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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-10-25
Big PROPORTIONS
OF FORBES SCANDAL
FORMER DIRECTOR VETERANS
BUREAU WENT STRONG ON
BOOZE AND MONEY

WaShin gton.-(A P.)-Intrigue, de-
bauchery and corruption in connec-
ton with contracts for veterans bu-
reau hospitals were charged today
before the senate committee inyesti-
eating the bureau.
Elias H Mortimer of Philadelphia
formerly a representative of the
Tsomps company of Chicago
was the witness. He testified that
when seeking a hospital contract in
1922 he loaned $4,000 to Charles r.
Forbes, then director of the bureau,
that on another occasion he advanced
him an additional $1,000 or $500 and
that none of the money has been re-
paid.
Moreover, the witness told the com
mittee, James w. Black, member of
of the Chicago firm, now dead, had
told him that he understood j. w.
Thompson the other partner, had
made advances to Forbes, aggregat-
ing $4,000. Mortimer testified also
that he had paid Forbes expenses on
trips about the country, official and
unofficial.
Met Party at Hayden Lake
Mortimers story, which required
four hours for the telling in a crowd
ed committee room, was interspersed
with incidents of what he described
as drinking parties" at which he
said were present Forbes, Mrs. Morti-
mer, himself and others. The trail
of these parties, as he outlined it, led
from Washington to Atlantic City,
Philadelphia, New York, thence to
Chicago and San Francisco and up
and down the Pacific coast. They cul-
according to his version, at
Hayden lake, Idaho where Forbes
and some of the women guests, on
a dare, jumped into the lake with
their clothes on.
Becoming 'disgusted' he said, after
the Hayden lake affair, Mortimer re-
turned to Spokane after a quarrel
with Forbes. He explained that it
was about personal matter and the
committee did not press him for de-
tails.
Mr.. Forbes. who made a dramatic
appearance before the committee at
the opening of the hearings Monday
was absent today as on yesterday.
John F. O'Ryan of New York, gen
eral counsel for the committee, sug-
gested, however, that he be given an
opportunity to appear before the
committee next Tuesday or Wednes-
day after the resumption of the hear
ings Monday This finally was ap-
proved by the commission.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-10-25
FACULTY PEOPLE HOSTS
FOR EXTENSION GUESTS

More than 260 people attended the
University of Idaho faculty party CIV
en- the members of the extension di-
vision Tuesday night at Ridenbaugh
hall. The party was the most sue
cessful event ever put on on by the
faculty and was looked upon as the
big social event of the season. Some
thing was going on every minute of
the time.
Mrs. Bonnie Blanche Schoonover
was in charge of the banquet, put on
by the Faculty Woman's club, and
Prof. Virgil r. D. Kirkham, represent
ing the University club, was in charge
of the program of events
five course dinner was served
with solos given between courses by
Miss Bernadine Adair, accompanied
Prof. Carl Claus, accompanied by
Mrs. Florence Sharpe, baritone solo
by William NJ Michaels, accompanied
by Stanley Mclaughlin, and a piano
solo by Frank Mitten.
Mr.. Kirkham was master of cere-
monies During the intermission be-
tween the banquet and the starting of
the dancing, a get-together was held.
The music was furnished by the
Collegiate Serenaders, crack campus
orchestra, with novelty and speciality
numbers by AL Marineau and Doy Nc
Kinley featuring. At 10:30 two in
terpretive dances were given by Mrs.
William M. Michaels.
The dancing continued until after
11:30. For those who did not care
to dance cards were enjoyed on the
mezzanine floor. The rooms of Rid
enbaugh hall were attractively dec
GRATED in Halloween co1ors and Hal
Iowe'en favors were given out.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-10-25
DEARY FIRE LOSS
PLACED AT $4,000
DEARY MERCANTILE co. HEAVI-
EST LOSER=INSURAN FAR
BELOW PROPERTY VALUE

