The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-07-12

Lewiston, Idaho, A. P)-The river
steamers Spokane and Lewiston, own
ed by the Washington Rail
road and Navigation company and
valued at over fifty thousand dollars
each, burned to the waters edge at
the docks in the Snake river here at
four a. m. today. The boats have
been in operation over twenty years.
They have rencenGly engaged in haul
ing wheat, making connections with
the railroad at Riparai, but have been
laid up for some weeks because of
low water.
Draw Plans for Strike Settlement
Chicago, CA. PA program for
the solution Of the railroad shopmen's
strike was drawn up today by Chair
man Ben w. Hooper, of the United
States Railroad Labor Board, after a
conference with the leaders Of the
shepmen and was submitted to rail
way executives in four sections of
the country today. Hooper's pro-
gram is said to represent the minimum
wages acceptable to the striking shop
men. 1t will be returned to the lead
ers today, with comments and counter
pIOpOSdlS VI tu6 railway SASCutlf 90.
Hooper said he is confident that
some plan of settlement will be reach
ed quickly.
No definite reply to the shopmen's
proposal has been given Chairman
Hooper by the representatives of the
railway executives at the noon con-
ference. The executives said they
would notify Hooper "later.''
Mob Attacks Deputy Marshalls
Dallas, Texas, (A P.)-J. w. Pike
was seriously shot and a dozen others,
some deputy United States marshalls-
on guard at the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas shops at Dennison Kidnapped,
taken into the woods and beaten by
mob of thousand at Dennison
today, according to reports to the at
torney generals offices here.
Shop Foreman MObbed
Forth Worth, Texas, CA. P.)-Ac-
cording to a report received here this
and confirmed at the Santa
Fe office at Cleburne, the general
foreman employed at the Cleburne
shops was taken from work last night
and assaulted by a crowd of men.
The foreman remained at the shops
when the shopmen struck.
Germany Asks for Long Moratorium
Paris, CA. P.)-Germany today
handed the reparatiOns commission
here a note requesting an immediate
moratorium on all remaining repara-
tions payment, including the one due
July Is. Germany further requests
be extended for cash pay
ments provided for 1928 and 1924, un-
der the schedule of May 5, 1921.
Conference Breaks Up
The Hague, CA. P.)-The conference
with representatives Of Soviet Russia
here broke down at 100 p. m. today
without an apparent hope of a furth-
er meeting. Maxim Litvinoff, Of the
Russian delegation said further meet
ings were unlikely as the non-Russian
delegates insisted upon the Russians
making promises regarding property
and compensation and upon giving
guarantees which were impossible
until the Russians knew what credit
and loans would be granted. Litvin-
off said the Genoa aggression
pact would hold one month after the
last meeting.
Germans Farley on Payments
Paris, CA. P)-German represen
tatives today submitted to tne repara
tions commission formal note re-
questing a moratorium on reparations
payments for the remainder Of the
present year. They stated that the
million gold marks due
Saturday would be available if the
commission insisted upon payment,
but recommended that it also be waiv-
ed.
Operators Accept Presidents Proposal
Washington-(A CA. P)-The proposal
by President Harding, for
the arbitration of differences arising
from the strike in the coal industry
were formally accepted late today by
anthracite operators. The acceptance
was announced from the White House
after the representatives of the an
thracite operators had called upon the
president. The only condition was to