The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-08-08

stood that President Harding today
informed Representative Mondell, of
wyoming, and other house leaders,
that in view of the troubled industrial
situation, it is desirable that there be
full attendance Of members next
Tuesday, when the house reconvenes
after a six weeks adjournment. 1t Is
learned from the house leaders that
the president is said to feel that the
house should be prepared to enact
such legislation as the industrial stu
alton, particularly the rail strike,
might make necessary. None OF the
leaders, SO far as could be learned,
had been informed whether the presi-
dent had any specific legislation in
mind and if he had what was its
nature.
Would Avert Transportation Collapse
Cleveland-(A P.)-Warren S.
Stone, president of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers, today tele-
graphed 16 chiefs of railroad brother
hoods, asking them to attend con-
ference in Washington next Friday to
consider the railroad situation
throughout the country and "avert the
impending calamity of the collapse in
transportation"
Ming Captures LOkchOng
Canton-(A. P.)-Lokchong, about
80 miles north of Shiuchow, and $50
miles north of Canton, has been cap
tured by the Chen Chung Ming forces,
opposing the expedition which has
been driving southwark in an effort to
recapture Canton for Sun Vat Sen,
deposed president of the Southern
NI-o -
are retreating toward the Human prov
ince.
To Demobilize Fascist
Rome-(A. P.)-Benito Mussolini,
leader of the Fascist organization,
has instructed the secretary general
Of Fascist to order by telegraph the
demobilization of all the Fascist
throughout ITALY, it was announced
today.
Washington-(A. P.) - Supporting
his proposed substitute for the ad-
ministration tariff bill, under which
congress would rely upon the tariff
commission to recommend changes in
duties after full investigation, Sena-
tor Jones, democrat, of New Mexico,
today told the senate that the pending
measure would be both unsatisfactory
and unnecessary He declared that
the Underwood law, supplemented by
an emergency act to protect agricul
ture, would be adequate to meet the
situation.
Nations Grain Crop Below Normal
Washington-(A. P)-Forecasts by
the department of agriculture today
places the wheat crop at 05,000,0O0
bushels. The wheat production for
the United States was placed at
twelve million bushels less than a
month ago. The crop of winter wheat
is forecast at 542,OOO,O0O bushels and
spring wheat at 263 100000 bushels.
The years corn crop is forecast at
311000,000 bushels, an increase of
157 100000 bushels over July's fore
cast.
The spring wheat condition forecast
is 8O.4 per cent normal corn, 85.6
per cent and Montana spring wheat
condition is forecast at 80 per cent,
with a production of 35,236,O00 bush
els.
Hydroplane Starts Trip
Philadelphia-(A. P.) - "Sampaio
Correa,'' the hydroplane which is to
make the flight from New York to
South America, hoped off on the first
leg of it's journey from Essington to
New York, at 3:05 p. m. today. The
seaplane is piloted by Lieutenant
Walter Hinton, transatlantic flyer
Approve Tariff on Sugar
Washington-(A. P.)-The senate
today approved the tariff rate on
sugar of 2.3 cents per pound. The
vote was 81 to 35. Sixteen repub-
licans voted against the increase pro-
posed in the amendment by Broussard
of Louisiana and four democrats sup
ported it.
To Fix Price for Kentucky Coal
Washington-(A P.)-Federal in
vestigators will be sent into western
Kentucky to fix final fair price for
coal, Secretary Hoover announced to-
day. Pending the investigation, west
ern Kentucky operators, Hoover said
had agreed to maximum of $3.70 at