According to word received from
Deary, the disastrous fire which
wiped out much of the business sec
ton of the little town, destroyed
property valued at more than $4,000,
part of which was covered by insur-
ance. The business men are arrang-
ing to secure quarters and reopen
their places of business again, and
it is thought that in most cases they
will rebuild The Deary Mercantile
company, with a loss Of $4,000, and
only $4,000 insurance, was the heavi-
est loser.
The estimated losses, with the
amount of insurance carried, are as
follows:
Deary Mercantile company $14,-
900; $4,000.
Postoffice and confectionery, own
ed by G. w. DesVoignes, $4,000; $25OO
Deary Drug company, owned by
w. E. Torrie, $4,000; $2500
Building in which drug company
was housed, owned by w. M Smith,
$500; no insurance.
J. S. Curtis hardware store, $12,-
900; $4,000.
DR.. c. S. Faust, office equipment,
$500; no insurance.
G. r. Lawrence building, $500; no
insurance.
Poe &c Gritman, poolhalI stock and
fixtures, $500; $1,000.
Latah Realty company building,
$500; $1,000
Deary hotel building. owned by N.
P. Jensen, $4,000; no insurance
A. L. Pierce, general merchandise,
$2500; $1,000
Otto Schornstein building, $500; 20
insurance.
I. o. o. F. lodge parapherna1ia,
$500; $400.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-10-25
LOCAL DARYMEN FORM
TEMPORARY ASSOCIATION

At meeting of Moscow dairymen,
held Wednesday afternoon at the Of
fices of the Washburn & Wilson Seed
company, temporary organization
was formed with j. n. Collins as
chairman A committee, consisting of
r. J. Stafford, of the Purity Creamery
company, J. e. Blue and Oakley Hall,
was named to prepare a constitution
and bylaws, which will be adopted at
an early meeting and permanent or
ganization formed.
At Wednesdays meeting, various
matters relating to the local dairy sit
uation were discussed. The commit
tee on constitution and bylaws was
instructed to consult with the heads
of the dairy department at the uni
versity. and with other authorities.
The object of the organization is to
promote the interests of local dairy
men generally, and to work toward
the production of better grade OF
milk for local consumption, as we'll
as to work out a basis for credits
There were eleven dairymn pres
ent
The next meeting will be held at the
call of the chairman.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-10-25
BRITISH LABOR PARTY IN POWER
BY 1926, MEMBERS PREDICTION

WaI1send, Eng.-(A P)-There
will be, Labor government in this
country in 1926 and Ramsay Mac
Donald will be prime minister said
Patrick Hastings. Kings counsel and
Labor member of Parliament, in the
course of a speech to his constituents
here recently He deduced this from
the fact that before 1910 Labor votes
could be counted by a few thousands,
but in 1918 the number was two and a
quarter millions, while last year it
was four and one-half millions. At
that rate of progress, he said, there
would be a Labor government in
power by 1926.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-10-25
AMERICAN LEADERSHIP SURRENDERED,
SACRIFICES in Vain, SAYS UNDERWOOD

three persons were killed and six
teen wounded. The casualties were
the outcome of declaration of a
general strike called by communists,
and the storming of the police sta
tion.
Off on Nonstop Flight
Sumas, Wash-(A. P.)-Captain
Lowell H. Smith and Lieutenant John
P. Richter, hoped off at 6:36 a. M.
today on nonstop flight to Tia
juana, Mexico.
Planes Reach Eugene
Eugene, Ore.-(A. P)-Captain
Smith and Lieutenant Richter, on
their nonstop border flight, passed
south over here at 10:10 this morn
ing. A refueling plane met them
north of this city
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-10-25
MOSCOW MEETSPOTLATCH
ON GRIDlRON FRIDAY

Coach Ben Comrada has been busy
during the present week preparing
his team for what is expected to be
a difficult encounter with the potlatch
high school eleven. The game will
be played at o'clock Friday af-
ternoon on the Fairgrounds field.
Moscow football stock jumped to
the top in the substantial trimming
administered the Coeud d'Alene elev-
en- here recently and Moscow play
ers are out to keep the reputation
won in the Coeur d'Ale1fe game, of the
best football team in northern Idaho.
The Pot1atch team will be strong in
that the team is made up of the best
material from the high school plus
the addition of several former Pot
latch stars The Moscow manage
ment has assented to the playing of
several graduates who still perform
capab1y on the gridiron
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-10-25
Canada Exnorts Wore Cream

Ottawa. Ont.-(A. PD-Heavy IN
crease in the exportation of dairy pro
ducts. particularly cream. from Can
ada to the United States is shown by
fio'nres r~enared hv the Dominion
Bureau of Statistics. In .Tulv. 1922
Canada. according to report. shipped
to tho United States 437.679 gallons
of fresh cream valued at Se9504 as
compared with 339.620 gallons in
June and 245.9S6 gallons in July of
the preceding year.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-10-25
INCREASED USE OF COTTON
REPORTED BY FEDERATION

Manchester-(A. P)-The Inter
national Cotton Federation reports
that of last years cotton crops 22,-
O26. 900 bales were used, compared
with 21. .162. 900 bales of the crops of
the previous year.
During the later half of last year
the consumption Of American cotton
declined this being due to the bad
trade in Europe during this year
Egyptian was the only variety of
which the consumption increased.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-10-25

