The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-12-18
HUGE sum FOR FOREST ROADS, RURAL
POST ADS--INCREASE over LAST YEAR


Washington-(A.P P)-The appropri-
alton of thirty-two million, three hum
dred thousand dollars for construc-
ton of forest roads and trails and for
rural post roads, as authorized under
the federal highway act, is recon-
mended in the agricultural bill for
the next fiscal year as reported to-
day to the house. The bill totals
$68 ,781,553 or about twenty-one mill
| lions more than last year. The in
crease is due to more liberal road
fund provision, which last year was
ten millions.
Butler Nomination to Senate.
Washington-(A. P.)-The nomina-
ton of Pierce Butler of Minnesota, to
be associate, judge Of the supreme
court, was ordered reported to the
senate today by unanimous vote of the
judiciary committee.
.KeIler Puzzles Committee.
Washington-{A. P)-The house
Judiciary committee today appointed
action, ii any, should be taken in con-
nection with the refusal of Congress-
man Keller, republican, of Minnesota,
to testify before the committee re-
garding the information on which he
based the impeachment charges
against Attorn>2 General Daugherty.
Danish Ship Reported Aground.
Copenhagen-(A. P.)-The Danish
steamship, Lituania, which left New
York, December 6, for Danzig and
Libau, with cargo and passengers, |
is reported aground on Bornholm Is |
land, in the Baltic Sea.
SOyiets Order Consulates Closed.
Vladivostok-(A P.)--The soviet
government of Vladivostok, which re- !
Gently took over the administration +
of the city and surrounding country, t
known as the Primoria, today ordered
all consuls of France and ten; other
countries to close their consulates, and
leave Primoria, within a week. +
Prince Receivers From Measles.
Kokio - CA P.) = Prince Regent,
TIirohito, has recovered from his re-
cent attack of measles, but is now
suffering from an attack of bronchial
according to an announcement
by department of the imperial house
hold
Bandits Get 100000 in Fives.
Denver-(A. P.)-Three bandits to-
lay shot and probably fatally wounded
Charles Linton, federal reserve bank
guard, and escaped with about 100000
IN currency, of five dollar denomina-
ions, which was being loaded onto a
ederal reserve truck before the Den
yer mint. The funds were being {
transferred to local federal reserve
,ank. The robbers fed in a large
after seizing the loot
Linton died at 1:10 pm. today as
result of his injuries.
Motion Picture Star Near Death. :
Los Angeles-(A. P)-Wallace Reid, /
notion picture star, IS on the verge ]
# death and for several days has not t
,een expected to live, according to o
frs. Wallace Reid dorothy Daven- g
,ort in an interview today in the Los a
angeles Examiner, given at the Holly II
wood sanitarium last night.
Four. Passengers on Tug Missing. G
Sault Ste. Marie, Ont-(A. P.)-i .
'wenty-three of the 81 persons miss
ng since the tug Reliance struck on :,
be rocks or Lizard island last We'd =
esday, were saved, according to .
eport from the tug Gray which 2
cached the wreck today. -
Fall Wheat Condition Good. "
WaBhington-(A. P.)--Winter wheat a
yas sown this fall on 46,O69 900 acres,
r 32 per cent less than the revised "
stimated area sown in the fall Of.
921, which was AZ GIL 900 acres, the q
apartment of agriculture announced n
3day. The condition of winter wheat 9
|ecember l was 1875 per cent normal,
s compared with 76 per cent year II
go. sf...t. Ia
turkey Promises Religious Freedom. y
Lusanne-( CA. P)-Turkey formally c,
ngaged today, before the Near East
difference, I'd accord the Christian
linorities, in all that concerns their fl
fe and liberty, the same rights and L
anne protection enjoyed by he Tur- ri
ish population, with free exercise of tt
leir religion, and the right to estab NJ
sh educational, charitable and re- &,
gious institutions r.