The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-06-02
RECKLESS DRIVERS AGAIN

Reckless Driver Cause OF Wreck
Headlines telling of gruesOme ac-
cidents with the toll lying on the
colo morgue slab daily scream into
the ears of this generation the
blood may momentarily chill as mar
row accidents of the past are recall
ed but the resolution to become more
careful is sometimes only temporary.
But almost daily somebody, some
where, is not careful and another
fiend satisfies his appetite.
.Speed Fiend Crowds Truckload of
People Off Grade; All Are Injured
reads the deck of the head quoted
above.
Rushing madly down the Lewiston
grade, crowding off the heavily load
ed truck, the fiend sped away from
the cries of agony and distress. Little
did he care if a survivor remained to
relate the narrowing details of the
affair, little did he care if a mother
and child were pinned beneath the
wreckage without assistance, slowly
dying.
The ~speeders are evidently with us
TO stay. Cars are built with engines
strong enough to satisfy the most var
led speed tastes and in certain stages
of mental alteration the drivers force
the machines to the limit, ignoring
even life itself.
Viewing this condition it is evident
that the laws of the road must be
enforced without tear or favor. 1t
would be futile to attempt to convey
the number Of accidents already pre-
vented by these laws, but somewhere,
sometime, they are liable to lax and
then the dreadful tragedy occurs.
If only one accident such as this,
where IA were injured, were prevent
ed during the entire year it would be
worth the price, but each day, in
Idaho alone, brings its crop of major
and minor auto accidents.
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MONDELL AND RECLAMATION
Representative Mondell of Wyom-
ing seems to be drawing more than
his share of the fire for alleged blocks
thrown in the pathway of the Smith
McNary reclamation measure, which
holds the destiny of the gigantic
American Falls project, of vital in
terest to the entire southern part OF
the state. Washington editors have
threatened to bolt the Republican
party in case Mondell refuses to with
draw his opposition but this defy has
been discouraged by Idaho reclama-
tionists, particularly the Idaho recla-
nation association.
The Smith-McNary bill is primarily
a western measure and intended to
carry on the work of retaining the
western arid lands and the opposi-
ton of Mondell is causing consider
able commotion. But it is not Mondell
opposition alone that is holding back
a measure of such great Importance
as the Smith-McNary but the south
ern Legislators are also out for the
throat of any bill passing financial
cream to the west.
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MINING PROSPECTS BRIGHT
When the same words of optimism
from two widely separated and
sources it may be generally
,ooo,+oJ 80 ortbaptio
During the last week Moscow has
from John McEvers, prosecut-
ng attorney of Shoshone county. and
Jean F. A. Thomson of the school
If mines, that mining prospects in
he Occur d'Alenes are brighter at
he present time than any during the
,ast few years. This need not be
aiken with a grain of salt for Dean
thomson is not given over to exag-
statements and his opinions
n subjects in the mining world carry
Moscow, as home of the state uni
ersity, should be interested in more
han a passing manner in the north
mines and these reports should
e very welcome
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The mother of Mathilde Mccormick ;
granddaughter of John J
Rockefeller, is objecting to he1 /,
to Max Oser, Swiss riding
Evidently the family is
by the widespread public I
' received and desires a breathing q
ell. which will also be very welcome :.
the newspaper reading public. n
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Optimistic reports are falling or t
like raindrops this week u
'esident U1ham's welcome predic-