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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-04-04
BRITISH FOOD MINISTRY
TURNED OVER VAST SUMS

LONDON-(By A. P.)-The opera
tion of the British Food Ministry
during and since the war involved a
turnover of more than 100000
lbs, and the Ministry's net profit on
it amounted to less than one-tenth of
one percent. These facts are announ-
ced by Food Controller McCurdy in
valedictory address recently, in which
he said that for the last six months
he had been engaged in liquidating
this, as he described in the worlds
greatest trade corporation"
Mr. McCurdy said that the Minis
try's operation had cost the taxpay-
ers nothing and that the successive
food ministers had substantially
avoided making profit at the ex-
pense of the consumer.
The Controller said that it had be-
come possible to wind up the affairs
of the Food Ministry because of the
welcome break in the worlds prices
of food.
In removing control and restoring
freedom to the people, he said, he had
every evidence that food prices would
continue to fall in Great Britain dur
ing the coming spring and summer
and that better times were in store
for the much harassed housewife.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-04-04
YOUNG MAN BLOWS
HEAD OFF WITH RIFLE
CHESTER BAKER CHOOSES HOK-
RIBLE METHOD OF ENDING
LIFE ON TEXAS RIDGE

Blowing the entire top and back OF
his head off with a sOft-nosed Savage
bullet fired from a 38-calibre Win
chester rifle, Chester Baker, aged =,
committed suicide at the home of his
cousin, Isham Morgan, bachelor far
mer on Texas Ridge, six miles from
Kendrick Sunday evening. Coroner
Grice and Sheriff Woody were called
and made the drive to Kendrick by
automobile, despite bad roads, but at
Kendrick had to secure a team and
drive six miles to the Morgan ranch.
The officers learned that the young
man, who was an epileptic, had at
tended a dance and party at the
school house Saturday evening and
had had an epileptic fit during the
dance. He returned home with his
cousin and had three more fits, max
ing four between midnight Saturday
and 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon. The
cousin went out to the barn to do the
chores in the evening and when he
returned found Baker dead, with
his brains scattered over the walls
and ceiling. He had used high
power rifle, with a soft-nosed bullet,
placing the muzzle Of the gun against
the bridge of his n6se, and pulled the
trigger.
The young man had written note
to his father, w. A. Baker, proprietor
Of a secondhand goods store at Lew
iston. He wrote:
"Kendrick, Idaho, April 8, 1921
Dear Papa: / will try to write you a
few lines to let you know l am alive
yet, but think will leave the world
for good, so tell them all goodbye
for me. I will leave my money here
for you, $12. My clothes are here too,
so good bye. Chester Baker,
After viewing the remains and get
ting copy of the letter and hearing
the story of Isham Morgan the coro-
ner and sheriff decided an inquest rs
unnecessary as it was clearly a case
OF suicide, and returned to Moscow,
reaching here at o'clock Monday
morning The body will be buried at
the Texas Ridge cemetery beside that
of the young mans mother who died
several years ago. He leaves his
father and two brothers living TN
Canada
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-04-04
BLIND SOPRANO
TO VISIT MOSCOW
MISS MARGUERITE CARNEY, OF
PORTLAND WILL BE HERE
THIS WEEK

Miss Marguerite Carney, noted
blind soprano, of Portland, Oregon, is
to visit Moscow this week and will be
a guest of Miss Isabel Clark, of the
piano department of the University
of Idaho Friday, Saturday and Sun
day; April 8, 8, and 10. Miss Carney
recently took part in one of the big
gest musical events Portland has en-
joyed in years, and of her work the
Portland Journal says:
Approximately 1000 persons at
tended the concert given in the Audi
torium Tuesday night at which Mrs.
Rose Coursen-Reed presented six of
her artist students and the Treble
Clef club, composed of 26 former and
present vocal students of Mrs. Reed.
Edgar E. Coursen was the accompan-
ist for the soloists and Mrs. Florence
Jackson Youney for the chorus.
''This was an excellent program,
chosen with artistic discrimination,
splendidly balanced and remarkably
well presented. The soloists were
Miss Margaret Carney, blind So
prao; Mrs w. H. Chatten, contralto;
Miss Nine Dressed, contralto; Mrs.
Rose Friedle- -Gianelli, contralto; Mrs.
R. M. Lansworth, soprano, and Mrs.
Helen Fromme- Shedler, soprano. All
of them were called upon for extra
numbers and to accept huge and
beautiful bouquets of flowers. Miss
Carney, whose sweet voice was
brought out to especial advantage in
Kreisler's Cradle Song" and Bene-
diets "The Wren," was not permit
Ted to retire till she had violated the
rules of the evening by singing two
extras. The flute obligato to 'The
Wren" was beautifully played by
Harry G.. Knight, who, also played
,bIigatos ,Dl! for Mrs. Schedler, who sang
Ientle Lark" and for Mrs. Lans- |
worth, who sang in splendid free
yoice, "Charmont Oiseau," from /
)avid's "Pearl of Brazil"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-04-04
WILL SUPPRESS THE
STILLMAN CONFESSIONS"

