The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-05-12

Washington-(A. PA substitute
for the soldiers bonus bill, under
which the veterans would receive
fifty per cent cash payments, was in
troduced today by Senator Bursum
republican, of New Mexico, and re-
ferred to the senate finance commit
tee. The balance, under the bill
would be covered by certificates OF
Indebtedness, payable September 80
1927, and drawing interest at three
and one-half per cent from next Oc-
tober /.
The bill would provide that the
bonus be financed by the refunded
foreign debt, and authorizes the sec
retary of the treasury to sell such an
amount of foreign bonds as might be
necessary.
Pennsylvania Mine Blown Up
Pittsburg-(A. PD-The Peterman
mine, in Penn township, near here,
was blown up early today by heavy
charge of dynamite. Sheriff Wood
side, with a big force of deputies, left
Pittsburg shortly after nine a. m. for
the mine, where, it was reported, a
body Of coal strike sympathizers, had
collected.
Call for American Soldiers
Peking-(A. PA hundred Ameri-
can soldiers have been dispatched to
Tongshan, a few miles northeast of
ITEM Tsin
France Opposes Mixed Commission
Genoa P)-France will never
agree to the project for mixed COM
mission, sitting Indefinitely to study
Russian affairs, while the conference
is continuing, according to state
ment issued by the French delegation
today.
Standard Oil Buys Noble Oil
New York-(A. P.)-The Standard
Oil company of New Jersey annnoun
ced today that it had become an
equal owner with the Noble interests
in the Noble Russian oil properties.
Recognize Property Rights
Moscow-(A. P.)-Legalized recog-
milton of private property rights in
money, industrial and agricultural
products, other than personal prop
erty, and to certain extent is real
estate, is proposed in a decree of the
soviet government, prepared for pre-
sentation before the all-Russian CEN
tral executive committee for passage
at the opening session today.
Washington-(A P.)-Federal in
ouiry into the reported plans for the
merger of a number of the largest
INDEPENDENT steel concerns, including
the Bethlehem and Lackawanna COM
panies, was ordered today by the
senate. The senate adopted a reso-
luton by LaFollette of Wisconsin,,
calling upon the department of JUS
tice and the federal trade commission
to take steps to prevent a comblna-
tion Senator LaF'ollette charged that
the merger is proposed to place the
entire industry in the hands of two
great monopolies and increase the
prices of steel.
Conference to Continue
Genoa-(A P.)-Foreign Minister
Schanzer expressed the opinion to
correspondents today that
the Russian reply would not prevent
the conferences continuation.
and Dempsey Will Fight
London-(A. P.)-An agreement for
Carpenter and Dempsey to meet
sither in London or Paris before next
May has been reached by the mana
gers, Kearns told the Associated Press
today. 1t has been agreed to leave the
proposition to the parties offering the
oest terms.
Propose Truce in Eastern Europe
Genoa CA. P.)-Great Britain has
proposed a truce in eastern Europe
IN the basis of de facto frontiers,
pending conclusions of the commits
sion of inquiry to be appointed, it was
this afternoon.
Confess Gigantic Bank Robbery
Savannah, Ga.-(A. P)-John Var
leman, alias J. w. Hollis, and Bertha
Fern Cardeman, have made clean
breast of the robbery of the Chase
National bank, New York City, OF
$500 900 in securities, according to
detectives, who have been working
1ere on the case. 1t is said that $780,
700 worth Of bonds is still missing
and will probably be recovered within
4 few hours.
Giant Meteor Falls
Norfolk. Va.-(A PA meteor
which flashed across the skies of
Virginia last night, rocked the homes
n half dozen cities by shock of its
anding and was found today twelve
niles northwest of Blackstone in