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The Washington herald., 1921-08-05
TRAIL OF BANKER
LOST IN MEXICO

CHICAGO. Aug. 4-Warren G.
Spurgin. defaulting president Of the
Michigan Avenue Trust Company.
appears to have lodged all his
pursuers. lie is not at. Chihuahua
Maxico. nor at Presidio. Tex or at
Rodeo. y. NJ All these places have
been industriousIy ''combed" for the
fugitive. but while there were in
dications that he had been in these
places. he slipped out without lesv-
ing any trace OF his destination.
I; is believed he is working his
way through Mexico to Honduras.
although he is reasonably safe in
Mexico under present relations will
that country.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-05
Blacks Threatened
On Arkansas Road

GURDoN, Ark, Aug. 4.-omcials
here are bending every effort to dis
cover the identity of white men who
are terrorizing negro road workers.
Ten armed deputy sheriffs stood
guard over the negroes yesterday
following the posting of a warn
ing to the negroes to quit their
Jobs on the Bankhead highway. The
warning is as follows:
Say. you damn niggers-don't
let US catch you all in here after
tonight. HelPs busting. p. s.
Don't let us catch you all here at
noon.'
The Washington herald., 1921-08-05
Says Ship Board Can Pay
For Americas War Cost

ssrhe shipping Besrd wreckvI
can, with careful work snd
patience, be turned into Aan
usset 10 great that from q money
yaipe II will be worth the whole
ea6.e00, ,0Oo, 600 that the war cost
us,s Chairman Lasker has IN.
formed the House Appropriated
Comnittee.
The, big asset will come from
the maintenanee of an American
nerchanf marine, he said.
Lasker said he did not know
what would be done with the
Leviathan which II now COSTING
100000 . month at New York
dock. but he criticized wiliism
=. Hearst for blocking a presi-
ous possible, sale OF the vessel,
when e4yOO0y000 was bid. He
said reeonditiening would cost
ts.o0o, 600 totslO.0OO,0O0.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-05
BOND MART SHOWS
PERFECT BALANCE
Supply and Demand Even
New Issues Retain Pre-
vious Positions.

NEW YORK, Aug. 4.-The oond
market demonstrated again today
that there is an almost perfect bal
Snce between demand and supply.
New issues did more than retain
the positions which they occupied At
the close yesterday. While IL is
true that recent offerings have
SERVED to overcome a great part Of
the shortage Of new bonds in the
strong boxes of investment houses.
the element of competition from
this source has not been sufficiently
strong to cause any reaction in the
market for old bonds. This latest
series of offerings has been smaller
in volume than any since last fall
and it comes into the market at
time when optimism seems more
lasting.
The negotiations between repre-
sentatives of the UruEuayan gov
ernment and two banking syndi-
Gates in New York looking toward
a loan. came in for much discussion
among bond men today. The action
of Liberty bonds today was fairy
representative of the movement tr
other sections of the market. All
war issues stay ed within a narrow
range CT the Wednesday. closing
level. the most active issue being
the Victoria 4As. which reacted
slightly following their steady rise
since Monday. Danish SIS. Belgian
SIS and Denmark SIS were about a
ouarter point higher on the aver
age sale. Baltimore and Ohio 6s'
although in only small demand,
rose three-Quarters Of a point to
Il. Rock Island refunding Is were
up * to 6sk. and Missouri Pacific
general IS up a similar amount {"
5s. Pennsylvania general Is were
a feature on their rise of IL points
fn 50
The Washington herald., 1921-08-05

again In 1890 as crop prices did, the
decline In the farmers dollar would
have been delayed until the last OF
1920. while as matter of fact II
was declining steadily with one
brief rebound since the middle Of
1918.
. These figures would indicate that
too little attention was given TO the
serious aspects of the decline in
livestock Prices and too much con-
fidence placed in the effects Of rela-
lively high prices of farm crops.
The crop curve was not closely
checked with the general price
curve particularly with regard to
the narrowing margin which the
higher prices allowed for surplus
purchasing power.
The record of farm prices in 1913
and 1920 are most significant as IL
Illustrating this situation. In the fol-
lowing table are presented the In
dcx numbers of various farm prices
through the period covered by the
chart. .....
The Washington herald., 1921-08-05
COL. HOUSE SILENT J
ON WILSON SCRAP

LONDON, Aug. 4.-Col. Edward NJ
House. refuses 10 comment on a re-
cent report of a reconciliation with
former President Wilson.
He declared today that news
paper stories of squabble5 and re-
cancellations with the former Presi,
dent appear periodically and tha'
all are without foundation thus far
The Washington herald., 1921-08-05
SUGAR MARKET.
Dividend Declared.