Berlin-(A. PIN rioting today at
Harburg. six miles south of Hamburg.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-10-25
Revival Meetings. Continue

The evangelistic meetings at Ee-
gan's hall are continuing with good
attendance The evangelist will speak
tonight on "Since God Is Almighty,
why Did He Not Prevent Sin From
Entering the World?' Friday night
the subject will be, ga Definite Sign
of the End Fulfilled by Many in Mos
cow
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-10-25
idaho SENDS TEAM
TO DEFEAT OREGON
MATHEWS TAKES 21 PLAYERS
FOR CRUCIAL GAME AT EUGENE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON

With the entire student body, fac
uIty, and good crowd of Moscow
people massed around the o. w. R.
and N. station platform, the Idaho
Vandals will be cheered on their way
to Oregon at $50 Thursday afternoon.
Coach r. L. Mathews took 21 players
on the trip. The outcome of the
game to be played Saturday after
noon on Oregon's home field, will
have considerable Importance in the
standing of northern division teams
of the Pacific Coast conference.
Idaho's crashing into the win
column against w. S. c. continues to
be a source of joy on the university
campus and prospects that Oregon
will be the next victim of the Vandal
attack are reasonably bright. The
hardest of games is expected, how
ever. Both teams are undefeated
and the Oregon team has a well
rounded, capably fast and aggressive
ly-scrappy aggregation this season.
Idaho Out to Win
The first Idaho-Oregon game play
ed in Portland in 1901, ended in a
scoreless tie. In 1921 the VandalS
and the Webfooters battled again to
a tie but all other contests have been
won by Oregon. Last year Idaho was
IL, d
kick from placement. In 1921 Idaho's
premier backfie1d man, Gus" Irving,
made more yardage from scrimmage
than the entire Oregon team but still
Oregon managed to tie the score.
Ready capitalization of all breaks
has been a feature of Oregon play in
Idaho games during the past. Vandal
supporters believe that this year
Idaho will break into the win column
against Oregon although one of the
hardest games on the Idaho schedule
is expected.
Big Rally Mt Train
The rally at the train is in cnarge
of Ted Turner, yell king. Idaho's
Pep band, crack musical organiza-
ton, will furnish the music for the
send-off and the crowd will stand
cheering, with hats off, until the
train pulls out of sight. Play by play
returns direct from the Oregon field
to the Idaho gymnasium have been
arranged for Students will gather
on the athletic field to watch the
freshmen and the third string vars
ity tangle and to hear the reports.
All of the 21 players are in good
shape and the Vandals should meet
the Oregonians in mid-season shape
Men making the trip are
fandalS on Tip
Kleffner, end or halfback; Kinni-
son, fullba ok; Vesser, end or half
back; w. L. "Fat" Stephens, guard;
Kline center; Hansen, tackle; Quinn,
tackle; Stivers, quarter; Taper,
guard; Fitzke, halfback; Goff, center
or guard; Bucklin, guard; Ray Steph-
ems, center or guard: Cameron half
back Marker, tackle; Davidson,
ouarter. Huefner, end: Nelson, end;
Davis, ha1fback; Reed, guard; Dis
ney, halfback.
Coach r. l.. Mathews, Don McCrae.
assistant manager of athletics, and
O. A. Fitzgerald. newspaper man de-
tailed to send back the play by play
returns, accompanied the team. Sew
era1 Moscow people are planning on
driving to the game. Albert Knud-
SON. graduate manager of athletics,
is staying in Moscow to complete ar
rangements for the handling of the
crowd of 10000 people expected at
the Gonzaga-Idaho game here No
vember or 3.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-10-25
Game Plentiful In Whitman

O. E. Lynch, Whitman county game
warden, was in Moscow Thursday on
business. He states that this has
been an unusually good game season
in the Washington county, with Hun
garian and China pheasants unusual
ly plentiful.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-10-25
Wheat Price Holds Steady

The price of wheat, on the local
market is holding at S51a for club
and S3h for red. with but an occas-
iOnal small sale.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-05-24
THOUGHT EARTH HOLLOW
Peculiar Theory, In Which Many Had
Faith, That Was Put Forward
by John C. Symmes.

