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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-11-02
BOSTON NO HUB,
U. S. DECLARES
Geological Survey Places Center
of Country in Smith County,
Kansas.
WASHINGTON OUT or PLACE
Capital of Country Should Be Lo-
Gated Thousand Miles Inland From
Present Site-Locate Center
of Alaska.

Standardization, Mass, is .
very important place to a great man.
people, but, SO far as the Unitet
States geological survey is concerned
Boston as Hub" as it claims to be
doesn't amount to row of pins.
Boston, too, prides itself on bein1
the Hub of the Universe" but the
survey ranks it at the bottom Of th<
list of hubs, or centers.
For the geological survey thinks
that a city is hub only when it Is
speaking, and points the finger OF
scorn at the Massachusetts city for
not even being the center of the state
of which it happens to be the capital
much less Of any universe.
Honor for the Smiths
The survey has received lot Of
letters Of inquiry from persons want
ing to know where they're at" where
the geographical center of the United
States. is, or the center of their own
state The survey has taken great
pains at locating the various geograph-
ical centers around the continent.
The center of the United States, ac-
cording to the coast and geodetfc sur.
vey, is at exactly 80 degrees SO min
utes north latitude, and 90 degrees IS
minutes west longitude. 1t may be
said that point is in northern Kansas,
in Smith county, in fact. Trust the
Smiths to be there. se1 a~
The ideal "hub" Of population, gov
eminent and industry, should also be
the geographical center, the survey
believes, but that is true in few, II
any cases. clubs" just grow up re-
CARELESS, and the center of population
In this country is yearly moving west
ward 49,
Washington Out Of Place.
Even Washington, the nations capt.
tai, is wrongly situated from the
point Of view. and should
,e at least thousand miles inland
from its present site to better ap-
oroach the geographical center of the
ST. Louis, Denver and other |
titles have been mentioned at various
lines as more fitting sites for the
enter of government.
The geological survey of the interior
department. has fixed the. approximate
ocations of the geographical centers
+ each state -
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-11-02
PERSONAL MENTION


Mr.. and Mrs. D. HameltOn, OF Pas
co. are guests at the home OF thel
daughters, Mrs. Frank Nicely and Chas
Stewart.
Born, October 2, to Mr.. and Mrs
Leonard Blue, a son.
D. A. Purdy, of Couer dAlene, was
a Moscow business visitor Wednesday
Leslie Gallup killed a large coyote
Wednesday afternoon, on the Dye
farm, two miles east of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Peterson, OF troy
were Moscow shoppers, Thursday.
The Junior department of the Metho-
dist Sunday school enjoyed a merry
Halloween party in Epworth nall.
The Halloween stunts, good eats and
a merry time made it an event long
to be remembered.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Melchert, OF
Salem, Oregon, are spending the "een
in Moscow, visiting old friends, ana
looking after property interests.
Mr.. and Mrs. j.. H. Hayden and
daughter, of Walla Walla, were MOS
COW visitors Wednesday,
Rodney Drury, student IN me
lewiston Business College, came up
Wednesday evening for a short WISH
ar the home of his uncle and aunt'
Mr.. and Mrs. r. P. Drury.
Miss Carol Carter, wlio has been
quite ill for some time, is reported
much improved.
Mr.. and Mrs C. G. Hunter have re-
turned from a several days v1slt Will
friends in Juliaetta.
The "Willing Workers OF the
Swedish Lutheran Church Will meet
Saturday afternoon with Mrs. A. ).
Lindquist.
w. A. Stewart, who has been con-
fined to his home for some time by
illness, is able to be out again
John Lienhard, Of Princeton, was
Moscow business visitor, Wednesday.
Envoy Miss Gladys Gibson, of the
Salvation Army, left Wednesday after
noon for Salt Lake City, to attend the
Utah-Idaho congress of the Salvation
Army.
Leslie Dygert left Wednesday for
Portland, Oregon, to see his father, I
A. Dygert, who is seriously ill in a
Portland hospital. He is under the
care of DR.. R. G. Coffey.
Mrs. Ralph Headrick and her little
who have been at the In
land hospital, have returned to their
home. Mrs. Headrick was
Miss Mearle Leininger, OF
Moscow.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Young, Of Prince
ton, arrived in Moscow, Wednesday
evening. Mr.. Young brought Mrs.
Young to the Gritman hospital for
medical care.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-11-02

