The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-11-23
ARGUES ON Freight RATES
With PRESIDENT urges REDUCTION

Washington-(A. P.)-Reduction of
freight rates on farm products was
recommended to President Coolidge
today by Senator Gooding, Republi-
can of Idaho, as the most effective
means of extending agricultural re-
lief. The Idaho senator advised the
president that there was a universal
demand among the farmers of the
west for lower freight rates on their
products and charged that the rail
roads were spending millions of dol
lars in a campaign to prevent reduc-
tion by Throwing out a smoke
screen" of argument that a reduc-
ton could only be made at the cost of
service
Grand Jury Indicts Walton
Oklahoma City-(A. P.)-J. G. Wal
ton, removed Monday as governor of
the state of Oklahoma, was indicted
today by the Oklahoma county grand
jury on seven counts charging di-
version of public funds, intimidating
an officer and preventing the as
semblying of the lower house of the
state legislature. DR.. A. e. Daven-
port, state health commissioner, and
t. p Edwards, the former governors |
personal chauffeur, were also in
dicted on charges of diverting state |
Dissolve Communist Party
Berlin CA. P) General Won
Seeckt, national commander of the |
Reichswehr, today ordered the dis
solution of the German Communist !
party and the confiscation of its
funds. He also prohibited the hold
ing of Communist meetings and the
of Communist newspa-
pers.
Krupp Directors Released
Berlin-(A. P.)-All directors of
he Krupp plant imprisoned last
spring on charges of resistance to the
french growing out of the rioting at
Arupps have been released, says a
Cologne dispatch.
Anarchists Bullets Hit Passerby
Buenos Aires-(A. P.)-An anarch-
st worker fired three shots at DR..
Manuel Carries, president of the Ar :
sentine Patriotic league, last night ]
Is he was entering a restaurant in
crowded business quarter. The bull !
cts missed their mark and a passer- ,
" was seriously wounded {
Hunger Strike to Cease :
Dublin-(A. PIT is expected in l
overnment quarters that all hunger I
trikers will cease their fasts tonight. v
'ew women in the North Union in S
camp are still holding out. I
Withdrawal from Philippines .
Washington CA. P) American =
rithdrawn from the Philippines will
e proposed in a resolution which ;,
enator King, Democrat of Utah, said e
e will introduce Immediately after
lie convening of the senate. p
MOratOriums to be Necessary a
Washington = CA. P) - Practical Il
will have to be grant tt
i by the government on number of S,
sclamation projects to prevent their W
sing disastarous failures to the a
resent tenants, Chairman Campbell v
, the interior departments special tt
lvisory committee said today in re- tt
ewing the investigation to date. RI
Test Ku KIux Strength
Oklahoma City-(A P)-The state =, u
snate, in what is regarded as the u
rst test of the Ku Klux Klan ele "
ents and those opposing the organ d. a.
alton, rejected the amendment to -
e Klan bill under consideration p
hich would have provided for the Il, u
ling with county officers semi-an- M ns
lily the list of officers and members :"
secret organizations. The vote in pi
vor of rejection was % to 13. n'
To Resume Ruhr Industry
CA. P.)- Industrial ..
aders in the Ruhr valley, with -,
nom the French authorities have 10
en- negotiating for the resumption re
operations in the industrial plants, 10
sned the agreement today with the On
ench.
Confidence in POincare nj,
Paris-(A. P.)-The chamber of ap
puties today voted confidence in pa
emier Poincair after a statement mi