The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-12-01
PROGRESSIVE BLOC NOT FOR THIRD PARTY
Is ASSERTION OF LAFOLETTE and BORAH

Washington CA. P)-The movement
to organize a progressive bloc in con-
gresS took definite form today at a
conference behind closed doors at
tended by over score of senators
and representatives of the present and
next congress. The meeting was pre-
l1m1nary to tOmOrrow's general con-
ference of national progressive lea
ders. Agriculture and labor are the
principal elements represented in to-
days meeting. In an address Senator
LaFollette disclaimed especially that
there was any intention of forming
third party, declaring that the whole
purpose was the forming of q BIZ
partisan progressive group to work
In corporation for progressive lcgisIa-
ton.
Senator William e. Borah, republican,
of Idaho, said, If this meeting is to
make a practical and effective organ
1zation to promote progressive 1egisla-
ton, then | am in thorough sympathy
with it. But if it is political gather
Ing, to deal with political subjects, and
presidential possibilities, then l do
not believe this is the place to do it,
The session adopted resolutions de-
clar1ng as its purpose 8" to drive
special privilege from control" 1t al
so proposed the abolition of the cleo
toral college and to provide for earlier
meetings of the new congress. Sena-
tor-elect Wheeler, democrat, of Mon
tana, was among those present.
Taft Impeachment Witness.
Washington CA. P)-Chief Justice
William Howard Taft was named to-
day in statement to the house judi
cfary committee by Congressman Kel-
Ter, republican, of Minnesota, as wit
- H0 IoI -,
mand for the impeachment of Attor-
ney General Daugherty.
Palo Alto, Calf CA. P)-The repub-
1ican presidential candidate in 1924 |
will obviously be Warren G. Harding,
Secretary of Commerce Hoover said |
in an interview at his home here to- !
day He added: Moreover, by that |
time the public will be highly ap- |
preciative of the unity and progress |
sive character of the policies that will |
have brought this country through the !
reconstruction period
: Reject Throne Speech Amendment.
London CA. P.)-The house of COM
mons today rejected by vote of 3O3
to 172 the amendment to the speech
from the throne, moved by the labor
party The amendment raised the
question of unemployment.
Pass Irish Constitutional Bill.
London CA P.)-The Irish con-
stitutional bill passed unamended to-
day through the committee stage in
the house of lords. 1t will receive
the third and final reading Monday.
Volcano in Eruption.
London CA. P.)-The volcano of
Strombli, on the island of that name,
off the coast of Sicily, is in violent
says a despatch to the Cen
trails News from Rome today.
Seven Lives Lost i'll Shipwreck.
Calumet, Michigan ca. P.)-Captain
Mason Bernard and six members of
the crew of the Canadian steamer
lost their lives early to-
day when the ship broke a mile west
of the Portage lake canal during
heavy gale Nine others of the crew
were rescued.
Lose Lives in Hotel Fire.
Portland, Oregon "a. P.)-Four men
lost their lives in a fire early today
n the Ben Hur hotel, formerly the
ng located in the downtown hotel and I
business district. The building is a I
otal loss and was valued at 100000. 1
Pays Penalty for Wife Murder. c
Walla WaIla Ca P.)-James E.
dahoney was hanged at the state
oenitentiary this morning for the muir
Ter of his aged wife, Kate Mooers g
dahoney, in Seattle, April, 1921. The :
rap was sprung at 1902 and Mahoney I
vas pronounced dead six minutes q
ater Z