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New Britain herald., 1923-12-13
Man Imprisoned for 10
 Days in Hollow of Tree

San Antonio, Tex, Dec. 1S.-Im- prisoned for ten days in the hollow of a giant oak tree, Harry Comstock, 31, was rescued yesterday by BcXar county deputy sheriffs and farmers.
 Comstock, who had been without food or water during his imprisou- ment drank almost a gallon of water within a short time. He was taken to the Bexar country sheriff's office and a physician summoned. Food
New Britain herald., 1923-12-13
PLAN ID NAME FORD
 WITHOUT APPROVAL
Delegates to Detroit Conference Say They Will "Draft" Him

Detroit. Dec. 13.--Henry Ford will be nominated for president whether he desires to be or not, il was unani- mously decided at a meeting here last night at which a national Ford-for- President club was organized by a score of persons who came here re- gardless of the fact that a FordFor- President meeting to which they were delegates. had been called off The group is meeting again today.
 After Robert R. Pointer of Detroit, who cancelled plans for the proposed conference here at the request of Mir. Ford, had refused to serve, Roy b. Harrop of Omaha, Neb., was elected president of the club. At the con clusion of the meeting it was an- nounced that no plans had been made as to how MT. Ford would be nomin- ated or whether he would be nom- mated on the democratic or a third party ticket,
 Will Draft Him.
 We want Henry Ford for presi- dent and we are going ahead and draft him if he does not come out and lead the way himself by a declara- tion," Harrop said after his election. Harrop said the club would not con fer with Mir. Ford or invite him to meet them.
 Some discussion was bccasioned last night in the selection of name for the group. Mrs. Della Gilbert of Vermont, who says she is president of the Women's political party of that state proposed that the name should be the Women's Political Party. and asserted that such name would en- list the support of many women. The majority. however, finlly agreed on the National Ford For President club,
 No Action in Conference.
 The matter of calling a national conference was discussed but no de- finite action was taken. The organi- zation of state Ford For-President clubs will be handled by members of the group who are meeting here, it was asserted.
 Finances. according to the plans made last night, are to be raised by assessment of members Of the state clubs. Of the amounts collected by the state clubs, it was voted last nightto turn over 25 per cent to the national club.
 The conference is being attended by representatives from nine states, | North and South Dakota, Michigan, l Oregon. Vermont, New Jersey New | York and California. All of the meet | ings have been held behind closed | doors so far, but Harrop announced | that after the meeting today maybe
New Britain herald., 1923-12-13
FIRE AT NEW NORMAL SCHOOL

Engine Co. No. was called out on q still alarm at 4;1S o'clock yester- day afternoon 10 eXtinguish fire that had started on the roof of the new normal school in Stanley Quar- ter. Slight damage was done.
 The fire department was called out at GAO o'clock last evening to eS-
New Britain herald., 1923-12-13

tinguish a fire in the kitchen of restaurant conducted in the Simmons block at 3S0 Main street. Damage estimated at s25 was done to food stuffs.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-13

was given him gradually.
 He told his rescuers that he had climbed into the tree for shelter and had fallen into the hollow.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-13
READY
FOR TRIP EAST
Marble Champ Leaves on
June 20 for Atlantic City

Tho days draws nearer-.the last
day OF school. Friday. the 18th. will
see several thousand boys and girls.
both high and grammar school. head.
ing toward their respective school
buildings 10 obtain the last report
cards of the year. Among them will
be Preston Eldred, IS. The Stars
marble champ. who. the last week
in tho month. viii play in the ma.
tional marble tournament in Allan.
tic City. y. j.
Now school is bad enough for any
body during the spring days OF the
year. But pity poor Preston. He's
had a heap 10 think about. Blue
skies and warm breezcs have carried
his thoughts even further than usual
past the OF swimmin hole and the
fish pond--past everything nearby.
Preston couldn't help but think con-
siderably about Atlantic City. n. j.
Just the same he expects 10 get
thru" and TO consequently be ready
for his sophomore year at West Seat.
tic high in the fall. In the mean.
time--well the marble player and
his mother. Mrs. c. Il. Eldred. leave
Seattle June 20 for the tournament
grounds in the East. And the hoy
says II he CAN HELP IT. Seattle
will be the national marble champ
town.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-13
TWO BROKERS
PLEAD GUILTY

NEW YORK, June i5. Edward NJ.
Fuller and VIM, T.. MCGEE late heads
OF the brokerage house OF Il. NJ. lcul-
Ter and company. today pleaded
guilty TO n charge Of conducting n
bucket shop.
They were romandcd TO jail In GUS
tody of deputy murshals until Fri
day.
Fuller and McCoo are alleged TO
have yictnizcd thouennds Of "lambs'
in all parts OF the United states who
aont their savings TO them for pur-
pose Of buying stocks and getting
rich In n hurry,
Tho failure of their brokerage cs-
adjustment was the first of many in
wall street
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-13
EX-PREMIER
MAY BE DEAD

