The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-05-29

Washington-(A "A. P.)=The shipping
board will Investigate thoroughly the
OFFER of over one billion dollars re-
celYed yesterday for the entire gov
ernment fleet. There can be no
doubt the board will make the award
TO them" The offer was presented by
John w Slack, president of Colum-
bla Postal Supply company, Silver
Greek, New York. 1t is proposed to
pay one billion, fifty-one million dol
lars, " for all ships, active and in
active and all property of the United
States shipping board, real personal
and mixed" The initial payment of
f1fty-one million dollars would be
made October 1 and fifty millions
yearly thereafter till paid
Daugherty May Resign
Springfield, Ohio-(A P.)zAttor-
ney General Daugherty is expected to
announce his retiremaHt from the cab
met, and with it President Harding
Will make known the name of his sue
cessor, who will be Daugherty's per-
sonal choice, according to an article |
published today by the Springfield
Daily News, from a Washington corr
respondent. The article says that 7
Augustus P. Seymour of Columbus, |
assistant to the attorney general, may /
be named. /,
Daugherty Makes Denial
Washington - CA. P.) - Secretary
returning to Washington i
after period of rest in Ohio, today ]
attended his first cabinet meeting in
several weeks and denied the reports
again circulated that he would re- !
sign.
Powder Explosion Kills Five n
20 A ID II; |
killed and three injured in
IN explosion at the Hercules Powder s
company plant here today q
Veterans Bureau Evidence In
Washington-(A. P.)-Some of the q
'vidence gathered in the senate COM f
nittee investigation of the veterans a
'ureau has been given the department j
f justice for possible criminal action If
gainst the individuals involved The k
harges relate to alleged frauds in If,
with dental work in the o
eterans hospitals, but it is indicated L
Oday that the justice department ! Il
night be asked within a few days to c
ct also against persons connected |;
Jith the purchase of hospital sites e
nd other property of the bureau. G
Canadian River on Rampage G
Oklahoma City, Okla.-(A. PD-I.,
With the damage from the overflow q
n the North Canadian river alreadyJ ?
unning into hundreds of thousands =
dollars, the crisis is expected to be .
cached here today Hundreds of g;
ouses and stores in the city had been =
ashed away this morning. More -
ian thousand persons are homeless. :, -
ne life is known to have been lost. - !.
Earthquake Kills Many lir
Allahabad-(A. P)-British India re
1vices to the newspaper Pioneer, ri
ON Teheran, stated that one thou A
Ind persons have been killed by an IC;
at Turbat, Haidari The pc
locks covered period of several in
0urs. Many villages are said to have tn
zen devastated. ol
Clara Phillips on Way Back hi
New Orleans-(A. P.)-Clara Phil tr
ps, fugitive hammer murderess, ar Ilir
we'd here at lis p. M, completing
e first lap of the journey from Hon
lras to Los Angeles. A huge crowd
Elected at the dock here to see her. no
Would Disbar /. w. w. Attorney pa
Olympia, Wash.-(A P.)-Disfar- Of
ent proceedings were filed today in to
e supreme court against Elmer G. nj
NTH, Centralia attorney, who was We
-e OF the few defendants acquitted ID
the trials growing out of the Ar les
lstice day shooting at Centralia, in of
10. The complaint is signed by % inc
ambers of the Lewis county bar and co
proved by the state bar examiners.
is based almost entirely upon
nith's connection and record with
e |. w. w. hearing set for July co
the superior court at Chehalis. w
Charge HeceiVng StOien Cash at
Seattle-(A. P)-Lee Johnston, INC
attic attorney, has been arrested on his
bench warrant, based on an indict- a I
mt secretly returned by the federaF iset
and jury at Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, ltri
sterday, charging him with receiv- fes
: and possessing two thousand dol of
g in currency stolen from the tbf