The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-02-17

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There is something to think about
in the interview in Thursdays Star
Mirror with G. P. Mix. The man VINO
has acquired a piece of Palouse land is
foolish, just because there has teen
a slump in the price of farm products,
which hits him hard when other
prices have not yet gone down in pro-
portion, to sacrifice that land. 1T
isn't worth, Just now, the 1925 or $3.50
an acre which was asked for it during
the fictitious prosperity of war times,
but it is worth the $3.50 an acre, and
some day will be worth more Soil
as productive as that in the Palouse
country and located where climatic
conditions are so favorable cannot
help but be valuable sooner or later.
Mr.. Mix simply warns the farmer not
to sacrifice his land because of a
temporary slump.
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One of the political matters agi
tating a good many republicans in our
neighboring state, is whether or not
it would be possible to defeat Senator |
Miles Poindexter for reelection next |
fall and if there is a probability, who |
should be selected to make the race. |
The job might be accomplished. but
the only chance is to select a strong |
man and for the opponents of the SEN
ator to stand back of the candidate
selected to a man. Jumping from one
possible candidate to another won't
get very far
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1t is given out as fact that coal
is being imported from England for
use in some of Americas larger cities.
While such a thing is ridiculous,
there is no doubt that the transporta
ton could be paid and the coal de-
livered to the user at a price as low,
or lower, than that which we now pay
for coal.
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1t would seem that court, in SEN !
fencing wrongdoer should temper
Justice with mercy We have in nliad
the Chicago judge who sentenced a
man to take his wife to the movies
every Saturday night and to church
every Sunday morning.
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I've never any pity for conceited
people, because l think they carry
their comfort with them.-Elliott.
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NEED PROTECTION
New York officials claim that one
hundred million dollars was taken
from the American people last year
by bucketshops alone, to say nothing
of the vast sums invested in worth |
less stocks during the same period.
The estimate may be too high, but
nevertheless the people were separat- Il
ed from a vast sum Of money during
year. The money as a rule, came out
of the pockets of those least able to
lose it, and it is this class of people Il
who should have the protection of II
law which would prevent the sale of
worthless stocks
The Seattle Times, commenting on .
the great loss sustained by the Ameri- r;
can people in this way says +
'The figure may be exaggerated.
All forms of fraudulent stock selling K
perhaps did not account for larger E
sum- But, whether the amount was |F
$40 900 900 or 10 times that amount, iE
suffered by those who least could af K
ford 1.-THE men and women of e
small means and limited business ex- Is
perience who had hoped to find Is
financial independence by investment
in Securities" promising big returns. E
eThese people are entitled to pro- E
lection from the law. The fact that Z
they are not receiving it and swim IL
Hers each year are taking large sums is
from the pockets of the gullibfe and is
uniformed in America is a national E
scandal. III
'This is an instance where states liz
should not look to the federal gov |E
for assistance. 1t is within 10
he power Of the legislature of this E}
or any other to enact III
@blue sky law that will put an end lis
0 the operation Of rascally stock lEz
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