White Plains, New York-(By A.
P.)-Justice Morschauser today sign
ed an order directing the payment,
within 80 days, of alimony and coun-
sci fees in the divorce proceedings
James A. Stillman brought against
Mrs. Annie U. Stillman and staying
the referee hearings in the case
meanwhile. Counsel for both sides
agreed that the letters said to have
been written to Mrs. Stillman by
Fred Beauvais, an Indian guide, who
is named correspondent, and Mrs.
Stillman's alleged confession letter"
to her husband will not be opened
when filed.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-04-04
MORMON PRESIDENT
OPENS CONFERENCE
HEBER j. GRANT ANNOUNCES HE,
ALONE, WILL RECEIVE DIVINE
REVELATIONS

Salt Lake City, April 3.-More than
10000 Mormons attended the opening
session of the ninety-first annual con-
ference of the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints in the tabernacle
this morning, while another 10000
jammed the temple grounds. President
Heber J. Grant, in his keynote" ad-
dress in the tabernacle, admonished
his audience to keep the command
ments, be charitable and obey the
authorities"
ANY man, woman or child who
claims that he, she or any other per-
son on earth, except Heber ]. Grant
has received a revelation regarding
the actions of others than himself and
family is either a plain liar or has
been deceived by the powers of evil,
and to heed the doctrines of such per-
son is sure road to hell" said
President Grant.
There are certain persons among
u.s." he continued, who are declaring
that they have been instructed by our
Lord to refrain from plural marriages.
There are no plural marriages in the
church, and the person who attempts
to teach other than the prevailing
system OF one Wl1e Tor one man is
sanctioning the practice of adultery,
and any who enter such marriages
are guilty Of adultery in the face of
God. Now j guess you understand
that"
Recently the Mormon church ex-
communicated and disfellowshipped
several members Of the church who
had Joined a cult which practiced
wife sacrifice" justified by "reve-
lation" which had come to Moses S.
Gundmundsen, leader Of the colony.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-04-04
TO REPRESENT LATAH
FARM BUREAU AT CHICAGO

George Slider, secretary Of the La
tab county farm bureau, and an Ida
no delegate to the Committee OF III
conference at Chicago, left today for
the east to attend sessions OF the
committee.
The Committee Of II was organ
lied by the National Farm Bureau
association to determine the most
profitable cooperative means OF
growers marketing their wheat and
the coming sessions will be for the
purpose of considering recommends
tions made by the committee. The
other Idaho delegate is ]. 7. Fisher
of Rockland, Idaho.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-04-04
Miss Luella Jones Showered.

Miss Luella Jones was given very
delightful shower party at the home
of her sister, Mrs. Sam P. Hall on
Saturday evening. The shower was
complete surprise to Miss Jones.
More than twenty young ladies were
present. The house wAs beautifully
decorated in kewpies, and kewpie ice
cream and cake were served. Miss
Jones received many useful gifts.
She leaves Wednesday for San Pedro,
California, where she is to become
the bride of Everett Strranahan of
Lewiston, Idaho
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-04-04
SAYS WILLIAM LEE
TO GET APPOINTMENT
BOISE DISPATCH SAYS MOSCOW
MAN SLATED FOR ASSIST
ANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY.