LONDON. June I3-Former Pre-.
mier stamboullslsy., of Bulgaria, was
killed Tuesday By troops OF the new
Zankof government. according to "A
Central News dispatch from Vienna,
quoting Sofia advices.
The report Is unconfirmed
Soldiers OF tho new government,
which was established by bloodless
coup d'ctat Saturday. surrounded the
former peasant premier in forest Mt
Sayostsa and killed him after he had
attempted resistance at the head Of
a handful of loyal followers, accord.
ing 10 the Central News.
Other dispatches sayStamboullsliy'a
capture alive Is expected momentari
~. while others describe with few de-.
tails what II believed TO be serious
counter,rcyolt.
Bulgaria TX believed by officials
here TO be secthIng in the initial
stages of civil war, which strict cen.
sorship prevents what correspondents
have penetrated to the capital from
describing. Only information favor.
able to the new government comes
direct from Sofia.
Dispatches from Vienna. Athens
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-13
STATE BOOZE
BOUTS PROBED

MADISON. Wis. June Ia. Sena-
tor II i Sevcrson today introduced
a resolution ia the senate calling
Tor m investigation OF reports OF
drinking bouts" In the state CAPT
toll.
"Many charges Of malfcasance ia
office OF state officials both cleo
tive and appoinuvc. have been made
and no public doniais made thereof, 4"
tho resolution said.
soverson. author OF The state dry
enforcement law. said he was
moved TO call for a probe calling
for reports of ''bcozlng By logisla-
tors and that wet lobbyists were
bringing liquor into the capitol.
The resolution calls for commit.
tee OF three senators with power 10
subpoena and collect evidence.
Revelations that senator Barney
Moran. who disappeared last week
on the eve OF taxation vote. was
snid 10 have been drugged and kid
mapped. was the outstanding feature
81 the resolution.
The resolution states that u has
been publicly charged that the
absence OF Moran was caused by
certain employees OF the senate who
"druggod and stupefiod him" and
then caused him TO be transported
away.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-13
by LESTER VI. HUNT

WHAT thoughts would flash thru
w your mind II you were pluuging
toward the earth from an attitude OF
2.7o0 fect9
II is oaay 10 find out hut no ono
but Sir Arthur Conan Doyle would
ever know what your mental action
was. unless YOU had parachute.
And II YOU had parachute your
thoughts would not be the samo ns
tho you were plupging TO certain
death with nothing to occupy your
mind.
Price Miller. said TO be tho young.
est and most original daredevil In
tho business. Is authority for the
above. lie has survived two acct.
dental drops when his parachute re-.
fused to function and one Intentional
drop OF 1900 feet.
During each OF tho accidental falls
thru atmosphere Miller believed that
he was about 10 gaze into the eyes
Of his ancestors. But. contrary TO
accepted theory. the events OF his
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-13
Train Hits Auto! 3 Killed! 5 Hurt!
RESIDENTS RESIDENTS O. O. BALKAN STATES AFLAME!
AIRMEN PLAN
OCEAN FLIGHT

SAN DIEGO. June IA fleet
o. nix navy acnplanes win attempt
TO ny from Honolulu 30 Gan Diego
this summer. II was announced at
the aircraft squndron'a battle fleet
headquarters at North Island to-
day.
The planes. 10 be manned by
two men each. viii attempt 70 make
nonstop flight but viii land on
the sea II necessary.
The Pacific viii be bridged by
1estroycrs or aircraft tcndem AZ
frequent intervals TO act as guide
posts as well as 10 assist any
planes which have 10 land.
Personnel for the flight Ia being
selected today. Authorization for
the trip has just been received from
Washington.
naval transport viii call here
this month TO carry the planes
and personnel 20 Pearl Harbor.
where test flights preparatory 20
tho tranApacific flight win be made,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-13
LARSON WRITES
TO Gov. H AR 7
Executive Has Not Taken
Action on Matter

