The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-08-24
UNION ORDERS Miners OUT SEPT. T.
governor PINCHOT TO TRY SETTLEMENT

Atlantic City-(A. P)-The scale
committees of the miners union in
the three anthracite districts in
Pennsylvania, authorized their offl-
GERS to order all miners to cease work
on September 1 and then adjourned,
leaving the city.
Would Constitute Public Emergency
Washington-(A. P.)-Stoppage OF
anthracite mining would constitute a
public emergency, members of the
coal commission said today in for
NAL statement, requiring full CO.
operation of consumers with soft coal
operators and all agencies for dis
tribution, with all possible aid
through executive action by federal
and state governments.
If those now controlling the min
ing and distribution of anthracite, and
continue to think only of their de-
mands, and not at all of the public's
demand for coal, the commission feels
that every measure should be taken
to supply the domestic fuel needed in
the homes of the great mass OF con-
sumers," the statement said Chair
man Hammond said that the commits
sion still believed that the stoppage
of production would not be allowed
to occur, but that the government did
not feel that the public's interests
would be served through another at
tempt on it's part to intervene in the
deadlock.
PinchOt to Try Settlement
Washington-(A P.)-An effort to
find basis for settlement of the
controversy between the anthracite
operators and the miners, will be
made at once by Governor Pinchot, OF
Pennsylvania, it became known after
a conference today between the gov
man Hammond of the coal commits
sion. The governor stated that he
had refrained from taking action un-
til he know that it would be agree
able with the president, but that now
he will proceed to get in touch with
the miners and operators, immed1-
ately after reaching Harrisburg.
Breaks Cross Continent Record
Hempstead- P.)-All records
for airplane flights across the con-
tinent were broken when Pilot Smith
Of the air mail service landed here
at 11:14, completing a relay from San
Francisco in 26 hours and IA min
Ites.
Oregon Murderer Hanged
Salem, Ore-(A. P.)-Dan Casey,
convicted murderer of J. H. Phillips,
4 railroad detective, in Portland, in
June, 1921, died on the gallows at the |
Denitentiary here this morning.
Driving Farmers to Peasantry
Jewell, Iowa-(A. P.)-Declaring !
hat he would be only too glad to
20 under oath and "tell the farmers |
If Iowa and the United States what
lave learned about financial schemes
% drive them back to peasantry,"
United States Senator Smith Brook
lart, addressing the American Legion
picnic here, renewed his attack on p.
T. Meredith, former secretary of agri-
with whom he has taken
ssue.
Train Wreck, Flood, Kills Many
Moscow-(A. P.)-Over fifty per-
OIS were hllleu dnu dppIOAil1lettSAJ
me hundred injured when the train
rom Wilma to Warsaw left the tracks
lear Lida and crashed into a dam
arly yesterday The dam burst and
he rush of waters helped swell the
list.
Would Meet German Obligations
Berlin-(A. P.)-The present Ger
IAN government stands by the offer
" the recent Cuno government for
leeting Germany's reparation OBJ
gations, Chancellor Stresemann told
he German Industrial club today.
For the liberation of German soil,
Or the maintenance of our sover-
ignty and for the consolidation of
ur situation, it would not be too
reat sacrifice to offer part of the
erman economic system as a pledge
)r carrying out Germany's repara-
on obligations" he declared.
Big Diamond Robbery
Los Angeles-(A. P.)-One hundred
dollars worth of diamonds
nd other gems were taken from two
afes of manufacturing jeweIry COM
anies early today by thieves, who
ound the night watchman.