Boise, Idaho-The republican clans
In Idaho are collecting under the fed
eral plum tree, for it is soon to be
shaken and when it is there will fall
plums, including a district attorney
ship, a United States marshalship, an
internal revenue collectorship, a pro-
hibition dictatorship and an inter-
state commerce commission member
ship. At the April session of con-
gress the fruit harvest will take
place and the plums will then be dis
tributed. United States Senator W.
E. Borah, United States Senator
Gooding Congressman French and
Smith, National Committeeman Hart,
State Chairman John Hart and other
party leaders who are taken into their
confidence, will act as the dispensers.
At least two Of the important ap-
pointments can be considered as set
tied, declare those who profess to
know the inside. These are district
attorney and United States marshal.
To Colonel E. G. Davis will go the
former, district attorney. To Col
onel Elias Marsters will go the latter,
marshal. Davis was candidate for
the republican nomination for Uni
ted States senator at the last conven-
ton of the party in this state. He
was not nominated In fact his dele
gates were released and voted for
Gooding on the second ballot and
Gooding was nominated, and later
elected. 1t has been common report
in political circles that Gooding was
bound in his support of Davis for dis
trict attorney. It is known that John
Hart favors Davis. It is also said
that Senator Borah feels kindly to-
ward him for his staunch support Of
Borah's position in the league of ma
tions fight. Colonel Davis backed
Borah in his stand and campaigned
the state. 1t is likely that in the
event Davis is decided upon for dis
trict attorney that William E. Lee of
Moscow, who is also candidate for
that position, will be named as first
assistant and that P. E. Cavaney, an
attorney of Boise, who was Gooding's
manager here and desires
to secure the appointment, will be
made an assistant. An applicant for
assistant is Fred D. Grant of Occur
d'Alene.
Colonel Marsters is considered a
certainty for appointment of marshal
because he is close personal friend
and strong supporter of Senator
Borah. He has long desired the po
sition and some years ago, when Shad
Hodgin was appointed, stepped aside
in his behalf. Hodgin is also per-
sonal friend of Borah He is now
oracticing law OF. Twin Falls.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-04-04
Diamond Market Is Hard Hit.

JOHANNESBURG A. P.)-
A falling off in demand for diamonds
makes prospects for the diamond in
dustry much less satisfactory for
1921 than has been the case of recent
years, according to Sir Thomas Culli-
nan. He told the Premier Diamond
Company's stockholders that only
one shift of workmen were engaged
at the mines.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-04-04

Sale Lake City-A strike" against
hotels charging exhorbitant prices
for rooms and meals was called today
by Utah division of the Travellers
protective association of America at
their annual meeting.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-04-04
Little Folks Have Party.

Kenneth, Harold, and Mary Evelyn
Boyd, entertained nine of their little
friends at a supper party Saturday
evening. The following guests were
invited: Catherine Jean Wilson,
Kermit Hove, Richard Shumacher,
Morey Miller, Lewis Orland, Herman
Wilson, Jr., Norval Ostroot, Merton
Town, and Jimmy Armour.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-04-04
Former County Agent Visits Here.

nus of the school Of agriculture and
formerly an Idaho agent, visited the
school of agriculture the last Of the
week while on his way to Spokane
where he will become special agent
for prominent stock insurance COM
pany for northern Idaho, eastern
Washington and eastern Oregon.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-04-04
Chamber of Commerce Lnncheon

The regular weekly luncheon of the
MOSCOW chamber of commerce will be
neld Wednesday from 12:15 to 1:I5
and number of important matters
Will be up for discussion. The landing
place for airplanes that will visit
Moscow will probably be decided as
the committee will be ready to report
at that time. The question of in
creased railroad passenger fares will
also be up for discussion.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-04-04
To Push Idaho Farm Bureaus.

A. B. Kjosness, assistant state
leader Of county agents, will soon
leave for northern Idaho where he
will confer with various farm bureaus
in regard to their future programs Of
work. He will be in Kootenai county
April 10 and II, Nez Perce, April IL,
and Idaho county April IA.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-04-04

Home Demonstration Goes North.
Miss Ada B. Irwin, assistant state
home demonstration leader, will spend
several days of this month doing
demonstration work in northern Ida
ho counties.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-04-04
German Buys Austrian Newspaners

VIENNA-(By A. P.)-AccOrding
to reports current in newspaper cir
cles Hugo SHINES, the great German
capitalist, is buying up the Austrian
press on big scale. 1t is said that
he has acquired three papers in vi
emma (The Tageblatt, Mittags Zeitung
and the Oct Uhr Blatt), one in Linz
and one in Graz and has started a
new paper in Klagenfurt.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-04-04
Lynch Negro Murderer

Brandon, Miss.-(By A. P.)-Sandy
Thompson, negro, who shot and killed
d. E. Dobson, planter near here
Friday, was lynched near Langford
last night.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-04-04
Noted Ffnancier Is Dead

