The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-07-02
RUMISM AND REBELLION

Governor Smiths approval of the
Mullan-Gage repeater in New York
has brought the expected train of
events. Long Island is now the prin-
cipal scene of rum running activi-
ties, and the bootleggers are show
ing a contempt for law enforcement
and a determination to get their
booze to market that is appalling.
We are told of a recent pitched
battle between the rum runners and
prohibition officers. The latter had
the best of the fight at first, but re-
Inducements of New York gunner
arrived by train and motor car, the
prohibition agents were put to flight,
and 600 cases of liquor were sent to
New York City in a fleet of trucks
conveyed by armed patrols.
What has Governor Smith to say
of that state of affairs? Where was
the much advertised New York ma
tiona1 guard while the Long Island
battle was in progress and while
the boot1eggers were summoning
their achievements? What did
Governor Smith mean when he said
LIldL Tie Icpcdl vi thC SooN
law would not lessen the activity of
New York officials in enforcing the
Volstead act? Those are some of the
questions that the people of the
country would like to see answered,
and which must be answered if Mr..
!. Smith becomes a presidential aspi-
rant-Coeur d'A1ene Daily Press.
: Movements have their fool friends,
! just as candidates nearly always have,
and we are inclined to think that the
liquor advocates, will find before long
that Governor Smith has been the
fool friend of the movement to rein |
state booze The dry leaders will find |
their case strengthened instead of |
weakened through Smiths action.
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The Union Pacific system of rail |
roads has 81, Ole stockholders, accord
ing to a statement issued by c.. R.
Gray, president. Approximately 43
per cent of the stockholders are wo-
men and most of the stockholders are
persons of moderate means, says Mr..
Gray. The average holding, accord
ing to the statement, is SO shares of
a par value of 500 each. No one
person, firm, corporation, or institu-
ton owns as much as two per cent
of the capital stock, the statement
adds.
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Has President Harding's admins
tration proven worthy of support and
have the promises of the republican
party been fulfilled? Those are the
only issues now before the people,
Tacoma Ledger.
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. 1t is fine to have a community spick
and span in order that it may have
the proper effect on the thousands of
tourists who are now visiting all parts
Of the northwest. We doubt, how
ever, if there is anything that man
Gould do which would attract the at
.ention of the tourists so much as
he Palouse wheat fields at this sea- ,
on of the yesS. The Pa1ouse country t
s one mass of waving grain and [
ivals in beauty any scesery that we
an imagine In addition TO the |,
Genie effect, there is the absolute =
roof of a wealth of soil equalled in Z
ut few sections of the country and r.
nth the consequent possibilities for Il
of the most stable kind. e
lever has the Palouse country ap- "
cared to better advantage than now, s.
nd it is worth an extra drive of a a
undred or SO miles on the part of :"
ne eastern tourist just to view the .
aIouse wheat fields. n
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When Moscow has celebrated the te
ourth of July in the past she has IS
let with hearty cooperation on the ei
art of other communities. This year IA
18th no home celebration, the Mos -
wv people should scatter out to the
,lebrations in other communities RI
the county there will be celebra til
ons at Kennedy Ford, Lenville, an6 FL
and across the state line our IN
,ighbor, Pullman, which has alwa VS. III
own friendly spirit, will celebrate =.
id will have music furnished b, =,
,scow's band. Moscow people shoul r.,
Ike in these celebrations. 81