The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-12-26

New 1Orh-lA. H.)-LlouConduC
Osborne Cutler Wood, 26-year-old son
of Governor General Leonard Wood
of the Philippines, has admitted MAX
ing between seven and eight hundred
thousand dollars in speculation in
Wall street securities, conducted by
cable from Manila, where he is an
aide to his father, says a copyrighted
dispatch to the New York Times. 1t
says that young Wood intends resign
ing as soon as entering the diplo-
matte service. The Times declares
that Woods operations were investi-
gated by the war department, and
that no reason was found for censure,
but the paper strongly advised him
to stop specializing at once. 1t says
that General Wood directed that the
speculation be stopped, to which the
son has agreed.
Try to Reopen Land Case
Washington-(A. P.)-An effort to
reopen one phase of the alien land
law cases, recently decided by the
supreme court, was embodied in
J. Obrien and j. Inouy. AS owner of
a farm in Santa Clara county, in
California, Obrien sought to enter
into cropping contract with Inouy,
under which the latter could work
the farm and receive as his pay part
of the crops.
Special Craft for Coast Guard
New York-(A. PA reinforce
nent of the coast guard rum blockade
with shipping board crafts, navy de-
stroyers, eagle boats, or submarine ,
;hasers would be impractical and un-
says Secretary of the
Treasury Mellon, in letter received
y H. M. Crysta, managing editor of
he Brooklyn Eagle. Mellon express
ID the belief that new and espec- l.
ally designed craft must be built for I,
hat purpose. 8,
Rescue Coast Life Guards :,
Newport, Oregon-(A. P.)-The =
light members of the coast guard life n
aving crew were brought into har- a.
'or here safe by the tug Go-Getter, ~
his forenoon. o
Avalanche Kills Eleven 81
Cranberry, France-(A. P.)-An ii
va1anche destroyed cottage thirty d
lilies northeast of here today, killing s.
inc or eleven occupants of the le
uilding. II
Coast Guard Trapped at Sea te
Newport, Oregon-(A. P.)-Exposed CO
ince Monday night to heavy winds, tr
all squalls, and bitter cold, eight &c
lembers of the coast guard from fe
export station, are still outside the ca
ar here this morning in a small boat Cc
aiting for the sea to calm or a craft m
go to their rescue The coast an
lard cutter crew left here Monday
'ternoon in response TO a call from
'aldport, sixteen miles south, where ed
.140 UoI~I
!aunch carrying victor WeDp, ana he
ghteen others, had gone into the tn
zen sea. 10.
Locate Missing French DirigibIe tur
Paris-(A P.)-Officials at the Co
inistry of the Marine here announc- Co
today that they considered the tri
test trustworthy news regarding ito
e whereabouts OF the missing DIR log
ible Dixmude, was an official dis
tch from Diskra last Friday an col
unc1ng her arrival there. IL she cis
nded, it is considered improbable Ka
the department oIliclais, Inat Tue hat
nding had been effected without ooc
cident. W.,
Onsider Extending Shipping Laws ma
= CA .P) = President pal
olidge has taken up the question n
extending the coastwise shipping rec
VS. to the Philippines and has asked plo
airman Jones of the senate COM are
rec committee, to submit a memo Wa
ldum setting forth his recommenda- for
rs in the event that such an ex- IA,
sion should take place. Under this tor
v only American vessels could en- Tda
sc in trade between the Philip 49,,
es and the United States. IT,,
Prisoner Sets Cell Afire
"a P.)-Otto w. Craw-
d. 27, logger, held as an insan- A
suspect, burned to death in a pad Ious
cell at the police station, which Pal,
set on fire here today terr
Federal Troops Control Mexico his
Il Pasco, Texas-(A. P)-Federal shol
Dps now control the entire repub- be
of Mexico, except those positions groC
by troops under General Quad Haz
pc Sanchz and General Enricque wer,