Pasadena, Cali.-(By A. Ped
mund Cogswell Converse, financ1er OF
New York City and Greenwich, Con-
necticut, died suddenly here today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-25
TWENTY YEARS AGO TO-DAY

(Tlom the Times Recorder, July
rs, 1901)
Miss Annie Ansley left yesterday
for Marietta, where she will spend
several weeks pleasantly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Len c. Baldwin, of
Marietta, are guests of Prof. and
Mrs L. D. Lockhart for few days
Mrs. c. H. Weekly, of Atlanta, is
visiting Mrs. Bessie Cotney at her
home on Elm avenue for few days.
The announcement at 6 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon of the death of
Mr.. Will c. Furlow was a shock
to his family and friends here. The
end came at Hot Springs, Ark, where
Mr.. Furlow had been three weeks
past for his health.
Mrs. Alfalfa Irwin conducts a
meeting at the Church of the Re
deemer despite the sultry weather.
She has many friends here who went
to hear her talk on, "The Object
of the Meetings"
Amercus people who are interest
ed in the great work being done by
Rev w. Z. Mumford, founder Of the
| Georgia Industrial Home for poor lit
tie ones, will be pleased at the re
suit of the shipment and sale Of q
carload of peaches for the benefit
of the home. The peaches were given
by the growers of Marshallyille anc
Melted the neat sum of SS72.
A hundred additional wheels buz.
zed merrily in the Americas shops Of
the Seaboard railway yesterday as .
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-25

Confessions Of a Husband!
THE MANS SIDE OF MARRIED LIFE

SO interested in Edith that I did no.
notice now cold it became.
Its all my fault, / was afraid he
was sick. II was cruel of me to So
out" Dot repeated, then said to the
child; you've got a mean, thought
less mother Oh, forgive her, Bobbie
please forgive her.
felt Ike going down on my
knees to that blessed pair add ask
ing Their forgivenNs for 50 much.
But surely that was not the Hme,
wnen Dot already was facing one
possible tragedy
Neither Of US got any sleep that
night. Poor Bobbie was awake al
most all the time, fretful, uncom-
Portable, feverish.
To US both he was The most
precious thing on earth, and we
cared for him that night as tnough
his very life hung upon obeying
implicitly the minutest decall of lhe
physicians instructions.
Toward morning | persuaded Dot
20 lie down a few moments and try
u snatch a little rest. Bo5bla was
more comfortable, and the powders
we had, very much against his will,
compelled him to take, seemed to
have had remarkably good effect.
/ sat in a corner Of the room, and
whenever he stirred would watch
him carefully to make sure that ne
did not get uncovered.
Suddenly I heard a voice from our
was my fault" Dot
was talking in her sleep.
But I knew whose tault ii had
been.
ITO Be Continued)
Copyright, 1929
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-25

A T 43, Carl Nyquist is handling
$14O,OO0,0OO worth of property
He is president of the Rock Island
railroad, and one of the youngest
railroad executives in America.
Luck? There's no scuh thing"
says he. 81 started at 10 as a S15-
a-"eek clerk. How to succeed? Here's
my way:
Il made my work the most inter
esting and important thing in my life.
| didn't change employers. I haven't
taken a vacation in Is years. And
IN . years I've missed only five days
from my Job. Make your work sue
eessful and your work will make
You successful.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-25
DR.. BARTON'S
DAHYLETTER
THE VALUE OF TODAY.

Fret and worry about it as mucl
as you ike, you cannot hasten by
single second the rise Of tomorrow
/ sun. 49,
If worrying about tomorrow WouIt
! bring tomorrow any sooner, or post
pone it, or help to meet its require,
ments, then it would be in order to
ask if fretting and worrying might
be worth while.
Even then it would have to be very
great, for the cost Of worry is large.
1t makes one a bad fellow-tenant of
the world, and spoils ones DISPOSE
ton, and deepens the wrinkles that
come soon enough without.
Worry. hastens wrinkles, but does
not hurry the sunrise.
1t is worth while to learn that we
can live but one day at time.
One at Time.s-
That day, today, the only day we
really have, is the day we despise.
We are forever discounting the
''now" for the sake of the then"
and most of then" is never"
Every man will do well to remem-
Der that he must take his life one
day at time. He cannot slackea or
accelerate the flight Of time. The
most he can do is to use we'll the
time as it is passing.
Does this sound cheap and plati>
tudinous?
It is platitudinous, it is common
place, it is something everybody
knows.
Need Repetition.
But the things which everybody
knows are the things which need
oftenest to be repeated. They are
the things which we know so we'll
we have half forgotten them.
We all know that the present is all
the time we have; and most of us are
using that precious sresent in re-
grets about the past and worries
about the future.
Today is the whole of YOUR life.
is gone and will never
come back. And when tomorrow
comes, it will not be tomorrow, but
today.
If you waste today worrying about
tomorrow, you are likely TO waste
tomorrow worrying about the day
after.
Get al the good you can and do
all the good you can today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-25