The American Grain and Feed
Corporation. Chamber of Commerce.
Buffalo. N. Y. has declared a divi-
dend of IL per cent on its pre-
ferred stock. payable August 1, to
stockholders of. record. July Is.
This dividend represents earnings
for the months of June and July.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-05
PoolesUiiIe Chautauqua ,
To Be Held Aug. ~ to IS

PooLEsvILLE. Nd, Aug. 4.-The
Racliffe Chautauqua will be held
here August II. Is and 10. under the
direction of the Chautaugua corn
.n1ittee. consisting of ]. FUR White,
chairman; Howard W. Spurier, the
Rev. e. P. wroth and Harry L
willard.
The director. viii be J. W. Years
tey.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-05
ING CHARGES OF FORMER COMPTROLLER CALLED FALSE
TIMELYWAIL STREETToPIcS

profits. market observers became
more skepticai about the prospect
Of q continued rise, In either rails
or industrials. The general public
is still negligible quantity There
was feeling today that n stocks
bad recovered 20 yesterday's high
level. there would be a repetition Of
the pront taking that turned the
market about yesterday. ~
The feature Of today's forward
movement in the Atlantic. Gulf and
West Indies stocks. aside from the
fact that the rise conformed 70 q
schedule announced yesterday was
the elimination Of part Of the spread
between the price of the preferred
and comon stock. No one has been
able 20 give an adequate explana-
tion for fact that Gulf comoh has
been. selling to points more
than the preferred for many weeks
or since these stocks underwent Sc
rious liquidation in the spring. Nei-
ther Of them is receiving a divI-
dend. but. the preferred will come
for the first disbursement the com.
palny makes when and il IL gets
back on it's feet Il may well be
that after preferred dividends are
resumed the common will have to
so along for years without any
cash dividend, just as International
Mercantile Marine has been doing.
At the dose yesterday Gulf com.
mon stood at 22h and the preferred
at 10. a difference of az points.
They both started TO advance to-
WI - ~
they met resistance; around moor
the common had advanced to 24Js
and the preferred TO 22iz. Thus
the spread was reduced TO lZ
points. There was nothing to ac-
count for the rise. Yesterday word
went out from q few 1arse broker
rise Of. several points in Gull
within a short time.
The rise Of almost a point in
California Packing stock this morn.
ing started a discussion IN the divi.
dend prospects. The discussion wa,
short and dispirited because no one
raised any good argument for q
reduction of the payment There
are few stocks on the trading lis,
that are 2s near 10 their lg2l high
Prices as California Packing is
Last February the stock sold at 64E
but declined to 53A in April. To.
days price Of sex was only 20
points under the years high II
has been stated unnfficially that the
company has sold 10 per cent of the
goods on hand at the end OF 1920
The latest trade summary put Out
by the Federal Reserve BoarC
states that Gamers in the San Fran
cisco Federal Reserve district ''ar,
planning to curtail their pack o,
canned fruits, as distributors have
been placing few orders for fut1r
delivery" Heavy selling came int
the market for American SuEa'
common soon after the opening thi
morning. Il went down to s4S, OF
within u points of the years low
before finding support The day.
only development in the sugar in
dustry was a reduction Of the re
| fined sugar price to 5.S5 cents b!
the Federal Sugar Refining Com
pany.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-05

FURNISHED By ". B. Hibbs q Co., members
New York Cotton ExchanSe.)
The Washington herald., 1921-08-05

Furnished BY W. B. Hibbs & Co.. nj
Chioago Beard Of Trlde.)
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-09-05
|DAH0'S FEDERATION Of LABOR
H0NORED BY AMERICAN LEGION


d.
federation of labor fluctuations labor Idaho
Legion greetings fluctuations
of dedicated
authority this
peals S
andH Hearts
will dominate control the legion its policies
make decisions all public
Because universally
We aim things which
nation this
elements hostile
With All Legitimate Aims
well affirm this with
every
unfishly
stands in its relations towards the abong exactly the
loyal American is eligible.
in
will
join together and
made Americans march towards the goal for which
Decision
LONDONBy P)Members of the British cabinet
republicans
a
Secretary Detroit
DETROIT, P)-The dedication to
nations
millions rather
holiday job"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-09-05
METEROLOG|ST REPORT
SHOWS CROPS FOR AUGUST

