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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-05-01
PROSPECTS GOOD
FOR AGRICULTURE
IDDINGS SAYS IDAHO WILL HAVE
FINE AGRICULTURAL YEAR
ON INSPECTION

Granting favorable weather condl-
tions the prospects are good for good
agricultural year in Idaho said Dean
e. J. Iddings, dean of the University
of Idaho college of agriculture, Mon
day, following his return to MOSCOW
from his annual inspection tour OF the
university experiment stations at Cald-
we'll, Aberdeen, Felt and Standpoint.
81 find that the state as whole
has had late spring as we have had
here in Moscow, although in some sec
tions, Boise valley in particular, the
season is a week or 10 days in advance
of the season here. The ground is full
OF moisture and there is an assured
supply of irrigation water, due to the
heavy snowfall in the mountains"
While in southern Idaho Dean i'd
dings addressed a large meeting or
farmers at Parma, arranged for by Ijle
Parma chamber OF commerce Dean
Iddings spoke on the work OF the Ida
ho experiment stations. He visited
the experiment stations at Caldwell,
Aberdeen, Felt and Standpoint and con-
ferred with Claude Wakeland, expert
ment station entomologist, who is
spending some time in the inyestiga-
ton of the false wire worm.
TO Destroy Wire Worm
.sHe has found that the false wire
worm does damage to grain and par
ticularly does the pest do damage to
dry land wheat said Dean lddings.
1.-The organization to destroy the pest
is on a large scale; involving $4,000
acres with a large number of farmers
headed by 16 committeeman interested
in the work.
1.-THE business situation over the
state is improved and the feeling
among farmers is more Optom1Stlc
than it was several weeks ago.
zone remarkable effect OF the long
winter has been to cut down the large
surplus supply of alfalfa hay. The un-
usual length of time devoted to the
feeding of livestock, principally sheep
and cattle, has consumed large por-
ton of what was thought to be an al
falfa surplus. In order to be prepaf-
ed for next year a number OF Sheep
men have already bought large guam
titles of hay for next winter AS
result OF the long feeding season the
surplus OF alfalfa has almost dlsap-
peared in several sections OF the
state and in some districts, the price
of alfalfa hay has jumped from 70 TO
so per cent over the price OF two
months ago.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-05-01
HEALTH CONDITION THE
BEST, REPORT SHOWS

Moscow has been remarkably free
during the past winter from contag-
ious diseases of all kinds, the month
of April being in line with the other
three months since January l. Dr.
F. M. Leitch, city health officer, re-
ports that there was not one case OF
contagious disease in the city during
April Another remarkable thing IS
that during the prevalence OF the m
fluenza, in February and March and
the first part of April, there were no
deaths traceable directly to the d1-
sease This information is secured
through report made by each ply
sician in the city to the city health
office.
It is considered that Moscow was
extremely fortunate, as in many com
munities the death rate from the in
.fluenza was high
Physicians report that the winter
has been unusually free from sickness
of all kinds, the only period when
there was sickness of any consequence
being during the influenza epidemic
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-05-01
WOULD IMPROVE
POSTAL SERVICE
POSTAL IMPROVEMENT WEEK MAY
TO 6, is FOR p. o. EMPLOYEES
AND PATRONS, ALIKE

This is Postal Improvement Week
and an effort will be made throughout
the entire country, by the postal de-
partment, to secure information which
will lead to improvement of the ser
vice. and at the same time to educate
the public in matters affecting the
service.
Postmaster Homer E. Estes announ-
ces that during the six days the en-
ployes and patrons of the Moscow
postoffice will be asked to observe
Postal Improvement Week. The
postoffice force will be glad to re-
ceive any suggestions and hear any
complaints which have merit, relative
to the betterment of the service.
Below are given some ''peppy poin-
ters" which are suggestions for care
full study and thought, affecting both
the public and the postmaster and en-
ployes:
To the public
Give your mail the attention that
you expect it to receive from us.
Demand the promptness of handl-
ing from your own employees that you
demand of the postal employees after
the letter is mailed.
Let us have your complaints We
are as anxious to give service as you
are to receive it.
Help us improve How? Address
clearly, pack carefully, mail early,
criticise tonstructively. Mail the let
tiers carefully addressed. The post
office will do the rest.
To postmaster and employees
Your interest should be your en-
ployers, your employers interest
should be yours.
Don't wait for opportunity; produce
efficiency now with what material you
have at hand.
Our motto: Harmony, loyalty, CO.
operation and efficiency.
Frequent collections, quick dispatch
and prompt delivery make real postal
service.
The public wants service-not ex-
plantations.
Motto: "The mails do move" How
about yours?
Don't read the dailies-deliver them.
Proper application and interest in
work earns merit and avoids demerits.
Procrastination means inefficiency
promptitude success
Never hold over until tomorrow the
mail YOU can work today.
Improvement can be made-it's up
to us.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-05-01
ATTEMPTS MURDER
TAKES OWN LIFE
DEWEY CAMPBELL, .POTLATCH,
ATTEMPTS THE LIFE OF
GUNHILD ASPLUND

