The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-05-24
nationwide REDUCTION IN FREIGHT
RATES ORDERED BY INTERSTATE BODY

Washington, CA P.)-Horizontal
and nationwide reduction in freight
rates, averaging about ten per cent,
were orderd today by. the interstate
commerce commission This cut is
fixed at Ia per cent in eastern terri
tory 1914 in western territory and
1212 in southern and mountain Pa
cific, and becames effective July 1.
The commission held that the railroads
are entitled to earn five and three
fourths per cent of the value of their
property rather than approximate six
per cent, fixed as a reasonable return
in the transportation act of 1920.
Passenger and Pullman rates are
unaffected. Agricultural production
is not to be affected by the reduction.
The general question of whether
railroad transportation charges in the
United States had attained levels too
high for business and industry to sup
port was brought formally before the
interstate commerce commission in the
fall Of 1921 on the commissions own
motion although in response to ma
tion-wide commercial and political
suggestion. Farm organizations and
representatives of western states, par
ticularly those in the grain producing
about that time to which railroads vol
UNFAIRLY added a ten per cent reduc-
tion on practically all agricultural
products all over the United States
except in New England.
General Wood Safe
Manila, CA. P)-Major General
Wood is reported safe, after having
been missing for SO hours in his yacht,
Apo, following a typhoon, according
to word received here. He took ref
uge on an island near Mindoro
Will Circle World in Plane
Croydon, England CA. P.)-Major
w. T. Blake, Captain Norman Mac
MILAN and Lieutenant E. E. Broom,
started from the airdrome here at
3:05 p. m. on an attempted 10000 mile
airplane flight around the world.
Irish British Will Confer
London, CA. P.)-Represen of
the Irish provisional governmnt are
coming to London Thursday night for !
conference with representatives of
the British cabinent concerning. the
agreement reached last Saturday be- !,
tween the two Irish political factions |
Austn5G chamberlain, government lead
er announced in the house of COM
mons this afternoon.
Oregon Nomination to Olcott
Portland, Ore, CA. P.)-Revised fig
ures today on the returns from Fri
days primary gave Governor Olcott |
a lead of $40 over State Senator Chas |
Hall for the republican nomination !
for governor
Russian-Italian Treaty Signed
Genoa, CA. P.)-The commercial |
treaty between soviet Russia and It |
ally was signed in the royal palace
this afternoon.
British General Wounded
Belfast, a. P.)-Brigadier General |
who recently commanded I
the British infantry brigade at Cork
was shot and wounded while riding
near Tipperary today.
Land Owners to Have Water
Washington, CA. P)-Secretary |
Fall notified all reclamation project
today that they have no
to withhold water from land
owners or entrymen water users, for
the nonpayment of charges, pending
a decision by the secretary on each
individual application for extension OF |
time. Secretary Fall announced that /
the decision is reached in the test case
the Minidoka project in Ida
tention by Senators Borah and Good
ing of Idaho.
Uphold Divorce Decree
Detroit, CA. P.)-The decree of di
vorce granted Mrs. Anna T. Mitchell,
the former wife of Oliver Morosco,
theatrical producer was upheld in the
circuit court today. The case is dock
eted for rtial at the next regular
term of court
Negro Saved from Mob
Macon Ca, CA. P)-Jim Benson,
negro under sentence to hang June
16 for attacking an aged white woman,
and who escaped from mob that re-
moved him from the Wilkinson county
jail early yesterday, has been cfDotured
and is being rushed to Macon in an
by sheriff's deputies, ac-
cording to report received here.