The report of the meterologist
Clinton E. Norquist, ending August
80 says that the weather was in q
great many respects favorable fbr
growing and maturing crops. Corn
IS doing exceptionally well, the warm
weather being just what it needs
Late potatoes, sugar beets, garden
and is ready for cutting in the early
districts. In most sections the sec
ond crop is we'll out of the way, but
there are few of the higher sections
where harvesting of the second crop
is just beginning.
It was excellent harvesting and
threshing weather. Wheat and oats
harvest and the threshing made
steady progress. The wheat har-
vest is somewhat disappointing in
some districts as the yield is con-
siderably less than expected.
In some of the mountain districts
showers refreshed the range, but over
most of the state the ranges are dry.
However, cured feed is abundant and
livestock is in good condition.
The commercial prune and apple
crops are making satisfactory pro-
gress toward maturity.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-09-05
OPENING OF SCHOOLS IS
ALL ROUND SUCCESS TODAY

"Just half hour after all classes
in the Irving apd Whitworth schools
had assembled for the fall opening
teachers and pupils were in full swing
at their lessons" said Supt. Phi
Soulen to the Star-M Mirror Monday
morning. "And as far as the Moscow
high school is concerned although $50
students had been registered Thurs
day and Friday last, Principal Nor
man Gale and teachers had a very
busy time with registration. We are
still at it, he said in conclusion this
afternoon. I'VE shall be unable to
give the full registration until Tues
day"
In repeating the appreciation that
was felt at the responses made to
the request published in this news
paper, the superintendent added that
all the teachers had secured accom-
modations, and that outside students
had experienced no difficulty in Sc
curing accommodations with good
families while here for the fall term.
Each department of the high school
was in good order and all depart
ments had been improved At the Irv-
ing and Whitworth schools all the
rooms had been placed in thoro order
for the children.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-09-05
TWO F0RTY-NINER A STAR
FROM ELK PUBLISHER TODAY

THE Two Forty Niner,' organ of
the B. P. 0. E., 249, of Moscow gives
a succint report of the representa-
tive to the Grand Lodge at Los
Angeles, and the doings that featured
the convention. The secretary's re-
oprt shows that a big class for initia-
ton will be the feature of the Octo-
Der meets. The last card issued was
No. 8O4. In the social annex at the
home the bowling alleys will be fea-
lures of the winter season.
The list of officers and the com
mittees are published. The para
graphing reflects credit on the con-
tributors Some good information
relating to the doings of the individual
members brighten the pages of the
paper. Marriages receive mention
The sick report is timely The prop
ositions for membership are printed
A. J. Green writes an interesting
communication from Long Beach,
California.
There is an address the bowling
fans and why tournament will be
featured with other towns to take
part. The 1.-TWO Forty Miner is
creditable issue this month on Elk
dom.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-09-05
UNIVERSITY EXPERTS
WORKING FOR WE|SER. MEM

E. r. Bennett, potato wizard of the
university, has been giving attention
to the damage sustained by cork elm
trees in the district around Weiser,
it was learned Monday. The insect
bears marked resemblance to the
borer that damages apple trees. When
the eggs of the insect are Matched
they bore into the heart of the tree
Mr.. Bennett as field horticulturist
says in his report as follows:
Clean all sawdust out of the holes.
Afterwards insert small amount of
carbon bisulphide into the holes and
then plug with mud or putty. A tea
spoonful should be sufficient guam
tity if the holes are not very large.
This can be best injected into the
holes with a syringe or medicine
dropper as some of the holes extend
upward He has been giving demon
strations in the Weiser sections.
Prem Moore, the poultry demonsra-
tor of the University will go to the
Weiser district in October, and give
instruction on culling and the market
ing of poultry and eggs.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-09-05
UNION MEETING IS A
RALLY FOR PRISONERS
REV. JOHN PEARSON TELLS OF
WORK OF REFORM-VISITS
HOME AND CHILDREN.

