The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-06-09

Washington-(A. PD-House lead
ers declined today to give the house
membership any idea as to when the
reports dealing with Ford's Muscle
Shoals property offer would be taken
up for consideration Republican
Leader Mondell declared that no de-
cision will be reached until the vari-
GUS reports have been submitted and
studied.
Three separate reports giving rec
ommendation for action by congress
relating to the private development
of the governments $1O6, 100000 pow
er and nitrate project at Muscle
Shoals, Alabama, was made to the
house today by members of the mill
tary committee. Acting Chairman
Mckenzie of Illinois, who drafted the
majority report, declares that the
Ford proposal is the only one found
worthy of serious consideration"
and asks that the house accept it,
provided the Gorgas steam plant is
not included in the projects to be sold.
Concurrence with the majority re-
port, except with reference to the
GOrgas plant, was voiced in one of the
minority opinions, presented by Rep
resentative James, republican, of
Michigan, and remaining democratic
members. They asked of the house
full compliance with all of the pro-
visions of the Ford proposal and indi-
Gated the belief that if congress elimi-
mates the Gorgas unit, it would defeat
the Ford offer
Publisher Dies in Europe
London-(A. P)-Guy Barham,
publisher of the Los Angeles Herald,
who is travelling in Europe with Will
liam Randolph Hearst, died in a hos
pital here this morning. He had been
operated upon for throat trouble two
days ago.
Lenine's Condition Critical
London-(A. P)-From sources
which cannot be doubted, it is learned
that Moscow regarded Premier Len
ines condition critical and practically
hopeless, until few days ago. There
is no word as to what changes the
days have brought. Ad-
vices state that Lenine's recent stroke !
was cerebral paralysis, and that he
had lost speech entirely and was ex-
pected to die at any time. He suf-
fered the stroke June 1.
President Harding at Princeton
Princeton, N. ia. P.) .)-PreSident /
reached here at one o'clock |
D. m. to dedicate the Princeton battle |
after motoring from Som
nerville, N. j., with his party.
Crittenden Home MatrOn Murdered
Jackson, Mich.-(A. P.)-The body |
If Miss Alice Mallott, aged 40, assist
INT matron at the Crittenden home
'or girls here, was found with her |
head crushed and her throat slashed |
lear the home this morning. The
parents are said to live in Oregon
Phillips Expected Arrest
Washington-(A. P)-Congressman
Woodruff, republican, of Michigan,
declared in the house today that ac-
.ording to his information from three
lifferent sources, J. L. Phillips, re-
state chairman, of Georgia,
tated a week prior to his arrest on
harges in connection with the war
raud cases, that sthings on the hill
lad come to such condition." that
le would probably be arrested, but
hat the case would end there.
President Awarded Degree
Princeton, N. ia. PD-Cited by
Dean West of Princeton law school
s a seeker for truth, a solver of COM
'licated difficulties and a man of
immense patience and self-effacing
nodesty," President Harding was to-
ay awarded the honorary degree of
octOr of laws In accepting the de- Ii
rec the president praised Princeton
or it's part in the world war and in
II previous wars of the United States
S we'll as for the achievements
through her sons in the paths of
eace.
Would Extradite Grand Goblin
Los Angeles-(A. P)-Deputy Dis
riot Attorney W. G. Doran announced ,
hat he had begun the preparation of
papers for w. S. Coburn,
rand goblin of the Pacific Coast do
lain of the Ku Klux Klan. Coburn, !
tho was one of those indicted in .
onnection with the Inglewood raid,
, in Atlanta, Georgia, according to
eports here.
Borah- Hoover Will Confer ]
Washington-(A PA conference /
)night between Secretary of Com
lerce Hoover and Senator w. e. l
orah, of Idaho, chairman Of the SEN