The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-11-16
SENATE PLOWSHARE DRIVES FORWARD
IN INQUIRY On VETERANS BUREAU

Washington-(A. P.)-The sharp
plowshare of the senate Veterans
Bureau investigating committee driv-
en- forward again through the affairs
of former Director Charles r. Forbes
turned up another collection of de-
malls and counter charges today
With Forbes on the stand under
cross-examination the inquiry ira
versed a wide field of subjects rang
ing from hospital contracts to al
legged drinking parties and pleasure
trips.
The former director continued to
deny generally and specifically the
accusations of misconduct that have
been made against him. The code,
which Elias H. Mortimer testified
was arranged for the use of certain
contracting firms and some officers
of the Veterans Bureau figured
largely in the Cross-examfnation
Denying that he had sent any mes
sages to c. B. Hurley, of the Hurley
Mason compny, of Tacoma, in code, |
Forbes said that all messages that |
went from him were signed by |
Charles R. Forbes" and were t'in the |
clear" The witness said he could Of
fer no explanation if the copies of his
to Hurley were not |
in the bureau files.
Organ read letter signed
Clyde, Hurley's code name accord
ing to Mortimer, and addressed to
'3Moxie" which is supposed to be
Mortmer's code name 1t was under
date of September, 1922, and asked if
"Moxie" could not give the writer
some idea as to when "the projects we
talked about would be ready to fig ,
ure."
Berlin RiOting Continues
Berlin-(A. P.)-Further increase
in the break of food prices upward ,
20 four hundred billion marks for
loaf of bread led to renewed food
riots here today. The police were :
obliged to charge the crowds threat ,,
,ning to storm the bakeries. In the !
suburb of CarIottenburg many shops +
we're plundered and many arrests
we're made. 9
Catch Alleged Bandit {
Montreal-(A. P.)-Police announ- I
ed today that in raid on gamb-
ing den they caught three Americans
elived to be wanted by New York
Soston, and Philadelphia police One
# the men is suspected of being i'm
licated in the robbery in Brooklyn
asst Wednesday when two bank mes
engers were killed and $43,6O7 stol-
n.
Lewiston Post Office Burg1arized ,
LewistOn-(A. P.)-Burglars en-
cred the post office here during last
light by taking the panel from door
hey burned the doors from the vault
ut were unsuccessful in an attempt q
0 break into the safe it was dis !,
overed today. Nothing of value was q
AIKEN. n
POincare Takes Issues r
Paris-(A. P.)-Premier Poincare il
ook issue today with Preme Minist- n
d Baldwin of Great Britain as to who tt
to blame for the present Franco
ritish difficulties when he rose un- N
kpectedly to speak in the chamber of b
equities, during an Interpolation of tt
'reign affairs. CT
81 can not let it be said it is by II
Ir fault than an agreement has not e!
zen reached" M. Poincare said. For e
svera1 years we have not ceased to W
axe concessions from our rights u
I'd it not on our side that the atti- tt
de is uncompromising." b'
Railroad Consolidation Inquiry.
Washington Ca P) -Presenta- =,
on of final evidence has begun in ~, y,
e interstate commerce commits q.
on's investigation of railroad con- =, "
,lidation proposals. Ralph Budd, \,
'esident of the Great Northern, gave
e commission series of statistical ~
atements closing up the case for =,
e Hill intesests. The Hill interests ~,
ave objeoAed to the commissions
ntative plan insofar as it involves -,
e separation of the Hill group of r.
ads. o.
King DissOlves Parliament th
London-(A P.)-King George, pa
ting on the cabinets advice, has III
ssoIved parliament in preparation be