! Showing that the society was inter
! denominatial; that its management
consisted of men and women of diff
ferent denominations; that it sought
to prevent crime and to restore to nor
NAL citizenship after their release
those who had fallen into crime; that
it is necessary to study prison laws
and prison management in order to
help modify them in sane practical
ways, and that the real work leads to
the prisoners home and family, Rev.
John Pearson, of the Rocky Noun
tain division of the Society for the
Friendless" gave a humanizing ad-
dress to the congregation at the union
meeting at the Presbyterian church
Sunday night.
He was Introduced by the Rev
Snoddy who gave breif Introductory
to the objects and aims of the society
In his continuation Rev. Pearson said
the public had to be educated to the
status and needs of the prisoner and
to create wholesome interest in him.
The work in prison enabled the So
ciety to become acquainted with the
men and their needs and thus show
them that they have friends on the
outside who can give them the help
they will need when paroled or dis
charged. The society has been at
work for 20 years. From small be-
ginning it has grown until it is doing
systematic work in behalf of prison
erS.
Rev. John Pearson was introduced
to the individuals after the service.
To Star Mirror man he said the
work extended over larger territory
than any similar organization in the
United States. 1t is affiliated with
other organizations thru the National
Prisoners Aid association of which it
is member and can therefore render
service in states where it is not or
ganized.
He will meet with the church soci-
cites this week and endeavor to make
the objects and aims of the Society
For The Friendless" more known in
Moscow. He goes to Nez Perce and
Craigmont Sunday next.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-09-05
PLEADS FOR UNITED
ACTION ON RURAL H. S.
DEARY CITIZENS AND PARENTS
CAN HAVE RURAL HIGH AS
GOOD AS A CITY.

How many county school districts
adjacent to Deary would feel justified
4 ngoing to the expense of equipping
and maintaining a high school de-
partment, in view of the small attend
ance that it would have each year"
says the Latah County News. 1T
would be an expensive proposition.
ct parents having a proper regard
for their children's future want them
to take the high school course, which
is the stepping stone to the normal
school and the college.
Another expensive proposition is
sending the children away to some
distant town to take their high school
course. This expense comes upon the
parents for the children's board,
rooms and clothes, and the district
must pay the tuition, which will be
whatever amount it costs to teach
each pupil in the high school.
'The Idaho law wisely provides for
the establishment of high schools by
the union or consolidation of a num-
ber of country districts. This per-
mlts two or more common school dis
tricts to join in organizing a rural
high school district, with its own set
of trustees, and its high school CEN
trally located. Each common school
graduating number of pupils each
year, furnishes students to keep the
close home rural high going nicely.
Curriculum and equipment of the
rural high school is the same as that
of the city high school. The teachers
are as competent and painstaking as
are those of the city. The law makes
it compulsory upon the trustees to
engage none but teachers who meet
the laws requirements as to their
moral and educational qualifications.
do we want a good high school
close home? Certainly we do. Is
there any prejudice or jealously over
the fact that our home high school
IS located in Deary? Surely there
should not be. Where could it be
better or more centrally located?"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-09-05
DIVISION OF FUNDS
TO ALL DEPARTMENTS
HOW PERCENTAGES OF TAXES
ARE WORKED OUT ON THE
PRO RATAS IN STATE.

Having established new low state
tax levy of 5.57 mills which will raise
the necessary funds with which to op-
crate the state during the coming
year, members of the state board of
equalization are taking an earned
rest. Investigation shows that this
levy is one of the lowest Of any state
in the union and is consistent with the
policy of the board to lower the new
levy each succeeding year Had it
not been for the fact that the last
Legislature made it arbitrary on the
part of the board to include certain
items within the levy, it could have
been reduced another mill. The levy
is based on a valuation of $499,000-
900. This amount will be increased
to approximately S510,000,000 when
the subsequent personal tax rolls are
reported later in the year, says the
Statesman.
Of the amount levied for general
state purposes, 36 per cent alone goes
to education, including the board of
education, state educational institu-
tions as the University Of Idaho, the
Lewiston State Normal, the Albion
State Normal, the Idaho Technical in
stitute, the Industrial Training school
Seventeen and two-tenths per cent
goes for general government which
covers the expenses of the legislature,
governors office, lieutenant govern
or, auditor, bureau of public accounts,
brueau of public taxation, state treas
urer, board of equalization, secretary
of state, department of public works,
attorney general, supreme court and
district courts.
A total of nine and six-tenths per
cent is for protection to persons and
property which includes the state con
stabulary, the national guard, bureau
of banks and banking, bureau of in
surance bureau of professional occupa-
tions, bureau of registration of
motor vehicles, public utilities COM
mission, mine inspector, the depart
ment of immigration and fire pro-
lection to state timber. One and !
three-tenths is for health and SANTA
ton. This covers the expenses for
supervision and control of all the
public health work in the state. Eleven
and five -tenths per cent is for charit-
able and penal institutions, the in
the insane asylums, state
sanitarium for the feeble minded,
penitentiary and children's home find
ing society.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-09-05
UNIVERSITY ENROLMENT
PROMISES BIGGEST EVER

