The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-02-10

| Washington-(A. P)-The bill of
| Senator Gooding, republican, of Ida
no, creating government wheat stab
| ilization corporation, with three hund-
| red million dollars capital to buy
and sell wheat, was reported fav-
orably today by unanimous vote of
the senate agriculture committee.
Senate Reports Funding Bill.
Washington-(A. P)-The British
debt funding bill, passed yesterday
by the house, was ordered reported
favorably with minor amendments
today by the senate finance commit
tee, by a vote of to 3. The oppon-
ents were Senator LaFollette, repub-
lican, of Wisconsin; Gerry, democrat,
of Rhode Island; Walsh, democrat,
of Massachusetts.
Two-Cent Gas Tax in Washington.
Olympia-(A. P)-An increase in
the state gasoline tax from one to
two cents a gallon was approved by
the senate today, when it passed
senate bill No. 145, sponsored by the
roads and bridges committee. The
bill to appropriate $150,000 from the
general fund to operate a women's
industrial home and clinic, introduc-
ed by Beeler, of King county, and two
measures by leighton, of King, to
abolish the administrative code de-
partments of licenses and efficiency,
were important among twelve house
bills today.
Administrative Code Favored.
mpia-(A. P)-The gross cost
of government operation under Is
months of the civil administrative
code, was about $4,000 in excess OF
the same vost for the preceding per-
iod, a special house committee to in
vestigate the code, reported today.
However, the committee declares, the
increased cost was justified because
of the natural increase in business in
existing functions and appropriations,
and for other functions which act as
legislative mandate on the admins
trative officers.
Officers Killed in Plane Crash
San Antonio, Texas-(A. P.)-Lieut-
enant Harry K. Martin and Sergeant
Walter F. Grodecki were instantly
killed at Kelly field today, when their
ship crashed to earth and burned.
The plane was flying over rifle
target when it suddenly nosed down. i
X-Ray DiscOverer Dead.
Berlin-(A. P)-Professor William
Conrad Roentgen, discoverer of the |
Roentgen rays, popularity called |
X-rays, is dead at Munice.
Total List of Dead "a.
Cumberland, B. ca. P)-When |
the bodies of 80 miners, killed = |
Thursday nights explosion in No. Al
mine of the Canadian Galleries, Duns-
muir, Ltd, had been brought to the
surface today, the company officials !
expressed the belief that one more
body remains in the mine, making
the total list of dead "a.
Cash for Norwegian Ship Owners.
Washington-(A. P)-The joint
resolution directing the shipping
board to pay s11, 900, awarded by
the arbitration tribunal to Norweg- !,
ian ship owners for vessels requisi
toned by the American government
during the war, passed the house to-
day and now goes to the senate.
Forty Bodies Recovered at Dawson.
Dawson, N. Ma. PA raging
which began shortly after
am, drove every one except the
rescue workers and repairers from
this tunnel entrance to the Phelps
Dodge mine, where 1872 men were en-
tombed by the explosion last Thurs
day Forty bodies had been recov-
cred this morning, according to the
official figures. Two of
the men escaped uninjured.
Bar German Ministers From Ruhr.
Paris-(A PO-The German cab
met ministers will hereafter be barred
from the Ruhr by the Franco-Be1g-
ian forces. Premier POincare of
France and Foreign Minister Jasper
IF Belgium, at a conference here to-
lay, sent brief note to this effect
which was Immediately delivered to
he German embassies in Paris and
Brussels.
Suspend Freight Rate Increase.
Washington - CA. P.) - Western
railroads were order
I'd today by the interstate commerce
commission to suspend until June 10