The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-06-28

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The United States had 10000 MUIR
ders to her credit in 1922. This means
more than the loss of 10000 lives. 1t
means as many murderers; it means
thousands of heart broken wives and
children and in a considerable pro-
portion of the cases, it is safe to say
means the ruin of homes and the
blighting of careers of innocent par
ties The causes for this long list
of homicides are many and include
infidelity, drunkenness, greed, desire
to live without work, and many other
things. Back of these things, how
ever, is the lack of right moral fiber,
on the part of one, or perhaps both
parties.
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That contest for the republican
congressional nomination in the Fifth
district in Washington is proving to
be a long drawn out affair, and will
pretty near have the record for neck
and neck race in a congressional
scrap. Nobody claims more than
seven votes difference between the
two leading candidates, which out of
some seven thousand votes, is getting
pretty close. The nomination, by
rights, belongs to Myers, in our
opinion, and we also believe that he
is much the best man for the place.
If he is elected he will carry with him
to Washington the record Of long
years of intelligent constructive effort
in his state, as we'll as record for
integrity which is unassailable.
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One of the very hopeful things in
connection with agriculture in the
northwest is the fact that the farmer
is making an intelligent and persist
ent effort to correct the methods
which under the conditions since the
war, have not been productive of pros
perity Another encouraging feature
is the fact that there is community
cooperation, between business and
farmer and between the city CONNER
cial organization and the farm or
ganization. Then, too, the farmer is
making use of the trained mind of
the man in the agricultural depart
ment of our state colleges and uni
versities and is profiting by the new
methods and new discoveries which
have come through these agricultural
schools. The result is most hopeful
condition, and a gradual return to
sound prosperity.
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1t is hard to believe that there is
any necessity to warn Americans that
when they seek to model themselves
on the lines of other civilizations,
they make themselves the butts of all
light thinking men; and yet the neces-
,ity certainly exists to give this warn
ng to many of our citizens who PRIDE |
on their standing in the |
world of art and letters, or, perchance, |
IN what they would style their social
leadership in the community. we
Americans can only do our allotted
ask we'll if we face it steadily and
,ravely, seeing, but not fearing. the
hangers. Above all, we must stand
houlder to shoulder, not asking as
o the ancestry or creed of our COM
AIDES. but only demanding that they
,e in very truth Americans, and that
We all work together-heart, hand,
nd head-for the honor and the
,reatness of our common country
theodore Roosevelt.
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The volume of bank credit now en-
loved in this country, as indicated
" the consolidation report of the
1ember banks of the Federal reserve
ystem for April 8, 1928, is larger
han in any previous period, states
he current issue of 1.-The Guaranty
urvey," which has just been issued
v the Guaranty Trust company OF
lew York. The total loans and in
estments of these banks, which have
ho,1t three-fourths of the CONNER
al banking resources of the country,
ave increased s2,9Oo,O00,O00 since
arch. 1922, and now exceed $685.
% 600 900, or seOO,Ooo,OoO more than
the spring of 1920. Banking re-
,urces, however, are not strained,
ID interest rates are relatively low.
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We do not look for cheaper goods
is fall, and as long as wages con-
nue to go up in the principal indus
les prices will continue to rise.