According to a long distance call
from the Star Mirror cores pondent at
Potlatch, Dewey Campbell, 21 years
old, an employe of the Potlatch Lum-
Der company, apparently crazed be-
cause of the refusal of pretty 17-year-
old Gunhild Asplund to marry him
went to the home of the girls parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugo Asplund, near Pot
latch, about 10 o'clock Sunday night
and after firing through the window
at the girl, who was sitting at the
piano playing, the bullet missing her
head by a narrow Margin he went in
to a field short distance from the
house and fired a bullet into his own
brain, death evidently being instantan-
eous.
Love Was Unrequited
Campbell and Miss Asplund had
been keeping company for some time,
Recently the girl had repeatedly made
efforts to break their friendly rela-
tionS, as Campbell had become insis-
tent that she should marry him On
several occasions, when she had re-
fused to promise him her hand, he had
threatened that if he could not have
her no one else should and that he
would kill her and himself. Early
Sunday evening he visited the ASplund
home and asked for the girl, but she
refused to see him. 1t is thought that
he then went back to Potlatch and
got his gun, returning to the Asplund
home with the intention of killing the
girl and then shooting himself. 1t is
supposed that he was not aware that
his effort to kill the girl had been in
effective when he killed himself. The
bullet fired at Miss Asplund went over
her head, lodging in the wall just over
the piano.
Coroner Glen Grice and Sheriff John
L. Woody were called Monday morn
ing and after an investigation, decld-
ed that Campbells death was clear
case of suicide and that no inquest
would be necessary. Coroner Grice
succeeded in locating Campbell's faith
er at a small town in western Wash
ing. The body will, be held at Pot
atch awaiting instructions from him.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-05-01
EASTMAN GIVES CUBS
FIRST WORKOUT

A. S. Eastman, who returned to
Moscow a few days ago, has again
taken the position of manager of the
Moscow Cubs" the organization of
boys which did SO much last year,
under his management, to put Mos
COW on the map, and will have win
ming baseball team in the field again
The Cubs were worked out Sunday
by Manager Eastman at the fair
grounds and, he states, are looking
exceptionally good for the first work
out. A game was played with the
Boy Scouts team, the Cubs winning
by a score of IL to 7. The Scouts
have good material and the game was
an interesting one. The batteries
were: Scouts Mccoy and Longley;
Cubs-C Collins, Chamberlain and Estes.
Mccoy pitched a good game and was
well supported. Collins and Cham
berlain showed up we'll
The Cubs permanent lineup will be
announced later 1t will be changed
very little, Manager Eastman states,
from former years. Next Saturday the
Cubs will play away from home. Sun
day the opening game of the season
will be played at Moscow. The op-
posing team will be announced later
in the week.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-05-01
SOULEN SUGGESTS
CHANGE in SCHOOL TAX

Superintendent Phi. Soulen of the
Moscow schools returned Monday
from Standpoint, where he was the
principal speaker Saturday at the an
nual convention of school trustees of
Bonner county, Professor Soulen, ac-
cording to the report of the meeting,
voiced his opposition to the state
school law, whereby the rural dis
tricts must pay per capita tax for
high school pupils going outside their
own districts to secure the advant-
ages of high school education, the
rate Of payment being based upon the
per capita cost Of operation of the
high school attended.
Professor Soulen maintained that
this created an inequality of educa-
tional opportunity among children of
the state and that the condition should
be remedied by larger taxing units
to pay the costs of educating stud
ents outside their own districts.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-05-01
LEWIS And CLARK WINS
TOURNAMENT FROM IDAHO