John 9. Symmes (1779-1829) be-
lieved that the globe was hollow and
inhabited. He claimed the earth was
open at the poles to admit air, and
contained within 1t other ~concentric
hollow globes all inhabited in a like
name In 1923 congress was peh-
toned to send an expedition to test
out his theory, with himself In charge,
but the matter was dropped. Hum.
boldt states that Symmes often invited
himself and Humphry Davy to de-
scend to the earth's interior and In
vestigate animal and plant life.
Symmes said the inside Of the earth
was lighted by two subterranean suns
which he named "Pluto" and "Proser-
pine" Arctic exploration and the dis
covery Of the north and south poles
proved part of his theory a myth.
An official Of Koreshan Unity says
that the earth's concavity Is proved
by an actual United States -geodetic
survey-"A straight line extended at
right angles from a perpendicular post
over land or water surface Will meet
the water or surface OF the earth. at
a distance proportlonate to the height
Of the perpendicular"
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-05-24
Moral Beauty.

I hold It certain that he who has
learned to distinguish the delicate
from the common, the ugly from the
beautiful, has gone half the way to
knowing the evil from the good. It Is
true that mere good taste Is not. as
the dilettante might wish, the only crf
terion Of human %actions; yet n
should not, with the narrow ascetic,
consider It a lure to error, q deceftful
guide. We would not Indicate 1t as q
certain path to the right; but as a
parallel and nearby road, which keeps
near to itself the step and vision Of
the wayfarer. In the measure that hui
manity progresses It sees that the
moral law is but beauty Of conduct /: It
shows evil and error like q discord;
and will seek for the good as q re-
stored harmony.-Jose ENRIQUE Rodo,
In ariel" translated by +. J. Slim
son.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-05-24
SPHINX CARVED BY NATURE
impressive Figure In the Oklahoma
Panhandle Evidently the Work,
Of Wind and Sand.

America has a sphinx Of Its own
No master sculptor planned the mas
Mve head; no human hand formed the
features. Yet there It stands In the
valley Of the Cimarron river, In the
Oklahoma Panhandle. a sphinx never
theless rugged, aggressive and typ
ically American. carved and fashioned
by the sharp tools Of nature-wfnd
and sand. And all who go to learn
the answer to Its riddle will ASK In
vain; for the mouth Is shut tight and
the profile Is unfriendly. as II the
lonely figure had a heart Of stone.
The sphinx" stands In the midst
Of a hitherto little-known wonderland
that the construction Of a state high
way has opened up. Until compare
lively recently the beautiful Cimarron
valley was q hard place to reach ;
today automobiles whiz up and down
the wel1-bui1t highway that ~traverses
the south shore OF the river. On either
side the walls Of the valley tower for
more than a thousand feet, and the
grotesque wind and : sand : s~culptured
rocks on every hand hold you spell
bound.
The sphinx" which is the chief
wonder Of the place. is the represen-
tation Of a woman's head The eyes,
the nose and the mouth are perfectly
proportioned, and the brown-tinted
sandstone Of which the figure is COM
posed brings out every feature IN
sharp contrast, especially against a
background Of cloudless blue sky on a
summer day. Standing alone on top
of a small hill, she commands a view
Of the new highway for miles to the
east and to the west. Perhaps her
riddle has to do with the problem OF
our increasing motor traffic. If SO,
no wonder she Is silentEYouth's
Companion.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-05-24

An old actor was wont to claim that
he had worked with Booth and Barrett,
q distinction that got him much con-
sIderation wherever Thespians gath
cred. When questioned about his
parts he would always answer Il did
hoof BEATS" And then add: 1.-THE
drama has gone to pot" "Why soT'
some of the younger generation would
Indignantly inquire. ANY one a do
the honks, nowadays
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-05-24
The Date Palm

Date palms, originally brought from
Egypt, have been growing In Arizona
for 20 years. The early paintings Of
the University Of Arizona, which have
now come into full bearing, seem to
prove that certain parts Of the South
west are particularly suited to date
culture. An old Arabian proverb says,
1.-THE date must have Its head In the
fire and its feet In the water" The
usual Yield Of a tree Is eight punches,
weighing each about II pounds.
though they sometimes weigh as much
as A pounds. Some Of the Arizona
trees have produced as many as 16
heavy clusters.-Youth's Companion.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-05-24
Peculiar Confidence.

One Of the most extraordinary at
tempts at confidence ever made Is
chronieled by Sir David Hunter Blair
in his New Medley Of Memories" A
certain don in a letter to the bereaved
father of q son drowned In Sanford
lasher wrote: "As your son had I'M
fortunately failed to satisfy the ex-
aminers in Responsions, he would have
had to 20 down IN any CASE
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-05-24
Catching.

