The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-08-16
PRESIDENT To LAY STRIKE POSITION
OF GOVERNMENT BEFORE THE PEOPLE

Washington = CA. P.) = President
Harding is expected to recommend,
or at least suggest, in an address to
congress tomorrow, according to those
who talked with the executive today,
Legislation giving legal status to the
present fuel control committee, and
will present to congress and the
country, the federal governments po-
sition with respect to the railroad
strike. Arrangements for the presi-
dents appearance at the joint session
of the senate and congress tomorrow
was completed today.
Shop Workers Beaten at HilIyard
Spokane-(A. P. .)-Following an I'M
successful attempt to kidnap two car
repairers at the Great Northern rail
road shops at Hillyard, near here,
last night, negro shop. workers were
beaten and rendered unconscious by
two men, believed to be the ones who
attacked the car repairers, it is an
nounced today by railroad officials.
The attackers escaped in both in
stances.
]. l.. Virgins, employe of the Great
Northern shops at Hillyard, reported
to the railroad officials today that
he had been kidnapped by four men
while walking home from work with
his wife last night and was taken 15
miles into the country in an auto
mobile and there left.
Killed in Collision on st. Louis
ST. Louis-(A. P)-The engineer
and fireman are reported killed today
and about 20 persons injured in col
lision of two st. Louis-San Francisco
passenger trains at Horine, Missouri,
thirty-five miles southwest of here.
The trains that collided are No. SOL,
running from Memphis to ST. Louis,
and No. 806, running from st. Louis
to Tennessee and other southern
points. They are reputed to be the
fastest and most up-todate trains in
the Frisco service.
Ban on Dempsey Brennan Fight
Indianapolis, india. P.)-Gov
ernor McCray today sent letter to
the sheriff of LaPort county, in
structing him that under no circum-
stances should he permit the Demp-
sey-Brennan fight to be held in Michi-
gan City on Labor day
Air Cruiser on Long Flight
New York CA. P)-The giant air
cruiser, Sampaio Carreio, piloted by
Lieutenant Walter Hinton, hoped
off from the Hudson river this after
noon for Rockaway on its official
start on an eighty-five hundred mile
flight to Amazon. At ROckaway the
plane will take on fuel and then start
later today for Hanteo, on Roanok
Island, North Carolina.
Commission in Quandary
Paris-(A. P.)-The Preparations
probably will meet to-
to decide formally whether
or not Germany will be accorded a
on tn ecash indemnity i'll
stallments. Every effort is being
made by the members of the commits
sion to avoid direct vote on this ques-
ton by arranging some compromise
which will tide over the situation un-
til November or December, when the
commission believes another meeting |
of the allied premiers will have to
consider the reparations settlement
on broad scale.
Would Establish Free Zone
Washington-( P.)-F'ree. zones
at American ports, wherein crude i'm
ported materials might be converted
for export without payment of tariff |
duties, would be provided for in an
amendment to the tariff bill approved |
today by the senate without roll call.
Approve Preparations Policy
Rambouillett, France-(A. P)-The
French cabinet today unanimously |
approved Premier Poincaire's German
policy, congratulating
him upon the stand he took at the
London conference of the allied prem
ers. The cabinet decided not to call |
an extraordinary session of parlia
ment, since the government is con-
empowered to make de-
cisions during parliament recesses.
Pay Homage to Griffith .
Dublin-(A. P)-Arthur Griffith |
was buried today in the historic Glas
levin cemetery, after the services in
he beautiful cathedral of the I'M
Conception. Homage was
paid by huge crowds, representative
# all walks in life. All activities in
Dublin were suspended during the
.uneral