The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-01-20
SEEING THE WORTHWHILE
THINGS.


1t is gratifying to note that not
everyone allows his interest to center
around the murders, scandals, social
errors, hold-ups, ETC., which are fea-
tured so much in the press, and OF
which there seems to be an epidemic
the past year.
The Colfax Gazette features on it's
first page the following extracts from
a letter written by a subscriber, show
ing most encouraging spirit, and
one which it might be well for more
people to cultivate:
al was glad TO note the activity of
the Boy Scouts; and the church column
interested me because the church has
to step out and make itself be what
it should be, the very soul of our
country. During the great war
struggle we all looked, and not with
out criticism, for the comic page and
the movie section-anything to stand
between us and the awful killing.
Now it is different; we can digest bet
ter things and we look for them.
1.-THE Whitman County Farm Bureau
work, written up so nicely for your
valuable paper, is real cream. | have
thought if a special notice on the
front page, put in so it would attract
attention, would be of value in educat-
ing our people back to the reading
of these better interests. And every
good school should edit its own double
column Of every happening in all
grades.
Please accept this in all good faith
from Gle who is with you in every in
stance for the best united effort we
can put forth in dealing with our
social problems"
IA p IA
There has never been any question
about the possibility of reducing
taxes, if the people will just be will
ing to do without the things that the
tax money is spent for. Tax reduc-
lions are easily put on paper and
during the campaign the public spea-
ker who would talk most about tax
reduction was unable to tell how he
was going to do it because of the pro-
longed applause. The applause be-
comes more spotted, however, when
it comes to the actual tax-cutting.
Each fellow is strong for the cutting
process so long as it don't affect any
thing that he is interested in. Gov
ernor Moore is advocating retrench-
ment in many places, in order to cut
down taxes, which he is pledged to
do and which he is eager to do. But
he is meeting with opposition in his
program, the opposition probably
coming from people who were crying
long and loud for tax reduction. One
newspaper sees lessened efficiency
and a tendency to progress backward
in expense cutting. Another ex-
presses surprise and disappointment
at a proposed appropriation cut.
Whether they are right or wrong
about it, it goes to show that the tax
reduction game is hard one.
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The practical collapse of the i'm
parchment proceedings against Attor-
ney General Daugherty adds another
to the long list of futile but expen-
sive investigations that never should
have been authorized or conducted by
congressional committees, says the
Indianapolis News. The, congress
sional investigation has it's uses, but,
unfortunately, those have been great
ly outnumbered in recent years by
abuses. For the most part the calls
for investigation by committee are
based on prejudice and enmity in
stead of facts. 1t has become fav-
Orite recourse of some members to
make serious charges Of wrongdoing
and then to introduce a resolution
asking that the subject be examined
into by a committee. The hearings
drag along producing little or no re-
suits for the reason that there was
nothing to be procured. The public
loses interest and nothing is accom-
plished except to bring injury to the
good name of those who never should
have been under suspicion
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Over in the state of Washington the
attention of the public is called to the
fact that he senate is saving the tax
payers $500 by selecting a cheaper
grade of paper for the members sta
supply This is commendable
and as it should be, but there is grave
danger that whenn Seattle gets ready