The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-06-26
MAY CALL CONFERENCE COAL Miners
and OPERATORS TO SETTLE STRIKE

| WaShlngtOn-(A. T.. - ohm L. Lew
is, president of the United Mine
Workers of America, leaving the
White House late today, after a
| lengthy conference with President
Harding and Secretary of Labor
Davis, said that no definite plans had
been formulated as to arrangements
for the settlement of the national coal
strike.
Westinghouse. P.)- Government
attempts to intervene in the bitumin-
GUS coal strike were carried forward
today when Secretary of Labor Davis
called John L. Lewis, president of the
United Mine Workers, to Washington
for a series of conferences, preJini-
nary to taking the issues directly be-
fore President Harding. The impress
sion is created in advance Of the meet
ing between the president and Lewis,
that the government might call nat
ional conference of operators and
union leaders in the industry to con
slider a settlement.
No Effort to Prevent Massacre
Herrin - CA. P.) = Investigators,
seeking to fix the responsibility of the
rioting which cost at least Fl lives at
the Lester mine here last week,
learned today from Sheriff Melvin
Thaxton that neither he nor his depu-
ties took any steps to prevent the
massacre.
Continue Occupation Haiti
Washington-(A. P.) = Indefinite
continuance of American military oc-
cupation of Haiti, but with a reduc-
tion in the marine force, was recon-
mended in unanimous report pre-
sented by special senate committee, |
which has for months been investi-
eating the American administration |
in Haiti and Santo Domingo.
"United States of China
Peking-(A. P)-The formation of !
a UNITED States of China" modelled !
after the American federation and
the national council at Shanghai, to
discuss rehabilitation of superfluous
troops, and the abolition Of a military
governorship system, are two of the
principal conditions Chen Chung
Ming, south China leader, will negoti-
ate for the reunion of China, it is an
nounced today.
Mount Everest Still Battles Man
London-(A. P)-Mount Everest
has again baffled the best efforts of
man. Calcutta correspondent of
the Daily Telegraph today confirms
the previous reports of Brigadier Gen
eral G. G. Bruce, head of the present
expedition, that he is being forced to
a conclusion that persistence in an
effort to scale the peak would result
only in useless tragedy.
Strike Vote by r. r Signal Men
Chicago-(A. PA strike vote is
being taken by the railway signal men
on approximately one-third of the
country's railroads, according to an
today by D. w. Helt,
president of the Brotherhood of Rail
way Signal Men The vote is being
taken under the supervision of the
system of general committees, all of
which rejected the wage cut set for
July 1.
Prince Charles Dead
Paris-(A. p. prince Albert Hon
ore Charles, of the principality of
Monaco, died here at five o'clock this
afternoon
Would Admit Germany to League
London-(A. P.)-Asked by Lord
Robert Cecil in the house of COM
mons this afternoon whether he could
state the governments attitude to-
ward the admission of Germany to
in the League OF Ma
tions, Prime Minister Lloyd George
/
to support a proposal for Germany's
admission.
Britain Would Support North Irish
London-(A. P)-Winston Church ,
Ill, secretary for the colonies, in MAX
ing a promised statement on Irish af-
fairs in the house of commons this :
afternoon, said that the government :
desired the freeest and fullest debate, !
and one to be determined by division.
He added that the imperial govern
nent supplied the northern Irish gov
with $4,000 troops for de- !.
tense He said that the northern gov
srnment should be supported effective
" and at all costs in any attempt to
,oerce it into submission to the south. J
Dies as Husband Declared Innocent
Kankakee, 1ll.-(A. P)-Mrs. Len I
Small, wife Of Governor Small Of IL
inois, died this morning. She was s
stricken by apoplexy Saturday night I
Turing the excitement incident to the t