A large enrolment at the university
is indicated by figures compiled by
the recorder. At this time $50 new
students have indicated their inten-
tion of entering his year. This is a
much greater number than has here
tofore enrolled so long before the
opening of school,
President Upham, in speaking of
the probable enrolment, stated,
Owing to the financial depression of
the past year which has been keenly
felt, especially in the southern por-
tion of the state, we were inclined to
think that possibly there would be
falling off of the number of students.
Indications now are that our enroll
ment will be considerably in excess of
last year. We nave great number
of students who are asking for the
chance to work for their room and
board We are receiving a great
many calls for rooms. | will ask
all citizens who have rooms, suites or
apartments to rent to list them at
once with the bursar, Mr.. Stanton. If
any one can give room and board for
work about the home to young man
or woman it will help materially in
assisting worthy student in pro-
curing an education
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-09-05
HOLD ANNUAL SCHOOL
ELECTION TOMORROW

Saturdays Star Mirror enormously
stated that the school election would
be held this, Monday, afternoon. The
election will be held at the high school
building Tuesday afternoon, the polls
being open from l to 6 o'clock. The
only names filed are those of w. A.
Lauder, for reelection, and B: c.
Coffee, who will succeed H. D. Mar
tin
While it is improbable that there
will be any votes cast excepting for
these two men, it is desired that the
citizens show their interest in the
schools by voting. AS rule the
vote at school elections is pitifully
small, denoting, probably salts
faction with conditions, but not de-
noting any deep interest on the part
of school patrons.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-09-05
DR., ALLEN ROUSES
LAYMEN At MEETINGS
SHOWS HOW MOSCOW DISTRICT
PUT 1T OVER ON WORK IN
ALL THE CHURCHES.

News from the Columbia River M.
|E. conference and the laymen's meet
ings showed Monday that DR.. w. E.
Allen of this city introduced resolu-
tions Saturday at the morning session
directed to the general board of the
Methodist church having charge of
hospitals and homes, which would
petition this board to SO construe it's
policy as to permit graduates of any
school of healing which comes up to
the standards Of the American Col
lege of Physicians and Surgeons the
privilege of practicing in the church
hospitals, irrespective of what school
they come from.
"You have allowed the A. M. A. to
yet you in this ditch and we are anxi-
Gus to help you out of the dilemma .
DR.. Allen said, Il appeal to you to
stand for principle and stand by what
is right. The hospital has allowed
unscruplous men to put US in this di-
lemma and it is up to US who are in
the church to take this to the parent
board, the high court, as it were, for
clearing"
At the morning session the lay
mems association reelected Floyd M.
Daggett, Spokane, president; R. l..
Kellogg, secretary; five
first vice presidents, to include one
from each of the five districts of the
conference: DR.. w. E. Allen, Mos
COW; A. w. Rugg, The Dalles; D. H.
Cox, Walla Walla; Fred Kemp, We
natchee, and w. M. Yeakel, Spokane.
DR.. Allen made rousing speech
when he stated that in the district
directed by Rev. Charles Mac
Caughey, the district Of Moscow, the
members could do anything and go
anywhere. The laymen could always
'sput it over" he stated amidst en-
thusiasm. "In our district we lay
men are always on the job. We put
The centenary over with a bang. We
now want something else big to do"
DR.. H. 0. Perry, pastor of the Mos
cow M. E. church officiated at the
morning service at the Spokane Hill
yard church Sunday. Sunday, Octo-
ber 80, is to be Centenary Sunday,
All Methodist churches in the confer
snce are to take part in it's observ-
ance. Subscribers in all districts will
oe checked and stewardship cam
oaign will be inaugurated to en-
ohasize tithes.