The original copy OF his petition
for clemency. accompanied by a
personal letter 20 Gov. Louis f..
Hart. was mailed TO Olympia Wed.
nesday BY ole Larson, former prcsi.
dent OF the dofunct Scandinavian.
American bank OF Tacoma, who "
attempting 10 escape a fiyv.year sen
tence In the state ponitcntiary thru
q pardon from Hart.
The governors office "Wednesday
was in receipt Of the printed pc.
tition which was mailed Monday
afternoon by Mrs. larson. but 1t
was said no appeal outside OF this
petition. had yet reached tho Of
flee.
Gov. Hart was not In Olympia
Wednesday md had not had an
opportunity to take up the cfcmency
matter.
Larson. In his letter 10 the gov.
ernor, further pointed out what he
considers the injustice or being
made 10 suffer for n crime which
Ire committed. believing that I'D was
acting In good faith with the dc.
posltors OF his bank.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-13
Wife IS
CANOE VICTIM
Hat in Overturned
Craft Identified
by K. Barnes

Identification Wednesday morning
by Kenneth Barnes. manager OF the
Liberty Air Compressor Co, SIG L.
Pike st.. OF the hat found Tuesday
in the overturned cano5 on Lake
Washington as that OF his wife,
lead the police to believe that Mrs.
Barnes was one OF the two women
who are thought to have drowned
in the lake TUESDAY afternoon.
Barnes came TO the police station
Wednesday morning after hearing
OF the Lake Washington accident.
He declared that descriptions OF
one OF the women who rented the
canoe al Lcschi park Tuesday tally
with that Of hts wife. She left home
about =. m. Tuesday afternoon.
he told the police, without saying
where. or with whom. she was go.
Ing.
- +. BIgelow. owner OF tho boat.
house. declared that two women
rented canoe from him Tuesday
afternoon and Identified the over
turned craft as the one. Tho hat
which Barnes identified as that OF
his wife was in the canoe when It
was discovered upside down on the
lake.
c. y. clcgg, boathouse employe,
declared that THE woman believed TO
be Mrs, Barnes had given him two
letters TO mail. one addressed TO
I. \. Strong, care OF #. Bowser
Co, San Francisco. The other let.
ter had a Dillingham; ADDRESS.
Following the Identification Of
Mrs. Barnes as one OF The missing
women. horbor patrol boats were
preparing TO drag the lake bottom
near the scene where the canoe was
found.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-13
RUSH TROOPS
TO BORDERS!
General Warfare
Is Feared From
Bulgar Revolt

ATHENS. June l3.--Four Bal.
kan states called troops 10 the
eolors today and rushed rein.
foreemcnis TO their borders.
Urgent measures were instliui.
ed TO prevent the bulgarian re-.
volt and counter-rcyolt from
spreading.
Mobilization OF thousands o. fresh
troops aud extension OF civil war. re-
ported from Sofia. caused alarm in
Belgrade. Bucharest. Athens and
Prague.
In Budapest, the Hungarian capl.
tai. on the other hand. q was report.
"a that news OF the trouble ia Bul
garia had been greeted with rejoic.
ing and that SECRET mobilization OF
three CLASSES had taken place.
Greece today Instituted wartime
measures to reinforce gbe Greek Bul,
gar!an frontier
Jngo'Slavla called ZIP e thousand
Serbian reserve officers and hurried
additional troops to the border with
ammunition and supplies.
cEecho- sloSakia. farther removed
from the storm center. watched with
anxiety and prepared for possible
military action
AZ Prague Il was confirmed that
bulgaria wps partly fnohiiixing In de,
fiRnco ~ the treaty which ended that
country's participation in tho world
war. a bad impression has been Gre.
ated in Other Balkan tapitnls BY this
knowledge.
~ Belgrade tho crown council dc.
cided to request Bulgaria 20 demobll'
izc immediately what volunteers
have bean enrolled IN excess OF the
number allowed by the treaty Of
NeuilIy. The zankoI ministry. strug.
Cling 10 put down "a growing peas
ant counter revolt. has appealed for
more cnlistmentH
Former Premier Siamoulislsy.
overlhrown BY the Zankof coup
d'eit Saturday, siill Is vnriously
reported dead. captured. sur.
rounded and leading strong
band Of peasants aud hill tribes
men toward sofia.
one. az least. OF Bulgarla's neigh
bors, Is reported 20 have greeted the
success OF whites headed by the
professor premier. with enthusiasm.
Hungary Is reported TO have secret.
~ called up the classes OF 1900. 1901
and 1909.
4 report this afternoon was 10
the effect that the youthful King
Boris and .cx.King Ferdinand were
the main instigntors OF the revolu.
ton tina, dcposed Stamboulisky. The
lattcr's antbroyallst tendencies were
feared by the Bulgarian monarchs
to conceal Intentions to effect n con.
federation OF bulgaria with Serbia.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-13
Angels of Virtue Haze
Descended Upon Shelby
And Shelby Is Going to Clean Up So AS Not
to Lose the Big Fight

