The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-10-05

montgomery Ward and Co., reports
an increase of 40 per cent in thell
sales the past year. We fail, however
tn see the name of this prosperous
firm on the Latah county tax roiiS' OF
to hear of them taking any active part
in Moscow affairs, other than TO oc-
casionally call for a revised llst Oh
the voting population, so that they
NAV send out their campaign liter
ature. 49,.
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CONGRESSMAN John w. Summers, OF
the Fourth Washington district, a
almost announced his candidacy for
the republican nomination for COVER
nor. He has gone so far as to tell
some the things which the state needs
and to tell what. in his opinion, a
governor might do to remedy condl-
lions. Somehow, after watching the
career Of Summers in congress, we
have an idea that he would make a
pretty good governor. When he was
first elected to congress, after a pat
tie royal for the nomination, a lot OF
people were in doubt as to his quail
fications. They did not remain IN
doubt long, however, as 1T was soon
found that he was a t~ireless worker;
that he had pretty good judgment and
an idea of the general fitness of things
which kept him from going Off at a
tangent, as new congressman some
times do. He proved a useful mem
Der of the great law making body, and
the people of this district recognized
this fact, as was shown by the heavy
vote which he received at succeeding
elections. 1t might be added, too,
that Summers is no SLOUGH OF a vote
getter. His first campaign was made
lone-handed, without any organ1za-
ton, the candidate going direct to the
people. He has since followed that
winning policy, and if he should be-
come a candidate for governor, any
Washington state farmer is liable to
find doc" standing on his front
porch when he opens his door in the
morning, ready to present his Gre
dentials, and give good and sufficient
reasons why he should receive sup
port for the g~ubernatorial nomina-
ton. We have had several close-ups
of both Summers and Miles Poindex-
ter in action, and would say that as
a house to house campaigner, the for
mer has it all over the ambassador to
Peru, who, rumor tells us, has one
eye fixed on the Washington COVER
norship, while the other, OF course,
is glued to the Peru job, with its
Sic, 900 salary.
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ADVERTISING OBJECT LESSON
Advertisers Clamor for Space;
Press Strike to Affect Rates." says
q headline over a story of the recent
pressmen's strike in New York City,
adding the information that retail
merchants in New York admit bust
ness has been awful as result of cur
ailment of displays"
The gist of the story is that the
effect of the strike partly psyche
ogical, will be to stiffen advertising I
'ates throughout the country. 1t has .
,een a forceful object lesson on the Q
treat value of newspaper advertising !
is a business getter. Also, it has :
impressed publishers with the neces- q
ity of greater revenue to meet the S
of higher wages. b
The lesson is worthy of careful at 4
whether or not these deduc- ).
ions be correct.-Ex. =
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Correspondent Mark Sullivan hasn't b
aid a truer thing in quite a while r.
IAN that politics in this country u
mount to little more than a contest :
stween organized groups to increase ,s
lie cost of living. We are drifting
cry far from the original republic :
In standards and going as fast as we 1
IN to state ownership, state opera
on and socialism. Eventually, ap-
we will give up our all IN h:
e way of prosperity and gains OF
personal efforts and nearly OF
.erything in the way of Jul rights l
q result of our passion for what &c
!, call reorganization" which usually ne
aounts to nothing but the promo We
OF group interests at the expense PA
the whole community. The success
group activities is always trans
cd into terms of higher taxes and
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