Il prosperity doesn't show up soon
we can sue it for breach of promise
Keep on bowling about women
wearing shocking clothes and thev'r
take them off.
Some people call it hard times be-
cause they can't borrow the price of
an automobile.
II Adam had written his memoirs
he would have claimed it was a peach
he fell for.
When a man tells his wife he was
fool when he married her. that
makes it unanimous.
Women are staging boxing Bouts
N London. After equal rights they
have acquired equal lefts.
Eight million American women
earn salaries" says a professor. He
means that many get them.
When a girl tells man she likes
to see him smoke a pine he might
as well start looking at houses for
rent.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-25
74-"Tt Was My Fsultr'


First, Dr.. Parkinson, who lived IN
the neighborhood and whom / had
awakened out of a sound sleep, an
Ilived. He was hardly inside the
apartment before Dot and George
opened the door, and ] had to tell
Dot. without breaking the shock or
sparing her in any way, that Bobble
was very sick.
Then DR.. Harris. our regular physl-
clan, reached the apartment in ire
mendous hurry. He had called up
his home after leaving the theater
and had received the message.
Dot took the announcement brave
". In moment she had thrown
off her evening wrap and was busy
caring for Bobbie. Edith and
George seeing that there was nothing
further they could do for US, went
home.
Edith's goodnight to me was very
cold. Perhaps mine to her was no
more cordial. My own emotions
we're conflicting, but the predomi-
nant one was that Of shame.
The two physicians, after short
consultation, told us that Boobies
condition, though serious, was not
necessarily dangerous. We had to
get what comfort we could from that.
81 should never have gone out to-
night; | shouldn't have gone out,
Dot kept repeating.
Her bitter self-condemnation stung
me like a lash, for I knew that Bob
bic would have never become i'll
at all and that there never would
have been any danger of a relapse if
it had not been for that Sunday
afternoon in the park when | was
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-25
EDITORIAL .

HERE'S a man who, at 80, has
worked himself up from stenog-
rapher to treasurer of the 100000
900 company that supplies Chicago
with gas His name is George F.
Mitchell
What is it that has made Mitchell
rise SO rapidly to success while Other
men, who started on the same foot
ing and with just as good chances,
have stood still?
This question interests you, grop-
ing for the door to power ana wealth.
Its answer stability, good work
manship, thoroughness to the last
detail, and patient Toll to acquire
knowledge.
At IA Mitchell Went to work for
steel mill. Three years later, he
was taking business and stenn-
graphic course by day and paying hg
carrying 3 spear" and shifting
theater scenery at night.
He rose to saccess because he did
every job wen, 20 matter how hum
bic, and because heconatantiy train
ed himself so that whenever some
thing better came along he was pre-
pared to handle it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-25
MONDAY, JULY rs, 1921,

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled use for wiki
cation of all dispatches credited to otherwise
this paper and also the local published herein All rights IS
publication of special dispatches herein contained are
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-25
WHEN John D. Rockefeller organ

WHEN John D. Rockefeller organiz-
ed the Standard Oil Company in
1870, he was only 81 years old.
Despite his youth, he already was
"a big success, with his first million
dollars within reach, if not ALREADY
in his pocket.
FIFTEEN years before that, when
he was l6, Rockefeller was a clerk in
a commission house on old Water
street, Cleveland.
Today he is the richest man j, the
world. Thousands of reasons have
been advanced to account for his
success. The real one voiced wears
ago by the people that employed him
IN his early youth
He was the best clerk and book
keeper we ever had"
The same was true of every iob
Rockefeller ever turned his hand to-
II you doubt it, ask his competitors
1 IS not given to all of us to be-
come Rockefellers. Mitchclls and
Nyquists.
But each of us can attain success
to satisfactory degree by observing
three simple rules:
First; Do every job thoroughly
as it comes along.
Second; While making the i'm
mediate job success, lay out a cam
palgn for the future and prepare
yourself to handle a better job whel
it comes.
Third; Save your money so YOU
can finance opportunity when it ar
rives.