ing trip through st. Augustine, Flori-
da, was one of the enjoyable features
of the trip.
Mrs. Young returned home by way
of Denver, over the Denver and Rio
Grande, the widely advertised scenic
route. She reports conditions fairly
good in the districts she visited, al
though in the south little more than
a third of an average cotton crop was
produced this year. While the rail-
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-11-02

The geographical center OF Alaska is
difficult to determine, for the outline
of the territory is very irregular, but
If the outlying islands are included in
the determination it is not far from a
point % miles south OF Fort
Gibbons, in latitude SO degrees as
minutes. longitude 152 degrees 20
minutes.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-11-02

road strike was in effect during the
greater time Mrs. Young was away,
she states that the service was good,
and that the only inconvenience
suffered was on the homeward trip,
when the trains were crowded to the
limit by people coming west, for the
most part to California, to spend the
winter. The first cold weather was
encountered after the arrival in Mos
cow
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-11-02

Store your potatoes and other veg
etables at The Purity Cold Storage,
and be assured of their keeping in
first class condition. Space is being
rapidly taken up. Reserve your
space now. 80
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-11-02
JAPAN EXPANDS AUTO "ARMY'
Plans New School for Branch Of
Service; Air Force Gets Bomb
ing Corps. FEfff

Tokyo, Janan-The war office has
decided to establish military auto
mobile school and to expand at the
same time the existing automobile
corps into an automobile brigade. The
expansion will be realized within the
current year. while the construction
of the automobile school will be COM
pleted by the end Of next year.
1t is also announced that the avia-
ton corps will be expanded by the
establishment of a bombing CORPS COLI
Sisting of brigade.
Williamson has the COWS that pro-
duce the cream, priced reasonably,
also lot of well bred young hogs.32
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-11-02

The Purity Creamery is paying 48c
for butter fat, take no less. Bring
in your cream. ~
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-17
SETTLE IT IN LEE

The legal tangle likely to follow the
death Of Richard Croker is another
excellent example of the need for
some agency to certify that a testator
is competent to make will
The New York Evening World has
urged the creation of such a branch
Of the surrogate's office.
If such an agency had existed, man
as shrewd as Richard Croker most as
suredly would have used it,
Mr.. Croker anticipated contest by
his children. He did everything posi-
Bile to transfer his property before his
death. He hoped TO defeat any effort
to break his viii II he had lived
longer he might have been able to do
so
AS it is. the question Of his compe-
tence to transfer property is already
IN the courts. The lawyers are al
ready milking fees from his estate
The case is before the supreme court
now. Judging by the other celebrated
contests over property. it is likely to
go to the United States Supreme court
perhaps more than once. The law
yers will profit.
There should be an agency to set
tie such disputes while the testator
Is alive and able to be heard.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-17
VICTOR REPORT SHOWS BANNER
WEAR

Publication during recent months of
many accounts Of failures and finan-
eial difficulties Of manufacturers OF
talking machine products have been
misinterpretted to apply in some de-
gree to the entire industry That this
is not the fact is clearly demonstrated
by comparative balance sheet show
ing the condition Of the Victor Talking
Machine Company presented at the
annual stockholders meeting. just held.
1t is interesting to note the progress
made by the Victor Company during
the postwar readjustment period. and
the figures show that the volume of
output maintained during 1921 was al
most Identical with that Of 1880, which
was the best previous year.
One Of the Victor officials said pro
duction was somewhat curtailed in the
summer months of 1921, but that Pc
Rod was followed BY a fall season IN
which demands of the trade could
scarcely be met by overtime work
Analysing the comparative figures
for the years 1919 and 1920 and 1921 it
Is clear that the Victor industry is
built upon solid foundation, and that
| the superior products, policies and or
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-17

