Of a
bench above suspicion OF unfairness.
Since DEBs was locked up there
has been a consistent and skilfully
directed campaign to mitigate the
seriousness of his offence and to paint
him a martyr to rabid political preJu-
dice. He Is entitled to no such status,
regardless of his politics or anything
else. What he attempted to do was to
prevent the recruiting Of our army
and navy to the numbers required for
our national self-preservation and to
induce men who had already Joined the
colors to quit them. Had he been able
to do what he wanted the nation
would have been helpless In the face
of the public enemy. DEBs sought to
paralyze our arms with the poison of
his words. That he did not succeed
in no way changes his intention or
affects his guilt.
The democratic institutions under
which we live and the heritage Of
ordered liberty we enjoy are ours TO
preserve and transmit to the genera
lions which will follow us. Men like
DkBs would destroy the very founda-
lions of the structure of freedom, and
when one of them Is caught at his
destructive work and locked up for
It he should serve his term as other
lesser malefactors are required to, and
as President WILSON has decided
DEBs must do.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-01
Investors In Traction Securities. /.

To THE NEW YoRK HERALD: without
the investment Of the funds of widows,
orphans and dependents no such transit
facilities would exist as New York now
has They must not be beggared. ,
A higher fare must endure until such
time as they are reimbursed. and then
conditions will be so the fare may be
lowered.
Other cities from apparent causes
raised fares. and people cannot be car
ried with the increased costs the dis
tances they go for Ave cents. The state
must intervene. w. l.. WARREN.
MONTREAL, Canada, January 20.