And Shelby, afraid Of neither man
nor fine. certainly has one Achilles
heel---thc probability of no fight
and SO Is complying with the com.
mandmcnt. shelby already is a dif.
fcrent town from yesterday, and
win change still more--for the gov.
orument officers say so. and the
promoters of the fight say So and
50 do most of the citizens of shelby
SHELBY is JUST A
PLAY "SLIPPERY GULCH"
Onco in n while some organization
or other IN Seattle stages slip.
perry Gulch." or some such thing.
Whisky flows abundantly in the
Imagination. and poker tables squeak
undcrtho weight OF play bills and
play money. aud everybody looks
terribly tough, and In one corner OF
the room Is a performance where tile
Queen of Shcba," or some such
debutnntc. Is advertised TO do 4 wig.
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-13
BY STEVE ARNErT

fHellol Is TINS Beacon ----l
yep"
"well. sayi You know me, Al |
feel like had just crossed the sa.
hara. what can you do for me?
I'm in room 90. in the Savoy hotel,
on Second ave"
I'm be right up. AL How much
do you wont?"
II want n case, but I can only
afford quart"
'1'll be right up"
a few minutes passed; then came
a gentle tap. tap. on the door Of
room 90 in the Savoy hotel, late
Tuesday night Al was whiting in
tho hail when his knock was an.
swcrcd. The door was opened gen.
iIy and mystcrlously. a voice inside
asked. in whisper, who's
ihero?"
"I'm your little friend, A." said
tho visitor.
"comc in. A." rpllcd the mys.
. a,te,,~ untrd
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-13
Of
HOQUIAM DIE
in COLLISION
+ i G h t Fans Are
M a n g e d by a
Freight Engine
On Way Home

Three IIoaulam residents were
killed aud live injured early to-
day. when the automobile In
which they were returning from
the Bercot. hraehe smoker. at
Seattle. was struck by an East.
bound Milwaukee freight train.
at sumner. 10 mites southeast OF
Z Tacoma.
The dead are; Aubrey Hall.
single; Peter Jensc. married: Earl
RamStead, married.
Tho injured arc: Frank W. Cole.
married: Joe Sonnabcnd. owner and
driver Of the car: John Cover. sin.
gle: Loren Gage. single. and John
Hansen. married
All the injured men were rushed
20 The Puypiiup hospital after the
accident, sonnpbend and Hansen
are not expected to live thru the
day.
The party came 10 Seattle from
Hoaulam Tuesday afternoon. stay.
Ing over for the fight and then
returning late that evening.
The automobile crashed into the
locomotive. throwing the occupants
Of the car against the train and
along tho road.
The Injured and dead men were
picked mp By the train crew and
a passing automobile aud lsnmc.
diateiy rushed 70 Puyallnp.
Tho freight train which the auto.
mobile struck aw1s east bound. Engi.
neer Hairy cessfori and Condnc.
tor II. W Wilson Mere in charge.
Hall was Killed outright. Jensen
and Ramstead died at the hospital
Sonnabend disrcgartIcd or did not
hear the warning signals at the
crossing and drove his car directly
in tho path OF the train in charge
OF Engineer Harry cessford and
Conductor ". w. Wilson. Vision OF
the rail crossing ia obscrsed in part
BY high bank on one side. tho rail.
road making a sharp turn at this
point Engineer ccSsford said he
was only travelling at Is miles an
hour Mt the time.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-13
Speedboat Races
Scheduled Today

PORTLAND. juno 1s.-Fcatured
by speed boat regatta this after
noon on the Willamette river. tho
second day OF the annual rose festi.
val will afford plenty of entertain
ment for the thousands of visitors in
the city, 1t is assured.
The water entertainment will bring
some OF the fastest boats on the Coast
into competition. with valuable prizes
offered the winners in the different
events.
4 children's parade and a demon
stration by Boy Scouts, together with
big fireworks display tonight are
also features OF the day
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-13
FIVE HURT IN
AUTO CRASHES

Five persons were injured in
three traffic accidents Tuesday after.
noon and evening.
william G. Smith. 1920 Thurman
ave. owner OF the Thurman phar.
macy. was in the city hospital
Wednesday suffering from a broken
leg and possible skull fracture.
received Tuesday night when he
was struck by an auto and thrown
into the path OF street car at
Harvard ave. y. and Shelby st.
Smith was waiting for the street
car in the street when the auto.
without warming. struck him and
tossed him several feet. Smith
landed in the car tracks and was
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-13
BROWN
0KEHS
BO()ST
Mayor Signs Bill
Urged by Council
and Wants Early
Contract Farley
By John w. Nelson

