The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-07-25
INTERSTATE commerce Commission
Sees EMERGENCY In TRANSPORTATION

Washington IA. P.) The Inter
state Com. Com. declared today that
an emergency existed in transpOrta-
tion in the territory east of the Miss
issippi river, which required it to di-
rect routing of shipments of all es-
sential commodities and to fix prefer
ence and priority for movements of
food, perishable products, livestock,
coal and other fuel. The commission
declared that in view of the emerg-
ency, cars for shipment of coal should
be assigned to the railroads and other
common carriers with public utilities
and hospitals in the second class and
government institutions, national,
state and local, in the third class.
Report Strike Violence
Cedar Rapids, Ia.-(A. P)-Violence
in the rail strike recurred here early
today when ten men were taken off
trains and manhandled.
May Use Philippines Coal
Manila-{A. P)-George Logan,
agent here of the United States bur-
eau of foreign and domestic com
merce, today cabled Secretary Hoover
offering Philippine semi-anthracite
coal to assist in meeting the coal and
railroad emergency in the United
States.
Superior Court Upholds Decision
Salem, Ore.-(A. P)-The state su-
preme court today upheld the lower
court in the case of DR.. R. M. Brum-
field, Roseburg dentist, sentenced to
hang for murder, July 13, 1921, of
Dennis Russell.
Free Staters Advancing
Dublin-(A. Traditional large
areas in west ireland are occupied by
free state troops before whom the re-
publican insurgents are retiring pre-
cipitately, according to today's offic-
ial dispatch. Caremorris, county
Mayo, was the latest town to be freed
from the irregulars who have now
retired to Ballinroode on the border
between Galway and Mayo counties.
Congress Takes Up Coal Commission
Westinghouse P.)-The creation
of a federal coal commission of three
members appointed by the president
to investigate the coal industry and
recommend legislation to congress,
was proposed in a resolution intro
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the labor committee.
Recommendation would be requir-
ed from the commission ION the ad-
visibility or necessity of government
al regulation and control of the coal
industry"
Strike Settlement up to Labor Board
Washington-(A. P.)-The railroad
labor board remains the only agency
through which the government can
and will deal with the railroad strike
situation, though President Harding
continues to hold himself in contact
with all the actions the board takes
in the matter, it was said today at the
White House.
Administration Continues Policy
Washington-(A. P.)-The immedi-
ate policy of. the government in the
coal strike situation was declared at
the White House to today to be the
continuation of it's endeavors to fur
nish protection to men willing to work
in the mines and to put into motion
the machinery decided upon for the
distribution of the dwindling coal sup
ply.
Repair Rolling Stock in Shipyards
New York-(A. P)-The use of !
ship yards for the repairing of the
rolling stock of the railroads is the |
latest development in the strike of |
he shopmen. Some repair contracts |
are reported already as being let and |
1 general survey of shipyard plants |
S. being made, according to R. fl. /
Robinson, president Of the Merchants
Corporation of Chester
Penn.
British Airplane Wrecked
London-(A. P.)-The airplane in
which Major W. T. Blake, British avi-
ltor, who was attempting an around
he world flight from England,
'rashed to the ground at Sibi, British
3eluchistan, Saturday, says a dispatch
oday from Karachi. The aviator es-
,aped injury but the under carriage
# the plane was smashed.
In the Way Of disqualification
Chicago-(A. P)-Col. A. A. Sprag-
lie, chairman of the American Legion
rational rehabilitation committee, in
, 1ottnr made p11h1ic TODAY obarooc