The daily star-mirror., 1923-12-20
BORAH WOULD PUT SENATE ON RECORD
AS FAVORING "OUTLAWING OF ALL WAR"

Washington-(A. PA resolution
ing the 'foutlawing of all war" was
introduced today in the senate by
Senator William E. Borah of Idaho
Under the terms of the resolution the
prosecution Of international hostil
tiles will be~made a public crime"
and judicial substitute for war will
be provided Gin the nature of an in
ternational court
Mexicans At 1t Again
Mexico City-(A. P)-News dis
patches from Apizaco, sc miles from
here, state that fighting has been re-
sumed on the outskirts of Puebla and
Esperanza while Tehuacan has been
evacuated by the rebel forces under
Generals Fortuna and Maycotte and
occupied by the federal column. Pu-
ebla is 63 miles southeast of Mexico
City.
Prohibition Bureau Proposed
Washington CA P.) Establish
ment of the bureau of prohibition in
the department of treasury, thereby
removing the enforcement work from
the jurisdiction of the commission
er of internal revenue, will be pro
oroyaI of Secretary Mellon. The new
bureau will be under the personal di
'ection of Mellon and will be presid
I'd over by prohibition commission
II responsible to the commissioner
Llone.
Farley Nomination Taboo
Washington CA. P.) The nomi-
lation of Edward J. Farley as chair
nan of the shipping board will be re-
orted adversely to the senate under
decision reached today by the com
lerce committee. The action is bas-
d entirely, members said, upon the
rovisions of the law alloting only
ne member of the board to the l
tates touching on the Great Lakes
hat section is already represented
zy T. V. O'Connor, Buffalo By its ac-
on the committee overruled Presi- s
ent Coolidges contention that the {
enate's confirmation of A. d. Las {
er of Chicago as chairman of the t
1ipping board in 1922 constituted /
recedent for similar approval of the a
arley nomination. f
President Withdraws Nominations
Washington IA. P.)-The deci-
on of the senate commerce COM t
ittee to report adversely on the nom e
an of the shipping board was fol- a
wed today by the withdrawal by tt
resident Coolidge of his nomina- a
ons of Frederick I. Thompson of AL b
,ama and Bert e. Haney of Oregon t.
members of the board.
Wants Philippine Investigation e
Washington-(A. PA demand b
r sweeping investigation by the b
)use rules committee of the admin il
tration in the Philippines of Gov S
nor General Wood was made in o
solution introduced today in the F
,use by Representative Freer, Re h
1b1ican of Wisconsin. Freer also tt
that an inquiry should be tt
ade to establish whether or not the b
ne is ripe to grant the islands in Is
pendence. 81
COnfesses Robbery Implication la
Wash.-(A. P)-Ed- w
ard Aasen, alias J. E. Swanson, ar tt
sted at Mount Vernon, south of w
re, last night for alleged implica- pr
IN in the robbery of a bank at Los 1t
lge1es in August, confessed to the CO
:agit county authorities today that til
was driver of one of the two
tomobiles used by the bandits, ac- L.
riding to information from Mount
rnOn.
Globe TrOtter Frozen
Wis.-(A. P.)-The body til
a man found frozen to death in pt
ystack at oliver, Wis, has been re
entitled as Frank Fletcher, famous d
,be trotter who started out from 1t
a Francisco in June, 1919, to walk G.
Buenos Aires and circle the Unit &C
States before June, 1929. lie
Attacking Rebels Repulsed sc
Mexico City-(A. PO-Rebels at
king Villa Hermosa, capital of Ia pc
SEQ, have been defeated after 80 de
Ut battle with loss of 200 killed w
/ more than that number wounded tt
,ording to an official war depart ell
Mt bulletin announced today. la