The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-03-31
FIFTY-FIVE RESIDENTS INDIANA COUNTY
FOUND GUILTY VOLSTEAD ACT VIOLATION

Indianapolis-(A P.)-Fifty-five of
the sixty-two residents of Gary and
Lake county, Indiana, tried on a
charge of conspiracy to violate the
Volstead act, were found guilty by a
jury in the United States district court
today. Among the prominent defen-
dants found guilty were Roswell O..
Johnson, mayor of Gary; William
Holds, sheriff of Lake county; William
M. Dunn, Gary city court judge, and
Blaz Lucas, Gary attorney.
Train Wreck Fatal to Engineer
Spokane-(A P.)-George Koontz,
engineer, of Hillyard, was killed and
w. j. Whitten, fireman, and L. A
Shaw, baggageman, both of Spokane,
injured, when Spokane, Portland, and
Seattle passenger No. 2, east bound,
was derailed about six o'clock this
morning, IL miles west of here. The
engine and five cars were derailed
when the train is supposed to have
struck rock on the track No pas
sengers were reported injured.
Tenement Fire Fatal to Two
New York-(A. P)-Two men were
seriously today in a fire of suspici-
GUS origin in an east side tenement,
making total of nine persons who
lost their lives here in fires during
the past week.
Quake in Upper Burma
Rangoon, India-(A. P)-Houses in
Upper Burma were shaken by an
earthquake last night The extent of
damage is not reported.
Tower ColIapses, Kills Five
Hartford, Conn. - Ca P.) Five
workmen were killed and several
others seriously injured today when
the central tower on the New Wind
sor avenue factory of the Fuller Brush
company collapsed. The weight of
fifty thousand-gallon water tank at
the top of the tower, which had been
filled for a test, was the apparent
cause of the crash. The tank weighed
about $50 TONS
Government Planes Destroyed
Washington-(A. P.)-The photo
graphic laboratory, a hangar and two
airplanes, was destroyed by fire to-
day at Bollingfield. The damage to
war contract records stored in the
burned structure has not been ascer-
tanned. No one was seriously in
jured.
Six German Workers Killed
Berlin-(A. P.)-Six German wor-
kers in the Krupp plant in Essen
have been killed and twenty injured,
in a conflict with the French military,
says Central News dispatch from
Essen today. The dispatch states that
when the French unexpectedly occu-
pied certain of the Krupp motor
works, employees stopped the machin-
cry and surrounded the troops, threa-
tening to attack them. Four machine |
guns opened fire.
Death Sentence Not Carried Out
Moscow-(A. P.)-The death SEN
tence imposed on Vicar General But
the communication of which !
was denied by the central executive |
committee, has not yet been carried !
out, it was said at five p. m. today.
Bishop TuttIe Growing Weaker
st. Louis-(A. P)-The Right Rev.
Daniel S. Tuttle, presiding bishop of |
the Episcopal church in the United !
States, who is i'll with the grippe, is
reported little weaker today
Bandits Get Big Swag
Kansas City-(A. PO-Two crews /
of bandits obtained $9,986 in cash in |
two hold-ups of bank messengers in |
the Armourdale district today and es
capped with the money.
Lenine's Condition Improved
Moscow-(A P)-Premier Lenine's |
condition is improved, according to an |
official bulleting issued at five o'clock. |
The premier has temperature of one |
degrees and the pulse one !
hundred and twenty.
President Civil Service
Washington-(A P.)-William G. !
Deming, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, was
sworn in today as president of the
civil service commission.
R0slyn Miners Walk Out
Seattle - CA. P) = Approximately
2 900 miners employed in the union
lied coal mines of the Roslyn-Cle
Elllm field in eastern Washington and
the Tono field, in Thurston county,