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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-08-31
DAILY THOUGHTS
By R. L. H.
Destination of MYSTERIES

Mystery enshrouds all things with
which men are unfamiliar Know.
ledge dissipates all mystery and pIac-
es phenomena in the realm of the
natural. The most commonplace
things of life were once mystical but
have lost that quality because man
has discovered the facts about them
To the savage, the photograph is a
thing of mystery. A wooden box es-
says to talk. Who ever heard of the
like. In his mind only human beings
should be endowed with the gift of
speech and anything else that pre-
sumes to talk is indeed strange.
But let us consider a moment.
Speech is the combination of certain
very natural lengths of sound waves.
In speaking we impart those waves
in the correct order so they are i'm
pinged upon the ear, a delicate organ
that records these waves, an, through
the completely of their lengths, trans
mits to the brain certain ideas and
meanings. 1t is merely the use of
very ordinary elements of the natur-
al world, as weird as it may seem.
The monograph is very like unto
the vocal organs. 1t is so arranged
that the vibrations of the needle slim
ulate the soundbox SO that in turn
the sound box throws off suitable
wave lengths of sounds that strike the
ear just as would these waves if i'm
PEELED from the mouth. Consequent
ly we hear words and music from the
victrola.
There is nothing extraordinary about
the photograph once we have master
ed the science of sound transmission
sufficiently to know how human speech
is transmitted. All the elements of
sound are present in the photograph
and it merely works in such a way
as to put in motion the waves that
are translated as meanings.
But the savage does not understand
the phenomena of sound and the ma
chine that can reproduce sound be-
comes in his fancy supernatural
creation of the devil or some other
awe-inspiring god and he is prostrat-
ed before the miraculous invention Of
civilized man.
So it is with all the wondrOus things
Of nature. Everywhere men are
slightly superstititious about the
things with which they are unac-
quainted. Whatever man does not
know Of he regards as something
mystical and uncanny. If he probes
into the situation and learns of the
purposes and functionings of the I'M |
known thing it assumes a common |
everyday appearance and is regarded |
as quite natural. ISL
In the past all mankind was pros |
rate before the incOmDrohonSiblo |
wonders of nature. On every hand he |
bowed down before the evidences of
he forces Of nature. But until he
fathomed the mysteries around him
lie advanced but very little in civil |
cation.
The steam that now propels the
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-08-31

PERSONAL MENTION

Clifford Mcdaniel and Herber
Woodland Of Elk River, are spending
a few days in Moscow. They ar
guests at the B. c. Rowe home.
Three Moscow young people leav'
this week for Kellogg, Idaho, where
they have accepted positions in thu
schools. Loren Messenger will have
charge of the eighth grade, Miss
Verda Gossett the sixth grade ant
Miss nellie Barackman as supervisor
over the primary department.
Prof and Mrs. A. w. FahrenwalG
and family are moving to the G. w
Shove property, on Lynn avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S. Heckathorn and
family have moved in from their sum
mer home on Moscow mountain where
they spent the past three months.
Mrs. J. B. Gilchrist underwent a
very serious operation Wednesday
morning at local hospital and is re-
ported as doing as well as can be
expected.
The American Legion Auxiliary re-
ports a successful cooked food sale
Saturday, due to the services of kind
friends who helped and those who
furnished room, and for the splendid
donations, for which they are very
grateful.
Mrs. Matte Connolly, who has been
a guest at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Oscar McCartor for some time, left
Wednesday for. her home in Bloom
ington, ILL., She will visit friends in
Spokane enroute.
There will be no preaching services
at Cornwall and Viola Sunday, Sep
TENDER 8, but on September 10 preach
ing services will again be held as
usual.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Gibson have
moved to their new home on East B
street.
Mrs. Peter King and three daugh-
tiers arrived in Moscow several days
ago from southern Idaho, where Mrs.
King has taught school the past three
years. She will teach in the Whit
worth school the coming year.
Arthur Lillibridge is spending
few days in Palouse, a guest at the
home of DR.. and Mrs. H. ]. Smith.
Miss Helen Estes is spending few
days visiting at the country home of
DR.. and Mrs. J. H. Reid.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Marlborough and
family expect to leave Friday for
New Mexico, to spend the winter.
Ross Humphrey, who has been the
guest of Moscow friends for sometime,
will return to his home in Portland
this week. ~ ysoa
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Briney, Mr.. and
Mrs. Perry Carter and daughter, Gal
atha, Mrs. Ethel Ripley and son Lloyd,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Skog, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Warneke, Miss Charlotte
Sorenson, Thomas Huntbach, James
Huntbach and Herbert Nelson motor
ed to Lewiston the first of the week
and visited friends.
Mrs. w. E. Gorrie and daughter,
Miss Bertha, of Deary, were Moscow
shoppers Wednesday. Miss Bertha ex-
poets to enter school at the Univers-
ity of Idaho next month.
BIZ. Jones is in the city from the
northern part of Latah county today
on business.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-08-31

placed the mysterious surroundings
of our forefathers in the foreground
as very ordinarily and common things.
With our discovery of the natural we
have discarded superstition and have
multiplied our conveniences and COM
forts by utilizing the powers Of nature
in supplying our daily wants.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-08-31
BIG BEAR RIDGE

