The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-06-07
HARDING Sees WORLD COURT AS
CHANCE TO STABILIZE CIVILIZATION

Washington-(A. P.) President
Harding declared, in a letter made
| public today, that by accepting mem
bership in the world court, the United
! States may make its largest feaS-
ible contribution to the stabilization
of civilization, while at the same time
surrendering nothing of the advant-
ages of independence" now enjoyed
by the American people
Criqui Must Defend Title
New York-(A. P.)-Eugene Criqui
of France, new worlds featherweight
champion, will defend his title July
13 on the Polo grounds against
Johnny Dundee, New York, chanl-
lenger, Tom O'Rourke, matchmaker
for the Polo Grounds Athletic club,
announced today.
May Stop Shelby Fight
Helena, Mont.-(A. P.)-Shelby has
been closed up tight, Sheriff Benjamin
of Toole county, advised Attorney
General w. D. Rankin today. He
stated that a raid was begun last
night at 10 o'clock and continued un-
til noon today. A large number of
arrests were made, he said, of men
without visible means of support and
undesirable women were told to leave
town within "a hours. The attorney
general has threatened to stop the
Dempsey Gibbons fight unless moral
conditions are improved.
Wisconsin Fight on Liquor Law
Madison, VISA. P)-The Wis
consin assembly today voted 48 to 43,
to repeal the Severson state prohibi-
ton enforcement law Before it can
become law, however, the Tucker
bill, repeating the Severson law, must
pass the dry senate and get by the
formerly announced opposition of the
final success.
Drys Accept Smiths Challenge
Montgomery, Ala.-(A. P.)-Charg-
ing that Governor Alfred Smith of
New York, has elected himself chief
commander of the bullifiers and rum
runners" DR.. P. A. Baker, general
superintendent of the Anti-Saloon
League of America, announced today
that the league would accept Smiths
challenge in signing the bill repeal
ing the state prohibition enforcement
law We have already called a
meeting of all national officers and
state superintendents for June 26 to
2S, to lay plans to checkmate the
work of the New York executive" he
said.
Germany Wants General Conference
Berlin-(A. P)-Germany's amen
datory reparation note, handed to the
entente and the United States gov
ernments this afternoon, proposes a
system of annuities, estimated to total
a billion and two hundred million
marks annually, if an international
loan is not available for immediate
capital payments. The annuit1es
would become effective in 1927 and
the number and amount would depend
wholly on the degree of Germany's
economic recovery. The memorandum
declares an inevitable requisite to the
practical solution of the reparatiOn
problem is an early convocatjon of
general conference, to which Germany
would be admitted on an equal basis.
Seven Killed I'm Lefpsic Fight
Berlin-(A. P.)-Seven persons
were killed and more than hundred
in yesterdays disorders at
Leipsic, it is announced in special dis |
patches today. The dead include a
policeman, head watchman, and the
wounded include fifteen policemen.
The demonstration protested the Ruhr
occupation and the insufficiency of
the unemployment doles. Twenty
thousand persons are said to have |
Order was restored at |
nine O'Clock last night.
Yen May Form Chinese Cabinet
Peking-(A. P)-Dr. w. w. Yen,
former foreign minister and once act
ing premier, will probably be asked |
to form cabinet succession to that |
Of Premier Change Shao Tseng,
which resigned, according to informa-
ton from the presidents office today. |
Convicted Of Killing 33
Moscow, CA. P.)-Vasili Komaroff,
of the murder of 33 per- /
sons, and his wife, who was his ac-
were sentenced today to be |
shot within 72 hours. Neither be- |
-rayed any emotion, but the crowd |
applauded and demanded immediate