Lewis and Clark high school tennis
stars of Spokane won the singles ten
mis- tournament Saturday from the
University of Idaho men by taking
three out of the five matches. On the
doubles play the two teams broke
even, each team winning one match.
Brilliant tennis was played in every
match with more finish play display
ed in the Veatch-Muma match and the
Merill-C. Hunter contest. Muma, the
star of the Lewis and Clark team and
rated as one of the best junior play
ers in the country. met stiff compe
titlon in meeting Veatch of Idaho.
Muma won in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3,
only after bitter fight for each point
Probably the feature match of the
tournament was the contest staged by
Merrill of Lewis and Clark and Cliff
Hunter of Idaho. The first set was
won by Merrill, 1913, and he also took
the second set, 6-1
Smashing lawford strokes, consist
ent serving, pretty net play and speedy
volleylng featured every match be-
tween the university players and the
Lewis and Clark men. The results of
the play were: Ken Hunter, Idaho,
won from Slawson, L. c.. 81, Ga;
Preuss, Idaho, defeated Hamblen, L.
c., ST, GA. 63; Lundberg, L. c.. won
from Gahan, Idaho. rs, 3-6, Ga; Mu-
ma, L. c., beat Veatch, Idaho, 6-2, 6-3;
Merrill, L. G., won from Cliff Hunter,
1913, 6-1.
Results of the doubles matches
We're Muma and Merrill. L. c., won
from Veatch and Gahan, Idaho, 6-1,
Ga; Preuss and G. Hunter, Idaho, won
from Slawson and Hamblen, L. c.,
81, 6-3
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-05-01
FAREWELL SURPRISE AT
ISAAC RUSSELL HOME

The country home of Mrs. Isaac
Russell was the scene of a jolly sur
prise party on Friday afternoon. The
delightful affair was given In honor
of Mrs. Leon Marcy, who leaves soon
for northern Idaho to reside The af-
ternOon was spent socially. Dainty
refreshments were served. The guests
were Mesdames Lloyd Lyon, Frank
Wallen, Robert Cay, Melvin Hill, G..
Mowery Ed. Carson, Spears, Russell
and Gilbertson, and Nellie Wallen,
Alice Curey, Lucille Hart, Harland Ly-
on and Gordon Marcy. The best wish
es of all go with Mrs. Marcy to her
new home.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-05-01

Members of the committee appointed
by the Moscow chamber of commerce
to make plans for the construction OF
a swimming pool in Moscow will meet
with delegates from all civic organ1za-
tions Tuesday evening at 1880 o'clock
in the chamber of commerce rooms.
This announcement was made Monday
by J. D. Davis, chairman of the cham
Der of commerce committee.
After full discussion plans will be
formulated for financing the construc-
ton of the swimming pool. All who
are interested in Moscow's having
swimming pool are invited to attend.
this meeting.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-05-01
REV. FORSYTH PAYS
$4,000 FOR RESIDENCE

The Rev. w. H Forsyth, super1n-
tendent of heJMoscow district of the
Methodist Episcopal church, has pur-
chased the residence at 1T South
Howard street, from G. r. Greer OF
Spokane; The consideration was
$4,000. The house contains six rooms,
with basement and heating plant ana
is one of the attractive small homes
in the, city. 1t was built several years
ago by E. McMartin for a home. s
Rev. Forsyth and his family viii
take possession of their new hong
some time during the present mont@
or as soon as r. r. Sherfey, who 1l<1N
occupies the house, moves to his rev
home on "B" street.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-05-01
ODD FELLOWS REBEKAHS
ATTEND SERVICE IN BODY

The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs at
tended services IN body Sunday
morning at the First Methodist church
The day was ideal and the church
we'll crowded The pastor gave a
work"
Several beautiful anthems were
given by the choir under the direction
of DR.. Boyd The pastor closed by
expressing the appreciation of the
church to the guests for their pres
ence The service as whole was
beautiful and impressive and all felt
they had been benefited by attending
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-05-01
WASHINGTON STATE STUDENTS
PRESENT COMEDY HERE FRiDAY

"Tillie," the clever comedy put on
by the Washington State college stu
dents of dramatics, will be presented
at the University of Idaho auditorium
Friday night. Recently the University
of Idaho play, adam and Eva" was
presented at Pullman and in exchange
the W. S. G. play comes to MOSCOW
Friday night.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-05-01

F. L. White pioneer Moscow business
man, who spent the past winter at
Long Beach, Calf, returned to his
home in Moscow Monday afternoon.
Mr.. White says There is no place like
home. California is a nice place to
spend the winter, but Moscow looks
better to me" Mrs. White and Miss
Edna will return home about the first
of June.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-05-01
reported Monday in Belfast.
Oil Steamer Total Loss