Grain harvest will have been COM
pleted this week.
The A. N Rongstad family spent
Sunday in Bear Creek precinct.
Rev. Morton of Kendrick filled his
regular appointment at Steele Sum
day
A Miss Dyer of Moscow is working
on the ridge.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-08-31

Sam Clark and expects to go to Texas
as soon as he can dispose of his tire
stock. Mrs. Johnson went to Missouri
month ago to visit her mother.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-05
District Meeting Of
Knights Of Pythias

Inc District Meeting OF Kenncbec
is'nct. Knights of Pythias was held
SUNDAY evening with the Gardiner
Lodge Tho district includes the
"'s's Of Watervillo. Augusta. Halo
ven ana Gardiner ana there were ex-
'HeHt dclosations from all the up
''eF lodges. Gardiner Lodge No. o,
s"as considered as ideal entertain.
80 proved their right 70 such stand.
1s IN no uncertain way.
IN inc banquet hall sumptuous
"hquet at 20. and 10 this full jus-
,ee was done. The degree team from
as augusta Lodge conferred the
OK ~ Page on large class OF cam
yates rom all the cities represent
IN" work was done in full form
' mace an excellent impression on
:" '' reason Of the mastery way in
'''n y vas performed. The meet :
W., .s WIS IN charge OF District Deputy
Marry Higgins of Watervi,,e
anu nnn"ollor Frank ". Haskell.
.iS' '"and Chancellor Louis A. Jack
w 'IInd Keeper of the Records and
" tdea. J. Brown were present
I'm NE Grand Lodge.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-05
DRESDEN

SOUTH-Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nc
Cobb and sons. Carlton and Harland,
passed Thanksgiving with Mr.. Nc
Cobb's parents Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
McCobb. in Boothbay.
Harold Wall Of Gardiner is passing
a few days with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Isaac Wall.
A play, '"Three Of a Kind will be
given at the NJ E. church vestry Tues
day evening. Dec. IL. There will also
be Christmas sale and ice cream and
home made candy will be sold. Every
one welcome.
Mr.. and Mrs Alix Munsey were the
guests Of their son, Herbert Munsey,
| in Woolwich for Thanksgiving.
Mr. and Mrs. Leland Siegars and son,
Joe, left town Wednesday for Water
willie. where they will visit Mrs. Sic
CARS parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Tozier. until Saturday.
Mrs Mabel Halves and son Of River
side are staying at the home Of A. j.
Tibbctts for a few weeks.
Margaret Packard passed the week
end with her sister, Mrs. Lot Call. at
Dresden Mills.
Samuel Mcdonald returned to his
home at Dresden Mills Wednesday
after passing five weeks at the South
end trapping. He was the guest of
tfr: and Mrs. Leland Siegars while
there. He caught number of foxes
and some small game.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-05

FURNISHED to the Kennebec Jour-
nal through the courtesy Of J. A.
Carnage s; Co.. of Augusta and Water.
ville.)
Washington. Dec. 4.-More than 60
per cent of the worlds petroleum is
produced in the United States, accord
ing to careful study Of output just
completed by the L. S. Geological Sur
vey.
Without petroleum and lubricating
OIL one of it's many products, the
worlds mills, railroads. factories,
ships would stop. The output of
every day conveniences like electric
light. clothing, iron, automobiles, shoes
would come to an abrupt halt. Trans
portatiop of food and other commodi-
ties would be interrupted. Business
would be thrown into disorder and
panic World famine would develop
gradually.
The United States possesses nat
ural monopoly on crude petroleum and
its thousands of products including lu-
brica ting oil, s;rcases and gasolene.
Crude oil. which began'tc come into
industrial use just before the Civil
war. now is perhaps the greatest single
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-05