Mayor Edwin J. Brown signed ths
emergency carfare ordinance Wednes-
day re-establishing the l0-cent single
fare and the sis-cent token fare In
effect upon the city municipal car
lines with the first car that operates
after a. m. Saturday.
AZ the same time the mayor signed
the emergency ordinance transfer
ring $4,000 from the city light fund
10 the street railway fund. relieving
the tangled condition brought about
by the refusal Of Seattle banks TO
cash the warrants Of the street rail-
way employees. The two ordinances
were passed at a special council
meeting at a. m. Wednesday.
A line OF street railway employees
was waiting for the ordinance TO be-
come effective at the teilers' win
dows in City Treasurer Ed L. Tcrry's
office. Warrants were cashed as fast
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-13
ROBBERS TAKE
GROCERY SAFE

4 steel safe. weighing 900 pounds
and containing $500 cash was
stolen by burglars who entered the
Piggy wigRly store No. s. at i4th
ave. S. and Beacon ave. early
Wednesday.
II. W. johnson. store manager.
discovered the theft at Sis a. m.
when he opened the store for bust.
ness The burglars had entered by
forcing n rear door and the safe
was carted bodily into an alleyway
and loaded into an auto truck, &c.
cording 70 The police.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-13
German Marks Sell
Thousand for Cent

NEW YORK. June l3.--Germ0n
marks sold thousand for cent NJ
tho closing VI the Now York OK
change today.
The par value " the mark Is q
little less thin 20 Cents.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-13

EDITORS NOTE, Max Miller, for
the past year editor OF the University
Of Washington Daily. whose unusual
articles aud editorials hive caused
widespread comment both Inside una
outside school circles. Isl yacationing
nrnr shelby, Mont. the scene of the
Zig fistic encounter on the Fourth OF
duly between jack Dempsey aud Tom
Gibbons. Miller IL writing u series of
articles FOR The star about shelby
and the surrounding country. aud Will
give his Impressions OF the bout and
the mrn WIN ninpc IL
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-13
BY MAN MILLER

SHELBY. June 13.--Angcis OF vir.
tue descended on shelby today, and
viii continue descending. They came
from Butte and they came from
lInvrc, and they camc from Great
Falls, Most OF them wore sllrery
ovals and silvcry stars. shelby has
to join the pllsrmngc OF tho straight
and narrow--jnst like other places
or there win be no fight July 4, or
any other time.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-13
Sugar Drops Half
Cent a Pound Here

Another drop of onc-half cent per
pound in the price Of raw sugar was
announced "Wednesday morning over
the wire OF James Macfarlane & Co.,
Seattle brokers'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-13
LITTLE Al DEMANDED
HIS TEN.SpOT

Al went quietly into the room,
where two men were waiting with
dry lips and. q pnrched appearance.
Little AL demanded payment, and
turned over tho bottle which he chr.
ricd. wrapped warmly
~ guess I'll take my lonvc and
TINT tcn.spot.' said Friend Al, as he
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-13
PROVIDE FOR RAINIER
VALLEY TRANSFERS

With the return OF the sscent
fare win come a measure OF relief
for patrons OF Seattle cars who must
ride on Rainier Valley lines. The
new ordinance provides that trans
fers TO the Valley lines win be issued
with token fares instead OF the cash
l0-cent fare required under the for
mcr ordinance. This will not be ef-
fectivc until the state department OF
public works establishes the rate.
Now that the troubles OF the street
railway are temporarily solved. the
way is cleared for the opening OF
negotiations seeking an extension OF
time in which to pay the street rail-
way bonds. Mayor Brown said
fNfIpTa.1n..
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-13
TRY 'EM WITH MUSIC

'NrVHFhVVHi 5tfilej
The plaintiff: "Jfc made me
what am today"
The beautiful star witness:
People call him Loyin' Sam,
he's the Sheik of AIsbam."
The defendant: II picked
lemon IN the garden Of love"
The prosecuting attorney al.
dresses the Jury: Hes a devil In
his own home town"
Counsel fer defense addresses
Jury; FOR hes u Jolly good fel.
low"
The Jury dcliberatcs: I'VE
went go home until morning"
The Judge passes sentence;
"She sns happy I'LL she met you
and the fault was aIl your own"
Behind the bars; "AIimoDy
blues"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-13
Daredevil Miller Tells How 1t Feels to
Drop From Clouds and Trust
to Parachute

life did not fash before him in
Kaleidoscope Of death He was too
bugy
lie was not boy playfuIiy beating
hts baby sister over the head with Il
milk bottle one instant and Il man
exceeding the celestial speed limits
the next. Neither did he attempt to
polish bis soul for nngnllc inanociion.