plan to aid in expediting legislation at
this session Of the Muscle Shoals pro-
ject
Special passenger rates have been
granted by all American and Canadian
railways for the conference, which is
expected to give an impetus to devel-
opment of natural resources of the
whole country and particularly of the
south.
DR.. Clarence J. Owens, director gem
eral of the Southern Commercial Con-
gress, through the press OF the south,
has extended an invitation to any cit
izen of the southern states. particular
~, and from all sections Of the country
to attend the conference. Men and
women interested IN the development
of the south and nation are cordially
invited to attend the conference with
out any formla invitation.
Among the speakers of national
prominence at the conference will be
former IT. S. Senator Hol1e Smith of
Georgia, Assistant Secretary of Com
merce Huston, u. S. Commissioner of
Education John j. Tigert, John H.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-17
WARNING TO BooTLEeeERs.

The way OF the transgressor IS
hard. This maxim has been brought
home to those who have been violating
the national prohibition act in this
vicinity.
TO have a place OF business searched
under authority of a search warrant
and If the prohibited Joy juice" Is
found, they are arrested, tried and con-
yicted in the federal court, but this
is just 8 part OF the Inconvenience Of
those who believe that prohibition will
not prohibit.
Uncle Sans law is complete and eff
fectiyei Get a fine, Jail sentence or
both, and then the adventurer who
takes chance will be further dealing
with the long arm of the law. for the
worst is yet to come.
Some Of the hooch handlers in this
vicinity who have been convicted of
violating the prohibition laws since the
Volstead act went into effect have
been extremely annoyed. peeved and
disguised because Deputy Collector of
Customs w. II. Owens has served dis
traint warrants on several Of the adj
diets and seized their goods and chat
tells, and the property win be sold to
satisfy the law,
The Volstead act provides a penalty
of one thousand dollars for engaging
in the unlawful liquor traffic, and to
this is added other penalties and inter-
est charges. And this Is in addition to
the fines that may be imposed in the
criminal prosecution.
One dealer who has been convicted
is charged with about $1,000 in penal
ties, and his stock OF goods is now un-
der seizure.
The moral of this true story is:
Don't engage in the unlawful liquor
traffic, for il you do and get caught
the penalty Of the law is yours Your
troubles will be many Not only is
your reputation and that of your fam
lily blasted, but your property of ev-
cry kind and description is liable to the
penalty of the law also.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-17
EVERYBODY DAMMiNG THE
table,

The McCumber tariff bill, which is
the Fordney bill with 2,057 amend
ments, drags its weary way in the
senate, daily arousing new opposition
and antagonism from men of all
shades Of political opinion; from the
republican. independent and demo-
cratic press, from business men, in
Guiding manufacturers and importers;
from farmers and almost every eIe-
ment possessing intelligence and with
any understanding of economic pfin-
ciples.
The constitutiona1ity Of the provis-
ion delegating authority to the execu-
tive to Fix rates has been attacked by
such constitutional lawyers as Senator
Walsh (dem, MONTE and Senator
Pomerene (Dem., Ohio), and by one
OF the foremost authorities on the
tariff, Senator Underwood Dem,
Aia.), but the senate has already
shown it's contempt for the constItu-
ton by confirming Senator Smoot and
Representative Burton as members of
the war debt funding commission.
There Is scarcely schedule in the
bill that is not subject to attack in the
nature Of an exposure Of special priv
ileges granted to the big interests. The
packers trust Is well provided for. The
Payne-Aldrich bill put one and half
cents a pound on all fresh meat In
the pending bill it IS three and half
cents pound on beef and veal, with
lamb at five cents a pound. Swine
now on the free list is given the rate
Of one-half cent a pound and fresh
pork also is on the free list at three
quarter cents pound. Sheep are
taxed at 50 head. But there has been
no change in the rate on cattle on the
hoof which packers import from South
America. and frozen meats are barred
from competition.
These are typical of the protection
afforded the big interests.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-17
REVELATIONS OF A WIFE
: ADELE eARRlsoN

