The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-02-08
CHURCH AND SCOUT

1t will undoubtedly surprise many
people to learn how the Boy Scout
movement has won to its support the
religious bodies in the United States.
Practically all our great religious
groups will sit around the birthday
table of the Boy Scouts of America
at its 18th anniversary today, Febru-
airy Sth.
The 18th Scout law reads "A Scout
is Reverent He is reverent toward
God. He is faithful in his religious
duties, and respects the convictions of
others in matters of custom and re-
ligion." This law largely explains
why men of all religious faiths can
cooperate in the building
and citizenship-training program of
this organization.
The movement is only twelve years
old, and yet already has received the
official endorsement of the leading re-
hgious organizations. More troops
are organized in connection with
churches than any other institution
and it is believed that almost every |
scoutmaster is definitely affiliated
with one or another religious organ
ization. Sunday, February 18th, is
Scout Sunday in anniversary week.
And in many pulpits the movement
will be the chief topic on that day.
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IDAHO A SEED PRODUCING STATE
j. e. Nessly, formerly editor of The
Star-Mirror, but now manager Of the
Idaho Farmer at Boise, one of the
pokesman-Review's trio of valuable
farm papers, has an interesting ar
ticle in this weeks issue of the paper {
on Growing Peas in Fremont Coun-
ty." The article is Illuminating in
that it shows some wonderful records
in pea growing in the southeastern s
part Of the state. Last year there '
were $4,000 acres of peas grown with
in few miles radius of st. Anthony, r
the county seat of Fremont county, b
with an average yield of 20 bushels t
to the acre and bringing an income
of at least 81 900 900 to farmers of the ;,
district. One of the largest seed firms
in the United States has made ST. T
Anthony its western headquarters. I
The seed industry promises to be !,
one of the great sources of revenue f
in Idaho. Already Latah county is n
beginning to find the seed industry =
no small revenue producer. Hundreds Il
of acres are being devoted to the b
of seed corn, seed peas, etc., II
for the Washburn & Wilson Seed =
company of this city, which has, in
two or three years, built up wonder f,
full demand for seeds grown in north q
Idaho and might still be termed an in ~ A.
'ant concern, with possibilities which
demand the products of thousands of
acres Of Latah county fertile land
Idaho, with her diversity Of climate -
md her wonderful SOIL bids fair to vi
,ecome one of the greatest seed grow Tt
ng states Of the union and this now
infant industry is certain to bring 40
Millions Of dollars for distributions eli
mong the farmers who will go into 40
eed growing intelligently and with a e e.,
1ind to produce only the best. en-
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While it is impossible to judge just ~ ~
ow successful the arms conference Hs
as been, it would seem that it has luz
cen great achievement for world
eace and the cutting down Of ex- uli
enses which go with the maintain
e of great navies and great armies. ~
nothing else is accomplished, it has I've
rought together the leaders of the ~ :
orld powers fer discussion of the III