Tho Camp Fire Girls decided to
lave a moonlight hike Monday even
i'c instead Of the regular meeting at
te Parish House, so at : o'clock they
sartcd Five Of the girls started out
cnc-half hour ahead OF the others and
Mpd no trail OF the hike down to
tr Gardiner Farm through Cottage
sroct and River avenue and back
through Lincoln Avenue, Dresden
5'enur 'o Kineshury St. whore they
stopped AT the home NJ tho Guardian,
Nss Roma Speed. While there re-
'rshmen'e ~ hot chocolate, sand
Nchcs. 'ake and candy were served
tho hostess
Those IN m" party included. EVELYN
J Thy Rachel Million. Hazel Braun.
Charlotte Jrwctt. Francis Collins.
Eth Lancaster Jessie Wilton. Mar
itn Clark, Dorothy Policy. Irene Pal
nor hcItn scott and the guardian.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-05
Chicago Cattle Market
De

Chicago. Dec. 4.
CATTLE-Receipts $4,000; beef
steers mostly steady; closing weak to
loT-er on palmer grades: killing quail
sc orally plain: bulk beef steers 500
@1000; best warnings except show fed
o-erings 1900; two loads long yearlings
fed with show cattle 1865. several lots
1900 a 1850; butchers she stock gener-
ally steady to strong: Gamers and cut
tiers barely steady: bulls strong to il
higher: veal calves largely % higher;
quality considered stockers and feed
ers strong to IS up: bulk desira bile boz
1ogna bulls, around 425@440; few hcav-
les $50: bulk veal calves Sl5GSo5;
bulk stockers end feeders $500 700.
HOGS-Receipts $4,000; market Is
to 20 lower: closing active and firm at
tic decline: bulk 100 to 240-pound av-
erage sos OSLO: good and choice 210
to 275-pound butchers s15: late to $50
Oh 210 butchers: bulk 140 to 160-pound
average S10@S15: bulk packing sows
asa 76o; desirable. pigs S00@S15; ESQ
timated holdover 1900.
SHEEP-Receipts $4,000; fat lambs
% lower: spots off more: top 1925 to
packers and city butchers; bulk 1860
1900: culls mostly 11OO@115o; desir-
able S1.pound freshly clipped fed
lambs 1900: summer shorn SO-pound
lambs 1400; fed S7-pound yearlinss
1915; one load 117-pound aged wethers
SIS; feeders active. % higher4 desir-
able 62-pound western feelings lambs
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-05
FINANCIAL NEWS
NEW YORK MARKET
Features Of the Days Dealings in All
the Leading Stocks

New York. Dec. 4.-Professional op.
orators finding the stock market in a
weakened technical position because of
the rapidity Of the recent advance.
a moderate recession in prices. being
aided by some profit taking on the
part OF recent traders.
While the decline spread over most
OF the list. 2 fey issues. notably stu
bid W for special individual reasons.
One of the significant developments
Of the day was the further strength
OF demand sterling. which touched
s454. the highest price since the early
spring OF 1919; This rate represents
| fifth of the depreciation from the ex-
treme low Of 1919 registered on Febru-
The low price this year was $4.l7 on
January S. The violent 20-point ad-
vance in Swiss francs. which were
quoted at 1898. was attributed to the
oyerwhelming defeat Of the Socialists st!
Italian lire also was strong, being
| quoted at more than five cents for the
first time since last Spring. Other ex-
| changes were firm.
Persistent strength of California Pc
| troleum. whi,1 touched S3 and closed
at SO for a net gain Of more than four
points, accompanied. unconfirmed re-
en: Ct Il. rnpsn ri CO. e
or the Pan-American. Petroleum Co.
studebaker was bought heavily on
exp ,S Of mante
possible 25 or 80 per cent. stock diyi-
dcnd.
Oil shares generally proved vulner-
phalt preferred closing three points
! lower and Standard Oil of California
| ~ while losses of a point or more were
recorded NY Houston, Marland, Produc-
ers & Refners. the Standard Oil of
| New Jersey.
Standard Industrial issues also were
| inclined to give ground. Y. 5. steer
common dropping below 1872 for a net
TIC but rallying to 1852 where it rep
| resented a net loss of I. and losses OF
! one to three points taking place IN
! American Locomotive. American lee
Bethlehem b. Corn Products. Crucible
! General Electric, Gulf States steel.
! Marine preferred. Pullman. PACIFIC Gas;
| Peoples Gas. Reploglc Steel United
Retail stores end Sears Roebuck. IN
| ternational Harvester got down as low
as S6G as compared with last week $
| high of 104a, but rallied to S9a at the
| close.
! Losses of point or more also were
| quite common in the rail group, some
| York Central. Southern Pacific. st. Paul
common and preferred. Chicago d
Northwestern, Chesapeake ONO. BAL
| Missouri Pacific preferred, Northern
| Pacific and Norfolk & Western
Call money opened at per cent. and
advanced in the last hour to 5t. where
| il closed The time money market con-
tinucd quiet SO-day loans being ar
ranged at AZ per cent. and the longer
| maturitics at 5. out-of-town banks
| still are the principal takers or com
mercial paper, the ruling rate for
which remains at Al per cent.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-05
New York Produce Market

