The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-03-17

Everett, Wash.-(A. P.)-Mrs. Cleo
patra Karas, her two children, aged
four and two years and Gust Karas,
brother-in-law, died in fire early
today in a room at the rear of
bakery The woman's brother, Geo.
Cojkos, who was also in the building
escaped. The origin of the fire is un-
known.
Coroner Says Murder Committed
Everett-(A. P.)-Mrs. Cleopatra
Karas and Gust Karas, her brother
in-law, who died in a fire at the rear
of the Home bakery, here early this
morning, were murdered, asserts
Charles Fickel, deputy coroner. Fic-
kel states that the hands Of both were
crushed by blunt instrument. Both
bodies were in the room where the
fire apparently originated. Both
bodies were badly burned. Mrs
Karas' children, George aged four,
and Polly, two. were suffocated in
an adjoining room. George Cojkos,
Mrs. Karas' brother, is in hospital
suffering from shock. The police ex-
pect to make an arrest during the
day.
Train HOldup Is Unsuccessful
Tacoma-(A. P.)-Two of the three |
men who held up Northern Pacific |
train at South Prairie this morning, |
were captured near Enumclaw by !
Fred McTIugh, c. P. Brown, and Louis /
Crelling, Of Buckley, at nine o'clock. |
They were badly wounded. The third |
bandit, later captured in the woods
by a posse, was also wounded. Two |
of the men were brought to Buck
ley for surgical attention. The auto
mobile used by the bandits was
riddled by shots from revolvers and
rifles, i'm the hands of citizens of
town. Two car loads of deputy sher-
ifs hurried from Buckley to South
Prairie when the holdup was reported
and Northern Pacific special agents
took up the trail The quick wit of
g. e. Going, express messenger on
he train, saved fifteen thousand dol
lars in currency the train was carry
ing, which he hid when he heard
at S:15 this morning. The
bandits left empty handed.
Operators Aid in Capture
ldCOI1d-kA. - liz ILL &C OdnulIo
ire being held in the Buckley jail
pending their removal to the Pierce
county Jail. All three were wounded
before they were captured. The quick
action of the telephone operators at
Buckley resulted in the capture.
)verhearing the South Prairie oper-
ltor report the holdup, they aroused
lvailable men in Buckley and by the
ime the bandits auto reached the
own posse Of deputies and citizens
opened fire, bullets perforating the
ar from end to end.
French Sentinels Shoot Germans
Duesseldorf-( P.)-Two Ger
mans were shot dead by French SEN
inels during the night, one at Reck-
inghausen and the other at Essen.
France Wants No Interference
Paris-(A. P)-Premier Poincare ,
will entertain no propositions for
egotiations with Germany until the
}erlin government makes it known d.
ectly and officially to France that
he wants to negotiate, was declared
oday in French official circles. An
tempt by third power to inter-
enc or provoke discussion of terms
nder which settlement might be
cached, with Germany, it was said,
rould be regarded by France as an
act. {
French Soldiers Killed I'm Wreck (
A Berlin report from Friemersheim,
Rhine town near Duisberg, says
lat forty soldiers were killed and t
lany injured, when a French troop
ain collided with a freight. s
Approves Sheppard-Towner Act ,
Olympia-(A P.)-While approving /
le provisions of the Sheppard-Tow- r
er maternity act, Governor Louis F. /
art vetoed sections 8, 4, and of 8
ouse bill 154, drawn for that pur- I
ose, and then signed the bill. 9
Sues u. s. Shipping Board G
New York-(A. P)-Philip Manson, +
ficial of the Pacific and Eastern a
company, Inc, today filed
lit in the supreme court for mil
On dollars damages against the
nited States shipping board, the r
Fleet corporation, and N
hers. alleging a conspiracy to pre- a.