The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-12-14

Washington-(A. P.)-The organI-
cation troubles Of the republican
house leaders increased today, while
the senate organization row is show
ing signs of subsiding. The repub-
lican insurgent group in the house is
negotiating with the democrats for
coalition to control the powerful
rules committee, and had made such
progress that floor fight on the
subject seemed likely to develop
when the committee assignments
come in for approval. A movement
has developed on the senate side to
end the election deadlock over the
chairman of the interstate commerce
committee by the selection of Sena
tor Couzens, republican, of Michigan.
Shooting Followed TMee-Day Drunk
Atlanta-(A. P)-Philip E. Fox, on
trial for murder, was on three-day
drunk prior to shooting and killing
William S. Coburn, the prosecution !
charged today while Congressman |
Patton Summers, Of the Fifth Texas |
district, was on the stand testifying |
to Fox's character.
Coolidge Headquarters Chicago
campaign headquarters for President +
Coolidge will be established in Chi +
cago December II, James w. Good,
former member of the house from
Iowa and now practicing law in Chi
cago, has been selected to manage the
in the middle west for the
and election of Coolidge
in 1924.
Rebels Fighting Way to Capital
Ell Paso-(A P.)-Reports of se-
we're fighting between the outposts of
the advancing rebel army and the
entrenched in the path of
he march to Mexico City, was re-
oeived today in Ell Paso by de la
Huerta, besides meager advices by !.
official government sources in Jua- {
.ez. Senor Salvador Franco Frias,
special representative of the Huerta {
provisional government in Ell Paso, is
advised that the rebel troops under
General Jose Villanueva had captur-
ID the station of Oriental, on the In !
er-Oceanic railway, after. severe
lighting and is now engaging the OBJ
'egon forces at San Marcos. San i
Marcos is the seat of an important !
JUNCTION of two railway lines and will :
all within few hours, according to :
he revolt leaders. r
Lumber Steamer Wrecked =. :
Monterey, Calif- Ca P.) The f
umber steamer Llavel, of the Ham i.
nond lumber company of San Fran ,
isco, bound from Aberdeen to San +
'edro, with million feet of lumber, !
vent on the rocks today in a dense I
og near here and is believed to be
total loss Members of the crew
we're picked up by fishing tug. =
Bandits Capture Chinese Town o
Shanghai-(A P)-Three thous :
md bandits, under the leadership of +
he notorious chief, Chen Yen-Tes /
md Wang Hah-ying, captured the v
own Of Chaho Wednesday, burning =
md looting the houses and carrying +
If the magistrate of education, the y
commissioner, two other officials and o
nore than one hundred residents, in a
luding many women, according to v
dispatches received here from Chan .
aha.
/. C. C. Reverses Decision
Washington-(A. P.)-The inter-
tate commerce commission today re- f.
ersed it's previous decision in which +
t had laid down the broad principle .
hat no further railway construction n
hould be authorized, to open new o
oal mines. 9
Bandits Get S15,7S6 l.
Philadelphia-(A. P)-Two band f
Is bound and gagged the paymaster i
f the Michael Melody & Son Co., 4
in the concerns office, to- =
ay and fled with $15,786. n
FederaIs Retake Topic q
Nogales-(A. P.)-Federal troops q
t Tepic, in Nayarit, have retaken s.
hat city and are pursuing the rebel O.
orces toward Jalisco, according to
fficial advices received here.
Claims COburn Knew Too Much :.
Atlanta-(A. P)-The motive for .
'hilip E. Fox killing William S. CO. 3
urn was because Coburn had in his :
oss sssion an affidavit and other in e
ormation about the defendants al 4
eyed illicit relations with question: +