The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-06-17
Fight for Presidential Palace


Peking-(A. P.)-While troops of
General Chen Chung Ming had cap
tured the city of Canton, capital of
the South China republic, the body
guard OF President Sun Yet Sen still
fought for the presidential palace,
according to a Canton dispatch filed
at four o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Sun is supposed to have escaped to
Whampoa on a gunboat.
Tried to Influence Employees, Charge
Chicago-(A P)-The majority
members of the United States Rall-
road labor board, who yesterday
slashed nearly twenty y-seven million
dollars from the wages of 1000 rail
way clerks, signalmen and stationary
firemen, today retaliated to the criti-
cism Of the minority members with
the. charge that they presented in
cendiary arguments in a strained and
exaggerated effort to inflame the en-
ployes to strike against the decisions
of the bOard.'
Belfast Sees Further Fighting
Belfast-(A. P.)-Four men and one
woman were shot to death and two
men wounded yesterday in the vicin-
ity Of Bess Brook, and the houses of
three loyalists burned. The affair
for the shooting of two men Wednes-
day, one of whom lived in Bess
Brook.
Kidnapper Captured in Wyoming
Cheyenne, Wyo.-(A, P)-Fred
Brown, sought through three states
since his alleged kidnapping of two
women in Omaha, Nebraska, was cap
tured last night in the wild country
of Medicine Bow, Wyoming, after he
had been shot above the heart by
members of the posse searching for
him as he made his last dash for
liberty The capture was announced
today by officials Of the Union Pa
cific railroad.
Labor Leaders Discuss Joint Strike
Cincinnati, Ohio-(A. P)-Miners
and rail union chiefs agreed here to-
day to hold a meeting next Tuesday
night to discuss the proposed joint
strike action.
St. Louis, Mo.-(A. P)-Adolphus
Busch, third, local brewer was prais-
ed for his stand regarding prohibition
enforcement on shipping board YES
sells, and Chairman Lasker of the
shipping board denounced for allow
ing the sale of intoxicants on ship
ping board ships outside of the three
sociated Press by DR.. Wilbur F.
Crafts, of Washington, D. c., who is
of the international
Reform bureau.
Would Deny Port to Ships
Washington-(AP PA bill deny
ing the entrance to American ports of
any ship, foreign or domestic, on
which liquor was sold Was introduced
today by representative Edmonds, of
Pennsylvania, ranking republican
of the merchant marine COM
mittee, which drafted the ship sub
sidy bill.
Mail Strike Ballots Tonight
Cincinnati, Ohio2(A. P)-Strike
ballots to stationary firemen and oil |
ers and instructions to the general
committees of the signalmen's union
10 decide whether to take a strike
vote, will be in the mails tonight, fol-
lowing the decision of the railroad |
labor board last night in cutting the
wages Of members of these three |
Unions.
Complete Last Leg of Flight
Rio De Janeiro-(A. P)-Captains |
and Coutinno today com
pleted the last leg of their flight from
Portugal to Rio De Janerio. They ar
rived here from Victoria, 26O miles |
Instant.
Call Soldier Bonus Bill Monday
Washington-(A P)-Notice that /
an attempt would be made to call up |
he soldier bonus bill in the senate
Monday regardless of the republican
agreement to defer the consideration
IF the bill until after the disposal Of
he tariff bill, was given today by |
-evaton Ashurst, democrat from Ari- I
,Ona.
House Not Ready for Subsidy Bill
Washington-(A P)-The admins
.ration's ship subsidy bill is rot likely
o be taken up by the house until the
house is ready to send the tariff bill,
which is now before the senate, to
Chairman Campbell of the
House Rules Committee informed re-
publican leaders today after talk
With President Harding. |