The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-08-16
FIRST NATIONAL AT Shelby FAILS;
LEAVES Prize FIGHT CITY WITHOUT BANK

Great Falls, Mont.-(A. P)-The
First National bank of Shelby closed
it's doors this morning on order OF
the board of directors. The last
statement of the bank showed de-
posits of $377,000 with footing of
$410,000. In month since then,
however, it is stated, about a hund-
red thousand dollars has been with
drawn, and the assets of the bank
could not be realized upon to furnish
further cash.
This leaves Shelby without any
bank, as the First State bank, of
which Mayor James Johnson was pre-
sident, closed following the Dempsey
Gibbons fight.
To Appoint Neutral Umpires
Mexico City-(A. P.)-John Barton
and Charles B. Warren, who con-
cluded their work at the pre-recogni-
tion conference, left last night for
Washington, aboard a special train,
to submit to President Coolidge and
Secretary Hughes the records of the
negotiations. They expect to arrive
in the capital next Monday 1t was
learned authoritatively that an agree
ment has been reached to have the
president OF the permanent court of
international justice at the Hague, to
appoint neutral umpires for the
United States and Mexican claims
commissions.
Show Favorable Trade Balance
Washington-(A. PA favorable
trade balance of twenty-six million
dollars is shown by official figures
on the country's exports and imports
for July, issued at the Department of
Commerce.
Officials Appropriate $4,000
New York-(A. P.)-Officials of the
United Mine Workers gathered for
wage negotiations with the anthracite |
operators, appropriated ten thousand |
dollars today to relieve the distress
of members in the mine explosion at |
Kemmerer, Wyoming.
Round Up Big Bootleg Force
Washington-(A.P P.)-With eighty
four persons already arrested at
Savannah, Georgia, under conspir-
acy of a section of the prohibition
act, the department of justice officials
said today that they believed they had
finally rounded up perhaps the
largest bootleg force in the United
States. Other important arrestes are
Indictments will be
sought under the smuggling act, an
addition to the Volstead laws.
German Situation PrecariOus
Berlin-(A. P)-Although COM
munist strikes in Berlin are ended,
the situation elsewhere is precarious, {
according to reports received here. I
Communists are said to conrol Helm
sedt, having disarmed the police. {
Many persons are reported as in
iured in a clash between the nation {
alists and the communists, at Arm t
3tadt.
Inaugurate Three Shifts /.
Pittsburgh-(A. P.)-The twelve {
hour day in many steel mills in the '
district saw the beginning t
If the end today with the inaugura- q
ion of three shifts, wherever poss- Z
BILE, to recruit enough workers.
some men, in some departments, I
must continue to mork ten hours, i
,ut only until enough men can be s
ound for eight-hour shifts. h
New York-(A. P)-Prospects are y
right today for the ending of all the :,
anger of a September suspension of f.
he anthracite coal production. Re- II
of both miners and ~
perators, who last night accepted h
agreements for the resump-
ion of wage negotiations, had early
Engagements with the United States n
oal commission to discuss and ratify g,
ne terms involved. ;e
Interned Schooner Arrives VI
Nome, Alaska = CA. P) = The - -
;lue Sea, owned in Seattle, and in "
erned by the Soviet government at % %
last Cape, Siberia, arrived here ~ ~
Captain Anderson, the - -
master, reported as re- -
ult of the government inspector Kos =,
ifs visit to Anadyr, recently that =,
overnor Karieff of that district had u
cen arrested. ~
German Resources Tied Up &C
Paris-(A. P.)-The inter-allied re- to
arations commission formally noti- OF
ed Germany today that reparations
onstitute a prior claim on the re- oN
tilize to guarantee her new gold &C
'an.
Communists Storm City Hall
Berlin - a. P.) Communists
ormed the city hall at Datteln, 19 D.
lies northeast of Essen and dis 81
rmed the police, today, taking pos 70
sssion of the town. says the Cen fr
al News. The militia summoned -
ON a neighboring town, was dis Il,
med. There were many casualties -,
/ both sides. .
BunkO Steerers Appeal tn
Denver-(A. P.)-Sixteen convicted de
embers of Denver's million dollar OF
lnko ring" convicted here in March, al
Id sentenced to penitentiary terms, lel
rived notice of appeal with the M
dorado supreme court here today. M
Anthracite Settlement in Doubt at
New York-(A. P)-Prospects for ha
peaceful settlement of the anthrac- ge
) controversy is believed to have tn