San Francisco-(A. P.)-The tank
steamer, Whittier. of 10 Union Oil
company, which went on the rocks at
point ten miles south of Point Are
mas Sunday night is a total loss, the
company was advised by radio Mon
day. The seamer's cargo, 10000 bar
rels of oil was lost also The crew
OF rs men. were saved.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-05-01

Rev. H H. Mitchell, rector of the
Moscow Episcopal church conducted
services in the Presbyterian church at
Kendrick Sunday. Mrs. Mitchell mot
ored to Kendrick Sunday evening ana
accompanied him home.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-05-01

August Johnson of Little Potlatch
was a Moscow visitor Saturday He
was on his way to Colfax to attend the
Elks' celebration.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-05-01
Army Takes 100000 Pounds

Belfast-(A P)-More than 100, 900
pounds sterling has been taken by the
Irish Republican army irregulars in
raids on the various branches of the
Bank of Ireland in the south, it was
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1922-11-10

F. j. Webb, who is at the head of
the fish hatchery here, is over at Ia
coma helping out in the big hatchery.
5. P. Beecher says that he has a
lot of Gull apples anyone calling for
them with boxes or sacks may have
without charge.
Carl Norine came down from the
Royal Development Company's mines
last Saturday and went to his home
at Wenatchee for a few days, expect
ing to return to the mines and work
during the winter on the buildings
Mr.. Norine is a thorough Royalist.
Gene Haskins and John Brender
were down at the Thomas place near
the Wenatchee river bridge, just east
of town, and burned all the cocble-
bur they could find with a view to
keeping this pest down Others dis
covering the weed should do like
wise.
Mrs. j. D. Ely, who had been sick
for several days. left last Sunday for
Los Angeles, Calf, to visit her
parents and rest for a few weeks
Mrs. Ely, who was employed at the
Leavenworth State Bank, was unable
to keep from work if she stayed here.
therefore it was thought best for her
to go to her home.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1922-11-10

r. B. Field went to Omak Sunday
to be gone a few days
T. Z. Paine went over to Seattle
last week and drove a new Ford
home.
Best play since Shakespeare, THE
-Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
at Gymnasium Nov. p.
Mrs. W. 0. Dolsen, of Snohomish
arrived Monday to visit her son, R.
W. Dolsen, and family.
The lit of the Argentine tango
drowned in the shrieking music of
shell-fire-"Four Horsemen of ne
Apocalypse at Gymnasium Nov 81.
Lawrence Young, candy-maker at
the Palmetto, Wenatchee. was here
to spend Sunday with his family at
the Minor McLane home.
Buy handmade Christmas pres
ents at the Pythian Sisters bazaar
to be held Saturday, Dec. O. Hun
dreds of useful and pretty articles
will be offered.
Its too expensive to change from
the box hive" said tie father All
right" said the bee club boy. "In
change mine and we will see" He did
and at the end Of the season the ia
Their changed his.
Frank Piperno and little son went
to Spokane Monday to consult an eye
specialist. The little boy had been
suffering from eye trouble for a long
time but is now getting much better
and the trip was merely for an ex-
animation.
H. McElroy. residing in Pitcher
Canyon, was arrested last Saturday
and two stills seized at his home. One
was in the kitchen in operation and
the other was outside in a dismantled
condition. The still in operation was
said to be an up-to-date affair and
liquor was made under very good con-
ditions, the premises being neat and
clean. McElroy is married and has
two children.
Mr. and Mrs J. B. DeBlois were at
Wenatchee Sunday and were very
much surprised upon meeting Mr.. and
Mrs. J. c. Biles, who had been here
and were at Wenatchee on their way
home, and being informed that Mrs.
j. D. Ely, who lives with the De
Blois, was leaving that afternoon for
California. After their departure
for Wenatchee Mrs. Ely had decided
to go on the vacation.
A Mississippi farm woman told at
a recent short course at the Agricul-
tural and Mechanical College of Mis-
sissippi how she had made $3.50 this
year from a single Easter lily given
to her nine years ago. With the help
and advice of the county extension
agent that lily was planted and grown
out of doors until, according to re-
ports received by the United States
Department Of Agriculture, a regular
business has been built up, with a
steady demand for the lilies.
Jack Cooke said when in town Tues
day that when he left the camp of the
Royal Development Co. that morning
there We're about six inches of snow
and that there was snow on the
ground down to Verne Shores place
Geo. Shugart was in from Plain the
same day and said that there was a
little snow that morning at his ranch
The fall has been an excellent one to
date, but we may expect the "beauti-
full" at any time now The high hills
west of town are covered with theil
winter mantle.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1922-11-10