New YORK, Ice. =,
o sprns CLEAR. spFass ga' sof. iSU
straights 625 $3.50.
WHEAT-spot easy; No. norther !,
No. hard winter 1919: No. 1 Manitoba
1874 and No. mixed durum 1864 f
track New York spot.
CORN-Spot easy: No. yellow, and
No. 2 white 903 and No. 2 mixed S93
New York all rail.
OATS-Spot easy; No. white 53a:
PORK-Steady; mess 1900; family
30G0@32O0.
LARD-Easier; middle west 1900
COTTONsEED OIL-Barely steady:
prime crude $50 sales; prime summer
yellow spot 96J: December 966, March
9s5. May 1o11. all bid. Vs.
BUTTER-Firmer: receipts sSS7;
CT eamery higher than extras $40 54a;
creamery extras 80 score 533: cream
cry firsts So to 81 score 43@522t: pack
ing stock current make No; S4a@ ssGo.
fresh gathered extras firsts 54@57; do.
firsts 50@53: New Jersey hennery
whites locally candled extras so; do.
rncandled extras 1909: state nearby
end nearby western hennery whites
by henncry browns extras 63m67. II
POTATOES-Dull: Long Island in
bulk per $50 pounds Green MOUNTAIN
2?5s@ 900: upstate round white 220@
CABBAGEs-steady; bulk per ton
Danish white 2500@3000; red SOOO@
14O0.
The local raw sugar market was un-
changed for spot and nearby Cubas
which are quoted at &C cost and freight.
equal to, SIS for centrifugal. but new
crop Cubas were lower. There were
sales of 5000 bags of Cubas atloat
at quoted prices to an outport refiner
and 10000 bags Of new crop Cubas to
an operator here for January ship
ment at 3ac cost and freight, equal to
s. 5 for centrifugal.
prices were irregular. The opening
wa one to two points lower. but COW
cring by shorts and buying by COM
mission houses brought about rally
with the sc net unchanged. Clos
mig: December 3.92, March 3.32, May
3.45, july $50.
The market FOR refined sugar was un-
changed with fine grarulated listed at
40 to 1926. Tho demand was light.
Refined futures nominal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-05

factor In the worlds commerce and In
its industry.
Since 1857, approximately .. 1891
900 barrels of petroleum have been pro-
duced. OF this, 902,051,000 barrels or
Gel per cent were obtained In the
United States. Russian production
was 1,933171, 900 barrels or 20.3 per
cent. With Russia and the United
States. five other countries produced
$40 per cent of all of the oil used.
| These five other countries were Mexico
t77 per cent or 1891, 900 barrels,
Dutch East Indies 2.5 per cent or 1885,
| $4,000 barrels, Rumania is per cent
I or 173S29,000 barrels, India IA per
cent or 131, 45S.000 barrels. and Poland
| is per cent or 174,347,000 barrels. The
| remaining four-tenths of one per cent
| of the total oil output came from IS
other . countries each of which pro-
duced SO little as to be considered
negligible. Mesopotamia, concerning
| whose oil fields there is much interna-
| tional discussion, produced not enough
oil to be counted in the total at all.
That country by oil men is called a
| wildcat" country. meaning field as
yet improved and undeveloped.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-05
Chicago Produce Market
Chicago. Dec. 4

chicago, Lee. q.
With world shipments of wheat the
largest since 1920 and with 100000
bushels increase shown in the amount
of wheat on ocean passage, values had
a downward tendency today in the
wheat market here. Closing quotations
were unsettled at ! to 1c net decline.
May 1.15a to 1.15s and July 1919.
Corn finished &c off to shade adj
vance, oats unchanged to 1c down and
provisions unchanged to setback OF
zoe.
In addition TO big world shipments
and the decided enlargement of the ag-
gregate afoat. it was deemed signifi-
cant that primary receipts of wheat
in this country were more than double
those of year ago. Besides, weak
ness in the New York stock market
led to considerable selling of wheat
slowness of domestic milling inquiry.
Uleasiness, however, over reports of
further rain, in Argentina and as to
strained diplomatic conditions in Eu-
rope acted somewhat as a check on the
wheat bears.
Slight rallies which took place dur
ing the late dealings in wheat were
aScribed more or less to an unexpected
falling off in the United States visible
supply total. Talk was also current
of a move in Australia to restrict ex.
ports and to provide reserve against
droughts. About the same time, too.
there was evidence Of some buying for
houses with export connections. On
the other hand. notice was taken that
France had ordered 10 per cent. "a.
p!stv5s Of rice with wheat a0ur' after
Corn ana oats were Influenced by the
weakness Of wheat. Rural holders
nevertheless showed no general dispo=
Provisions sagged with hogs and
grains.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-05
FAIRFIELD