Prisoner charged with check raising
said bootleg whisky made him see
double.
"How long have you been In jafl7'
asked the Judge.
Ten days."
Ten days more" said the court.
II see double, too.s-Los Angeles Elk.
aminer.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-05-24

By seismic movemanto IN 1871 IN
Chile, oveF 100000 square miles along
the coast were o1Dod permanently
lnrue to four to-
, 1923-06-29

BRUssELs.-The Belgian pre-.
mier reached an agreement with
the cabinet which resigned June II.
, 1923-06-29
VETS ADDRESSED
BY REP. WINTER
Thursday NIGHT
Adjusted Compensation
+ Tonic Talked of
gresham.

ConErassan Charles Z. Winter was
the principal speaker Mt the meeting
OF the Powder River post of the Vet
dag evening. Mr.. Winter discussed
the auu OF handling bills in CON
Eress and also discussed the matter
Of adjusted compensation which he
believes VIII be taken care Of ade-
quately in tho next session.
DR. Rebel - G-ive. who was
chairman of the delegation of the
local post at tho department eucamp-
Ont at Boulder, Colo. last month.
gave an account OF the sessions there
and was unanimously elected ms dele.
gate TO the national encnmpment to
be held at Norfolk, Va. August 27
and 81. DIT. Grove has plans under
way for the organization Of n wo-
mans auxiliary TO the Powder River
post.
p. r. Puridser resigned us com
mander OF the post due to his having
been recently chosen as senior com
mander OF the CJlorado-wyominE de-
partment. He is succeeded by Rob
ert r. David. elected at last nights
meeting.
The selection OF Mr.. David as com
mander OF the post ~necessltated in a
change in the personnel OF the 9TH
er officers OF the post, Orrin Thiege
was chosen as senior vice-commander
Dennis Murphy as Junior vice com.
mander md Irwin Z. Smith as chap
lain.
, 1923-06-29
BUSINESS GOOD,
SAYS PRESIDENT

continued from Page One)
left Idaho, where he made two speech,
es yesterday and was in Montana fol.
lowing n route which tomorrow will
bring his Alaska bound party to Gard,
ner for n Saturday and Sunday visit
TO Yellowstone National Park.
Today the president speaks at Butte
with his subject n report on the post,
war revival OF business.
Yesterday the presidential special
train Travelled from Southern Utah,
where Wednesday Mr.. Harding and
his party visited Zion National Park
northward back through Salt Lake
City TO Pocatello and then to this
city.
Hundreds of persons greeted Mr..
and Mrs. Harding at every little town
in Utah n Idaho. and the president
expressed himself as having renewed
confidence as n result of the warm
welcome rendered his party.
The crowd. which gathered here
yesterday afternoon to hear President
Harding urge cooperation between the
n the producer as one
means Of reducing living costs was
declared to have been the largest
which has gathered to near the presi-
dent speak from the observation plat
form of his railroad car.
After his speech Mr.. Harding was
taken by automobile to view the re-
suits of irrigation near here and ex-
pressed himself as well pleased.
In his first speech in Idaho at POGO
tello Mt noon yesterday, Mr.. Harding
made a plea for his world court plan
and to n body of railroad men he said.
because their business was vital to
the life of the country. they should
be among the best paid men IN the
country.
, 1923-06-29

Cocos or Keeling Islands, 1.20O
miles southwest OF Singapore, com
prise about 20 coral islets.
, 1923-06-29

Even in untouched soils and in ami
mails of Northern Arctic countries,
bacteria has been found.
, 1923-06-29

A single ounce OF gold can be
drawn into a wire forty-eIght miles
in length.
, 1923-06-29

Scarcity OF baby caribou in 1922
was traceable to tho overrun of
wolves.
, 1923-06-29
SUMMARY OF
NIGHT NEVIS

NEW YORK.-The liner Roch-
nmbeau arrived from Havre with
one OF the biggest supplies Of wet
soodsto come in since the treasury
department ruling prohibiting the
transportation OF liquor over the
three mile limit.
LONDON. This British labor
party adopted a resolution declar-
ing the Ruhr occupation an act of
war.
acknowledgements Cuno said
in nm address that the government
will continue firm in ts Ruhr policy
and that there can be no COM
promise in the Rhineland question.
WORCESTERSHIRE Belgian pre-
mier reached an agreement with
the cabinet which resigned June II.
WATERLOO. Iowa. "A motion
for a new trial for a. A. and w. f.
Cooper, Dubuque manufacturers,
convicted on a charge of conspiracy
10 defraud the government by
Withholding income taxes wa re-
fused and a fine OF $40, 900 imposed
on each defendant.