There was such pathetic. tremulous
misery in her eyes that it would have
taken harder heart than mine to
steel itself against her. She was ike
some frightened. lonely little girl
caught playing a forbidden game by a
stern guardian.
There came to me vision OF what
life must have meant to this sheltered
Virginia girl suddenly plunged into
the merciless rush and competition OF
New York. could understand how
welcome Diclzy's insouciant, friendly
neighborliness had been at first to the
girl in the studio near his, and could
trace the rising barometer of her un-
conscious interest in the debonair.
charming artist who concerned himself
so chivalrously with her ambitions.
Curiously enough, my jealous anger
against her died as suddenly as It was
bern. Here was no INSCRIPTIONS
Grace Draper, ready to WELD any
weapon that came TO her hand, able
insolently to hold her own. no matter
how ambiguous or embarrassing the
position in which she was placed, but
timid, loveable, shrinking girl, whose
innate goodness was only equalled by
the ridiculous folly of her infatuation
for Dicky.
That it was an infatuation I had
guessed when weeks before I had seen
the look she turned toward Dicky
when our party encountered hers in
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-17

by Senator Spencer CRep., MOI, who
youched for Golstein as q man of "ab-
solute integrity" This IS the same
ator Newberry and had charge OF
Newberry's defense in the senate.
When Golstein admitted that he had
taken $500 OF the Lowden campaign
money when candidate for delegate
to the Republican National Conven-
ton of 1920 Governor Lowden declined
to accept his vote. Governor Lowden
now states that Golstein's explanation
in his testimony before the Senate In
vestigating Committee was absolute
~ false, and says that he was after
wards informed that Golstein's testi-
mony was given at the suggestion of
Senator Spencer, member Of the SEN
ate Investigation Committee. Concern
ing Goldstein's nomination to be rev.
enue collector, Governor Lowden says:
IF he was unfit to sit as a delegate
in convention. it IS hard to see how
he can be regarded as a fit candidate
for revenue collector"
Concerning this nomination, the
White House said informally that it
neither boasts OF nor apologies for
its nominations.
OF those directly concerned with his
appointment as collector, Goldstein
seems to be the only man who realizes
the enormity of the offense against
deceney by asking to have his name
withdrawn
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-17
HOW TO MAKE THEM

Is, p, 16. through to X, which is 2e.
This Is very simple number code.
"I9-21-25-7-23 25-21-21-2-23 23-14-
10-24-9-2-14-26" is what one boy who
used this code wrote to another. Do
you know what the message was?
II you want a more elaborate code,
make a numbered letter sentence to
start your code on. Take a sentence
it. Al short one IS: THE quick brown
start in and number each letter of
the alphabet as it appears for the
first time. In this sentence T Is 1,
II is 2, E is g. anG. so on. The
numbers viii go straight through
until you come to the word fox. ;"
The letter 90 in fox is a repetition.
1t has already been used in brown" .
where 1t was given the number IL.
Therefore number the co. in fox" II
also and then number '.X' 10, since
''F'' was H. "J' will be 16. The
next letter, however. is "U', which
was already given a number, 5. There
fore we pass ii on and M is II, ''P"
IS. Do you get the idea? Once a
letter has been given a number, skip
it when you come across it again.
This makes the last letter OF the
sentence, &C. number 90.
Now that this system is understood.
all you have to do is to write out
your sentence, number the letters
and make up any message, such as:
"12-22-6-1 22-1%-1-3-10 19-7-2-11-11-
III. meaning, Wait" Finish It
yourself.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-17

the cafe. That it hadn't lessened its
grip upon her I saw clearly.
A sudden. swift rush OF anger
against Dicky seized me. No one knew
better than I that he meant no harm
ITO the pretty Virginia art student. Yet
he was keeping up his flirtatious little
friendship with her wIlfully shutting
his eyes TO the fact that the girls
heart would in all probability. be brolS-
en- as result.
Gone was all inclination to torment
her. leaned across the table and
looked at her with all the sincere kind
ness could throw into my face.
II have planned for so long to have
you and your sister come to us for a
week Miss Tairfax." I said, "but
so many things have interviewed. Mr..
Graham's mother is 81 just now. but
when she is better do hope you will
allow us to show you our little Long
Island home"
Not only She but Diely and Harry
Underwood, cauglt the significant al
formation in my tone and manner. /
knew it by the relieved look that had
flashed into my husbands face. by the
vanishing Of the cynical amusement
from Harry Underwood's eyes, and
more than all. by the pathetic graft
tude in the eyes Of Edith Fairfax. as
she answered me with tremulous for
mality
"Thank you, Mrs. Graham. You are
very kind. Leila and I win be very
glad to come to YOU"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-17
BRITISH COAL
COMING HERE

