The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-03-05

Olympia-(A. PA compromise
school measure, combining the fea-
lures of the departmental bill of Mrs.
Josephine Corliss Preston, state super
intendent of schools, and the county
unit :" measure of Senator w. ]. SUIT
ton, was passed by the senate today,
38 to 2. The measure provides for
county unit taxation, excluding ten
districts of the first class. 1t estab-
fishes a ten mill county elementary
school levy; four mill county high
school levy; a two mill county build
ing fund tax with vote Of the peo-
pie, and six mill local district fund
tax on the approval of the county
board
Introduce Big Highway Bill
Olympia-(A. P.)-The state high
way budget bill was introduced in the
senate today carrying a total appro-
priation for primary and secondary
highways of $1O,38s,596 1t includes
$74, ,248 for maintenance and construc-
tion of streets in cities and towns
through which highways pass. The
bill includes the Pacific highway
from Everett to Blaine, three hundred
Seattle, two hundred thousand, and
seventy-five thousand dollars.
President on Vacation
Washington = CA. P.) = President |
and Mrs. Harding, accompanied by |
a party of friends, left Washington
today on special train for Ormond, j
Florida, where they will take vaca-
ton on a house boat trip for over
a month.
Will Give Veterans Preference
Harding today directed the civil SER
vice commission to give certain pre-
ference to world war veterans in !
for positions.
Declares Election Charges False
Washington-(A P.)-Senator- ELECT /
Earle Il. MayfieId, OF Texas, today |
gave out statement here declaring .
infamous and absolutely false the |
election contest charges tiled recently
1y George Peddy, republican indepen
lent democratic candidate whom he
lefeated last November. Peddy re-
;ently charged that Mayfield belonged
20 the Ku Klux Klan, had entered
with its members by which
lis election was declared fraudulent.
Jury Considers Alleged Khan Activities
Bastrop, Lo.-(A. PA grand
ury was organized here today to con-
'ider evidence in connection with the
Morehouse Parish hooded band atroci-
les, alleged acts of the Ku Klux
Nlan.
Gives Recess Appointments
Washington - "a. P) = President
Harding today gave recess appoint
nents to Elmer S. Landes of Ohio,
and Morton l.. Corey, OF
Nebraska, democrat, as directors OF
he federal farm loan board.
Trial 1Iedford Night Riders Opens
Medford, Ore.-(A. P)-Assistant
Attorney General Lilejeqvist told the
ury in the opening statement in the
rial of DR.. Jouett p. Bray in con-
lection with night rider ;" charges
oday, that he expected to prove by
. P. Hale, alleged victim, that Bray
vas participant, and that ex-pol1ce
hief j. F. Hittson and Howard Hill,
wo other defendants, would also be
Onnected with the case. The assist
mt attorney general also SAID that ne
would show where the robes used by
he night riders came from and what
yas done with them.
Investigate Government Fire
Washington-(A. PD-City detec- I
ives were detailed to investigate a ,
ire which today did damage estimated
t several thousand dollars to the ]
overnment printing office. Firemen
eported that they found separate {
res burning simultaneously on two |
oors and were unable to discover t
ne cause.
[cNary Refuses Recess Appointment
Washington-(A. P)-James G. Nc
ary of New Mexico whose nomina-
on for comptroller Of currency
liled of confirmation by the senate,
as offered a recess appointment to
le place today by President Harding,
ut declined Afterward it was an
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