The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-06-04
PRESIDENT WANTS BETTER ROADS IN
REMOTE DISTRICTS; BETTER HOMES

Washington-(A. P)-Speaking at
the dedication of the Zero Milestone"
granite monument erected on the
Mall, as the base for measuring
highway distances, President Hard
ing today declared that the nation,
having developed a system of main
roads, now must recognize the obli-
cation to mOdernize more remote sec
tions Of the system to the fullest ex-
| tent justified by economic conditions
In second address, made at the
opening of the production, in PO-
tomac park, of the boyhood home of
John Howard Payne, composer of
Home Sweet Home" the president
asserted that I'VE are going to have
such advancement in mechanical ap-
purtenances of homes as will repre-
sent real emancipation for women"
Appeal Syndicalism Case
st. Joseph, Michigan.-(A P.)-
Charles E. Ruthenburg of Cleveland,
convicted in the Berrien circuit court
last March of violating the Michigan
anti-syndicalism act, escaped prison
sentence for some time at least when
permission to appeal the case was
granted by Judge Charles White to-
day.
Divine Won't Brook Criticism
New York-(A. P.)-Henry N. Tiff
clerk of sessions Of the First Pres
byterian church, announced today
that the Rev Dr. Harry Emerson (
Fosdick had rendered his resignation !
as pastor because of recent criticism
of his pulpit utterances by the Pres +
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apolis, but that the church had flatly
refused to accept the resignation,
standing firmly behind Fosdick.
Kansas Man ON Farm Loan Board
Washington-(A.P P.)-The resigna-
tion of Charles E. Lobdell, head of the
farm loan board and the appoint
ment of Louis ]. Pettijohn of Dodge
City, Kansas, to succeed him, was
announced today at the White House.
May Teach Foreign Languages
Washington-(A P.)-The state
statutes prohibiting the teaching of
foreign languages in public, private
and parochial schools in Iowa, Ne
braska and Ohio, and among eighteen
other states instructing pupils below
the eighth grade, were held invalid
today by the supreme court.
Delay Release Bandit Prisoners
Tsaochwang "a. Negotiations
for the release of eight of the for ,
eigners still held prisoner by the ban
Its, has been hampered by dissen-
sions, both among the outlaw leaders
md the Chinese government repre- /
;entatives
Advance Injunction Suit (
Washington-(A P.)-The govern
nent's injunction suit to prevent
lealings in sugar futures upon the
Iew York coffee and sugar exchange.
vas advanced by the supreme court
oday for hearing November 12.
Extreme Heat in Chicago /"
Chicago-(A. P.)-Three persons
we're prostrated by heat today as the
nercury reached "a degrees at noon
Archbishop Assassinated "
Saragossa- CA. Cardinal Sol
evilla Romero, archbishop of Sara r
ossa, was assassinated here today
Y unidentified assaiIants. friend
{ the cardinal was also killed.
Enrolling Bandits i'm Army n
Peking-(A. P)-The enrolment
the Shantung bandits into the ma
onal army is proceeding at Tsaoch- in
-ang, according to advices received al
Y the American legation today. Mem tt
ers of the legation feel that it will til
e only matter Of days until the z:
ght foreigners still held at Paot- de
1ku mountain will be released 81
Reports of Resignation Unfonnded OF
London-(A. P.)-Newspaper re- 30
0rts to the effect that Sir Auckland =,
eddes was retiring from the position 40
British ambassador to the United 81. e.
.ates were characterized as entirely ar
1founded by Ronald McNeill, under ~ ~
'cretary of foreign affairs, in the s's .
ouse of commons %
Hail Storm Wrecks Farm Lands la
Regina, Sask-(A P)-One man w
as killed, several cottages blown to pc
eces, and six hundred miles of farm TO
nds covered with hail and torren- ci'
al rains last night in Saskatche- ne
an ex