The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-04-02
MURDER TEXAS CATTLE INSPECTORS
IN HOTEL LOBBY SATURDAY EVENING

Fort Worth, Texas-(A. P.)-Tom
Ross and Will Good Brownfield,
Terry county, stockmen, are in jail
at Seminole, charged with murder,
following the shooting to death last
night of H. L. Robertson and w. d.
Allison, inspectors of the Texas and
Southwestern Cattle Raisers' associa-
ton. The shooting occurred in the
lobby of the hotel at Seminole.
Death Sentence Not Carried Out
Moscow-(A. P.)-The death SEN
tence imposed on Vicar General Butch
kavitch has not yet been carried out,
it was announced at noon today.
Bandits Hold Up Mail Truck
st. Louis-(A. P.)-Five or six men
armed with sawed-off shot guns, held
up a mail truck in the business sec
ton today and took quantity of
mail, including nine pouches of re-
gistered mail. They then locked the
driver and messenger in the cage of
the truck and escaped. 1t is said that
there was no big bank mail taken.
Chief Postoffice Inspector Reuter-
stated that a hurried check-up showed
that there were 327 registered letters
Ill IuS pOuClCO duu IldI 1HQlCdtlOuo
were that the value would not exceed
two thousand dollars. The bandits,
numbering five, made their escape.
Yakima Woman Murdered
Yakima, Wash.-(A.. P.)-Mrs. r.
Matson, proprietor of a rooming
house, was shot to death last night in
her place She staggered into an al
ley, where the police found her, but
died before reaching a hospital, or
before making a statement. The pol /
ice found evidences that a drunken |
party had been in evidence in the |
place.
Hope to Settle Strike
Seattle-(A. P)-The hope is ex-
pressed today, by both mine operators
and union representatives that a con-
ference to be held here, probably
Thursday, to discuss wage scales and
conditions will result in an
early agreement, making possible an
resumption of coal mining
operations in the Roslyn, Gle Elum,
and Tono fields, whic1 closed down
1T midnight Saturday.
Superintendent Rainier Park
Washington-(A. P.)-Owen A.
Tomlison was today appointed sup
erintendent of the Mount Rainier ma
.ional park, in Washington. He is
low superintendent of the air mail
service at Reno, Nevada.
BuncO Man Denied Bond
Denver-(A. P)-Lou Blonger, al
eyed head of the nationally known
asst week, was denied release of bond
OF oi, 10; hot
f he had to remain in Jail his life
would be jeopardized.
Pan-American Congress at Work
Santiago, Chile-(A P.)-The Pan
american congress resumed work to-
ay. William E. Fowler, of the United
states delegation, laid before the COM
1ittee on commerce several proposals
or improving trade relationships.
he report includes suggestions for {
of customs, regulations, .
Standardization of commercial comen-
lature, uniformity of shipping, in
urance and the Interpretation Of ]
maritime law s
Safe Blowers Wreck Office
Detroit-(A. P)-Between fifteen
nd twenty thousand dollars was OBJ
aimed by safe blowers who last
light blew the safe In the Fyfe and /
ompany shoe store here Although {
he blast was so great as to wreck v
1e interior of both the shoe store v
nd the office, the robbery was not J
iscovered until today. t
Oregon Dairy Men Protest Bill l
Portland - CA. P.) - A protest ,
gainst the referendum invoked by !
lie associated industries of Oregon 9
gainst the bill passed by the legis
lture at the recent session prohibit
lg the use of milk products in sub ;.
flutes for milk products, otherwise :
nown as the Oleomargarine bill, was
2iced in resolutions adopted today by
le Oregon Dairy council.
Agree on Estate Distribution n
st. Paula. P.)-The heirs of n
RS. j. J. Hill, widow of the late T
Empire builder" agreed on the basis II
r the distribution of the hulk of the i,