We are Informed by the Daily Metal
Trade, a trade paper of the iron and
coal industries, that four shiploads Of
British coal are on their way to the
United States. British coal merchants
in this country seem to be on the job.
They are putting the coal down in
New York; at a freight Of 500 a ton.
Very likely the British miner takes a
sort of delight at these shipments.
They are paying US back for shipping
our coal over there" while the great
British strike was on, last year. Hun
dreds Of shiploads Of Yankee coal then
were carried TO New Castle and Liver
pool and even Carduff But that strike
ended, and SO did the importation Of
American coal
We may expect to receive several
thousands Of tons in return. The Brit
ish viii be delighted to sell It. Their
normal continental markets have clos
ed up, due 20 the war. Before 1919,
and the treaty Of Versailles. they sold
millions OF tons to France. Belgium
italy. Now. German PREPARATION paid
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-17
SOUTHERN COMMERCIAL CON-
GPECc

Four or five thousand delegates ap-
pointed by governors of states. mayors
of cities and commercial organizations
will attend the National Conference on
Muscle Shoals, at Muscle Shoals. Ala,
May 22-2A, held under the auspices OF
the Southern Commercial Congress.
Not only viii the Muscle Shoals pro-
jeet be considered, but the broader as
poets of conservation and development
of all natural resources Of the country
will be discussed.
The conference win decide upon a
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-17
THE RIGHT ROAD
BUILDING IDEA

The Orlando Reporter star OF recent
date quotes Mr. NJ. Smith as saying
ut is not cheap road construction,
but good road construction, that we
need In Florida"
Mr.. Smith is right. incidentally he
is in line with the arguments used by
this paper that Florida road building
from now on, should be Of such ma
terial and in such manner as win last
as long as the bonds run which fur
,nish the money for their building.
The Reporter Star, declaring that It
is the poorest kind Of economy to
build cheaply, says relative to the
class of roads that will be needed for
the future.
Under the heavy automobile and
truck traffic to which roads are sub
iected now they must be built very
heavy: must be constructed on well
drained beds and must be protected
at the edges. Clay and crushed stone
will not serve where the traffic is very
heavy. These materials serve a use
full purpose on some roads but not on
roads Of frequent and heavy traffic"
Not only il # true, as thu Reporter
Star says, that our roads must be
built heavier, but that paper might
wen have gone further and said that
Eaie err and mora permanent materials
must be used on certain roads. and the
weight to be carried grown and grow
ing to a degree that is far beyond
present construction and material.
With the extension Of the ship by
truck" idea, the time Is not far remote
when roads Of practically the lasting,
ness and solidity Of the modern rail-
road track win be needed. Reinforced
concrete is even now being used in
many sections Of the country, especial
~ about the great commerce .distrib-
uting centers. such as Chicago. New
York, Pittsburg and even Baltimore.
Building permanently is building for
posterity, and as posterity is going TO
have TO take care OF the retiring Of
many millions Of dollars Of these road
bonds, II is but fair TO posterity that
we build for perrnanency.
Nor is It wise 70 attempt TO bald
In year all the mileage that the state
or county win need for the next
score Of even decade Of years. True.
progress" demands a good road 10
VI ~ - eDe-tf Dos -
has been en- route for many years. ana
only until the almost immediate now
has It had any good roads to advance
over. It viii not do 70 substitute the
jazz Of quickness for the steady ryth-
mic step Of progress; and the county,
state or the nation. that attempts 70
do IN a year what might well be ex-
tended over a decade is going to find
that presently its people viii revolt
against the excessive burden placed on
them all at oneeLTampa Tribune.