Mrs. J. c. Ruth drove to Lake
Wenatchee Sunday.
The Leavenworth public library
will be closed Saturday afternoon.
Miss Thornhilfs dancing class for
children. four o'clock Saturday after
Moons, at her studio, X. P. hall. Ball
room lessons by appointment. lnfor-
nation, phone All.
Mrs, J. H. Mitchell and little daugh-
ter went to Monroe Monday night to
spend the winter with Mr.. and Mrs.
Victor Matson.
In which the youthful libertine,
useless as a drone and as dangerous,
finds that he owes God a death
-Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse"
at Gymnasium Nov. p.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1922-11-10

Harry krollpfeifrer and his old
friend, Frank Buckingham, returned
Wednesday evening from a few days
hunt out at Lake Wenatchee. They
had hard luck. They hunted hard all
the time without success, but each
evening when they reached camp
they found that the deer had been
around to investigate them.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1922-11-10
SPOKANE BOXERS HERE
FOR ARMISTICE DAY BOUTS

Leo Stokes Earl Miller and Jimmy
Cole arrived here yesterday with
their manager, Johnnie Cannon. All
look ready for the gong that will
start them in their bouts at the Seen
ic theatre tomorrow night. Cole.
Stokes and Miller will give a public
exhibition this afternoon at o'clock
at Tholin's hall, which will be the
last of their training schedule, hav-
ing done most of their work before
leaving Spokane.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1922-11-10

Dick Simons says that he is look
ing for week or more yet of good
weather before Blewett Pass is
closed.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1922-11-10

The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society will meet Wednesday. Nov.
-, at 2:30 p. M, at the home Of J.
F. Stafford.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1922-11-10

Inspector Darlington of Peshastin
says that Leavenworth will shin ovar
one hundred cars of apples this
season.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1922-11-10

Tom Pipkin of the Toggery
went out to Lake Wenatchee last
Wednesday on a hunting expedition
with Geo. Severity and Friday night
he returned home with the largest
deer killed here so far this season
90 pounds dressed. Tom character
ICES himself a "tenderfoot" in the
deer hcnting game and says that he
thinks its all luck. But he should re-
member that he had an old hunter
with him. On the other hand Tom
was mighty fortunate to be able to
hit a deer when he found it. for most
inexperienced hunters get the "ague''
when they sight big game and can
not hit one on q bet The writer
knows from experience.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-14
What's Behind
Actiue Stocks ?
l75--Montana Power

The Montana Power Company Ia
one of the largest hydro-eleetric
companies in the country. It's plauts
have q capacity Of 2l2.3s0 kilowatts,
only a small percentage Of which Is
from steam generation. The com
pany was incorporated 10 1912 asta
consolidation Of fve companies. X
owns the entire capital stock Of four
other substantial companies. The
territory served extends from the
western line Of Montana % Billings.
a distance Of t59 miles, and from,
Yellowstone Park. in the south OF
the state, 10 Havre, on the Great
Northern Railway, within few
miles Of the Canadian border. This
territory embraces the principal az
ricultural, mining and timber sec
tons Of Montana. Tho company,
through subsidiaries, has a ninety-
nine-yesr contract for electric
power 20 operate about lS0 miles Of
the Chicago, Milwaukee a st. Paul
Railways electrified system This
contract calls for about 10000 kilo-
watts. Another contract With the
Anaconda Copper Company calls
lVf supply OF ABOUT 10000 kilo-
watts. Total funded debt, includ-
ing that Of subsidiaries, Is SS8,272.-
100. The St9,663 800 common stock
is preceded by S9,67l 500 Of 2 per
cent cumulative preferred. on which
dividends have been paid regularly
since 1913. Property. franchises
and investments were carried in the
last je.Aace slsrl az eso.76f..1l
Az the beginning Of 1922 net assets
applicable % the common stock
amounted 10 s5O.770.000, on SlO2.29
a share. There was a suFplus Of
S3,7lg.00O. Net earnings Tor the
nine years ended December 81. 1921.
averaged l.65 per cent on the aver
age amount ~ common stock out.
standing. For the frst nine months
OF 1922 net income eqoalled 2.8 per
cent on the common. The present
per cent dividend han applied 70
the common for three years From
1913 20 1919 dividends ranged from
20 5 per cent. Range o. conmci :
High, it4b, In 1915, low, a., n
1914; yesterdays close, 6e1.