The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-08-25

Roy C. Irvine, former publisher OF
the Lacrosse Clipper, who has just
returned from an 1S0O-mile trip,
gives a pretty logical reason why
there is so much automobile tourist
travel Mr.. Irvine states that the
trip cost himself and wife just $120,
including the repair of broken wind
shield and a spring leaf. This, he
says, is the reason half the world
seems to be on wheels.
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Hiram Johnson has gone so far as
to admit that he has designs on the
presidency. The fact leaked through
personal letter, not properly
guarded and which, the senator be-
lieves, was stolen from the friend
who received it. The letter showed
that Hiram was somewhat fused up
as to how to proceed, but realized that
he couldn't go out openly and capture
the nomination. That was before the
death of the late President Harding.
We doubt, however, if the situation
has improved.
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Henry Ford may run, or he may
not If he should run and be elected,
it is a safe bet that he will heartily
wish that he had run the other way.
Operating a plant manufacturing a
popular priced automobile-one chea-
per than anyone is making-with
plenty of efficient help, is much
more simple job, we are inclined to
think, than running the United
States, with lot of politicians, some
fit and some unfit, to help, and with
a lot more politicians seeing to it
that you get in bad in as many
places as possible. However, we
don't believe Henry is in danger.
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That was a case of adding insult |
to injury when the Garfield town |
marshal was proven to be the towns
principal hooch manufacturer and
bootlegger. Garfield, some 80 years
ago, following the murder of a highly
respected citizen, when he was en-
deavoring to quell a drunken brawl,
proceeded to put the saloon out of
business, and kept it out. This was
some 20 years before the state of
Washington went into the dry col
umn, and Garfield citizens, with con-
siderable cause, were proud of their
achievement And now, to have it
proven that the towns chief of police
was the king of community boot
1eggersi
The Standard Oil company of Coli
fornia says it's a mistake to suppose
the price of gas is an order by the
board of directors. The price of gas,
it tells US, is subject to the unbeat-
able law of supply and demand.
Nevertheless, a prudent and energetic
board of directors is not without its
uses at times in connection with the
operations of the immutable law. Of
ten it can do much to regulate the
supply, and when supply runs low it
comes in handy to demand more for
the product. The dividends, stock
and otherwise, of Standard Oil con-
Germs go far to brace up this theory, |
at any rate.-Yakima Republic.
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OFFICIAL HONESTY
The head of the worlds greatest
nail order industry, who has been
travelling extensively, says that I'M
ess we can develop more respect for '
our public men we cannot hope to
'emain in an advanced position on
he honor roll of civilization. There s
ire thousands upon thousands of s
;itizens who have accustomed them t
elves to looking upon their public 6
ervants as incompetent and corrupt (
mot some of them, but all. How
an those who wish to serve with ;
onor and zeal hope to accomplish
nything when their motives and n
bility are being ceaselessly assailed y
rom all quarters? This great mer- S
liant insists that there is an unusu-