The daily star-mirror., 1923-07-16
MOVE Freight CARS WESTWARD
TO HANDLE IMMENSE NORTHWEST CROPS

Olympia-(A. P.)-An early move
ment Of empty freight cars westward
from eastern centers is expected to
prevent a serious car shortage in the
Pacific northwest this season, o. o.
Calderhad, the rate expert for the de-
partment of public works, stated.
Since April solid trains of empty cars
have been made up at the Buffalo
gateway for Chicago, with instruc-
tions that the cars be loaded there
for delivery to western lines only
The result has been, he said, that the
surplus Of empties would gradually
accumulate in the west.
Communicate the ReparatiOn Note
London-(A. P.)-Premier Baldwin
announced in the house of commons
that he would communicate to the
United States for it's information a
draft of the reply he was preparing
to the German reparation note.
Twenty-Five Indicted
Chicago-(A. P)-Twenty-two men
were named in indictments returned
by the federal grand jury here today,
with conspiracy to transport
one thousand cases Of whiskey from
the diStillery in Louisville, KY, in |
September 1920.
Earth TremOr is Felt
Everett, Wn.-(A. P.)-An earth
,remor was felt yesterday in the vi
;inity of Darlington in the noun
ainous northeastern section of this
county, following three other such
shocks Saturday afternoon. There
vas no damage, but the fire lookout
IN Mount Higgins reported that the
hooks sent rocks and timber down
he mountainside.
Select q. S. Senator
st. Paula. P.)-Minnesota vot-
rs today are writing a verdict in
n unprecedented contest involving
he selection of United States SEN !
tor to succeed the late Knute Nell ,
on. The race is between Governor
'reus, a republican, and Harding ad +
erent, and Magnus Johnson, a farm ,
rlaborite, and follower of Robert {
James Carley, the demo-
ratio choice, is not considered a
erious contender.
Severe CIOudburst i'm Colorado t
Denver-(A. P.)-Two persons
ere drowned and five others mar e
owly escaped drowning, the high e
'ays were damaged, many motorists
ere marooned. sections of railroad p
'acks were washed out, and other h
amage was done in central Colo t
ado yesterday by cloudbursts that
velled streams in the mountain O
anyons. .
Decide Act Unconstitutional a
Chicago-(A. PA recent decis- "
n of Federal Judge Bourquin at l'
elena, Mont, holding unconstitu- n
onal the portion of the Volstead act
hitting the amount Of alcoholic te
Iuor physician may prescribe was di
as held absolutely correct" and G
i'll have the endorsement of the a.
nerican medical profession, accord
g to a statement by DR.. William m
len Pusey, the president Of the CT
nerican Medical association. re
Plan Drive in Alaska >. >.
Fairbanks, Alaska-(A. P.)-Hav- h.
g reached the northern end of the nj
eel rail transportation, President hi
arding proposed today to go fur n,
sr into the interior of Alaska by n.
tomobile with Mrs. Harding and a. ar
rtion Of their party. They plan
d five-hour ride Of ninety miles q,
er the Richardson trail to McCarty 10
the Tannana river. hs
Want Twelve-MiIe Enforcement
Washington-(A P.)-If the state tn
oartment fails in negotiations with Of
eign governments to establish the fis
hit to search for rum runners tic
elve miles off the shore, the next da
sion Of congress will be asked by
dries to accomplish the purpose
statute. Senator Sterling, re-
olican Of South Dakota, one of the MI
: leaders, said he was preparing bo
revive his bill to establish the ~.
live mile limit in the prohibition we
orcement. He says congress has fre
pie authority in spite of other orr,
7ernments attitudes er,
Rickard Makes Proposition It
lew York-(A. P.)-Tex Rickard to
de a definite proposition to Jack to
arms, Dempsey's manager, for a civ
npsey-Firpo fight for Buenos De
90 as FirnO wiebae KearpS an IN,