The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-07-05
PRESIDENT LAYS WREATHS ON GRAVES
OF |. ". v. VICTIMS AT CENTRALIA
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dent Harding early today stopped his
train and drove through a drizzling
rain to two cemeteries, and person
ally laid wreaths on the graves of
four of the American Legion men
who were killed by the Industrial
Workers of the World in Centralia's
Armistice day disorders in 1919. He
was accompanied only by military
and naval aides, and Representative
Albert Johnson.
Abolish the, Twelve Hour Day
Tacoma-(A. P)-President Hard
ing made public here the correspond
ence between himself and the direct
ors of the American iron and steel
institute and in a statement incor-
porated as part of his address here
manufacturers of America have un-
dertaken to abolish the twelve hour
day at the earliest moment that ad
labor shall be available"
Four Burned to Death
Pittsburgh, Pa. - CA P)-Four
persons were burned to death in a
fire at the Schalid hotel at McKees-
port near here. The bodies of two
men and woman are not identified.
Six guests were injured, two of them
seriously.
Want Federal Protection
New York-(A. P.)-Declaring that
the lives Of r. R. Motion, the presi- !
dent of Tuskee institute, and negro
surgeons in the veterans hospital
were threatened by masked mobs,
The National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People, tele-
graphed President Harding urging
nim to send federal troops to protect
hem
Assaults With Pistols Charged
Houston, Texas-(A. P.)-Seven /
more indictments charging assaults
with pistols were returned by the
Harris county grand jury which is
INVESTIGATING the whippings in Goose
Creek near here.
Monster Locomotive is Wreck
Tacoma, Wn=(A P)=The mons
er Union Pacific locomotive, which
rev President Harding's train into
Portland yesterday, is a wreck today
outside of Tacoma, with one trainman
lead land another seriously injured,
our or five passengers slightly in
ured, and possibly several tramps
lead, as a result of the owl train
rom Portland running into a land
lide at Salmon Beach at 4:47 A. NJ.
Engineer Edward Roddey was killed
nd w Watson badly sca1ded Both
we're. from Seattle.
Harding Sails Today
Tacoma-(A P.)=President Hard
ng and his party, who arrived short
y before ten A. NJ, reached the end
f long trail over which they have
ravelled fifteen days, and covered
ourteen states. After his address
ere, he will board the United States
avail transport Henderson, which
ails at P. M. for Alaska.
Boston Man Defeated
Henley on the. Thames-(A. P.)-i
,ussel Goldman, the Boston oarsman,
7as eliminated from competition for /
he diamond sculls today, being de-''
eated by D. H. L. Gooan, who was
victor over Walter Hoover yester-
ay. He won by two lengths in eight |
linutes and thirty seconds. I
Pilots Jump from Balloon
Indianapolis-(A. P)-Roy F. Don !
ldson and P. A. Erlach, both of
pringfield, Ill, and entries in the
ational balloon race which started
ON here yesterday, were slightly in
lred this morning when they were +
,rced to jump from balloon eight i
iles northeast of Bryan, Ohio. The ;
alloon escaped. !
Canadians Pool 1928 Wheat
Saskatoon, Sask-(A. P.) - The
lrmers union of Canada voted to
'rm a voluntary wheat pool for the
}23 crop. 1t sought the cooper
lion from other farmer organiza
ons of the western provinces. ;,
Bid for Another Fight F
Port Arthur, Ont-(A Po-The r
ort Arthur chamber of commerce
i'll bid for a return Dempsey-Gib-
ms fight here, the chamber presi- N
mt announced today. l
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