There will be a meeting of the Mod
ern Woodmen at their new hall this
evening. The election of officers is to
take place and all members are asked
to be present.
The Past and Present Club met at
tht home Of Mrs. Stella Jewell yester-
day afternoon. An interesting paper on
South Australia, the Great Central
Desert" was given by Mrs. F. A.
Knowlton. A social hour was enjoyed
and refreshments were served.
Miss Julia Hoyt has returned to
F'reeport. where she is teaching. after
being at home for the holiday.
A whist party will be held at the
American Legion hall Wednesday eve
ming under the auspices of the Mys-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-05

terry Club. There will be prizes and
refreshments
Mrs. Bertha Hart Of Detroit is visit
ing he.' sister, Mrs. Walter Andrews Of
Elm street.
Miss Florence Goodwin has returned
to Portland after being at her home
for several days.
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Adams. Enoch
futile OF Clinton, were in town yes
terday.
Fred Johnson. who is passing the
winter in Madison, has been in town
with relatives for q few days.
Amos P. Nelson has returned from
Portland. where he has been passing a
few days.
Mrs. Georgia Tonnier has returned
to Fort Fairfield after being the guest
Of her sister, Mrs. Charles Benjamin,
for a few weeks.
John Lutz is confined to his home on
Osborne street Ky illness.
Frank Cayting of Bangor was BUSH
ness caller in town yesterday.
Miss Ada Higgins is employed at
/ the home Of George Maxfield OF New
hall street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albion Smith have re-
| turned from short stop in Portland.
Mrs. Madaline Salla has returned to
Augusta after being in town for the
week end.
The Methodist Guild will meet this
| afternoon at the home of Mrs. F. L. To-
zier
Mrs. George Maxfeld has resumed
| her duties at The American wooden mill
after a few days absence.
| Past Noble Grands' night is to be
observed at the Good VIII Rebekah
lodge this evening.
Mrs. Charles Barney was over.street
yesterday. having recovered from an
operation for appendicitis.
Elwood Osborne has returned to U.
Of NJ. after having enjoyed a short va
| cation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-05
CONY STUDENTS TO
RECEIVE VISITORS
next WEDNESDAY

Cony high school will hold an af-
ternoon session on Wednesday
to make possible visits by par
ents and other citizens, in fact any
one interested in the work of the
high. school. This is Education
Week and in addition to its many
other features this special idea has
been worked out to accommodate the
public.
The session starts promptly at l
P. NJ, and will be- run on strict
schedule until 4.45 P. M. 1t will not
be a faked-up show with classes es-
pecially primed to give parrot an
swers to previously planned qucs-
tons. 1t will be a regular school
session with teaching and reciting
in usual form. No attempt will be
made to|fool the parents but every
thing will be just as it would be on
any ordinary day with the exception
of the time of classes and the pres
ence of visitors.
1t is hoped that every adult in the
city will take some part of the at
ternoon to visit the school and to
observe its work. Cony has much to
be proud Of in regard to its high
school and there are a few things
that need improvement such as the
accommodation furnished by the
present school building. In a visiting
day such as is planned for Wednes-
day afternoon all of these things
fo1yiy,r- the
trouble to visit the school.
There is to be five o'clock tea at
the close of the school session, to be
held in Assembly hall and to which
all parents are invited. The tea will
be served under the direction Of Miss
Blanche Webster by the girls of the
domestic science classes. There vii
probably be a brief talk by Mr..
Quimby and the parents will have an
opportunity for informal talks with
the various teachers.
A group of students will act as
hosts and ushers for the entire after
noon. and will greet the guests, at
the door and see that they are con-
Quoted to the rooms which they de-
sire to visit.
Because of the fact that many of
the students work in the afternoon
and will be unable to be present at
this afternoon session, it is expected
that there will be ample seating room
for the guests in the extra chairs
which have been installed for the
normal attendance. If it were not
for this fact. it would not be possible
to hold such a visitors day because
of the limited space in the school.
The students were requested Mon
day morning at ASSEMBLY, to urge all
their friends and relativeseto be pres
ent and it is hoped that the number
of $50 visitors which was set year
ago will be equallcd or surpassed.