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FOR SALE-HOUSES.

Continued.
NEW HOUSES-OPEN FOR INSPECTION.
Nos. 12J and 127 18th st. Sc; rooms and
bath: colonial homes; double rear pofches;
room for double garage. Price reasonable easy
terms.
704 18th NV. Main 435.
JUST THE TURN OF THE ROAD
. And You meet
HAPPINESS AND HOME OWNERSHIP.
Could anything be better than that!
NOW for the HOME.
ID q delightfully."- exclusive environ-amid
most attractive ACCOMPLISHMENTS NEW
home-last conception and thought of the build
er's art; consisting Of spacious library. dining
room and hail. kitchen ideally complete you
would hesitate to HAVE A MAID; hardwood
floors; breakfast and inclosed sleeping porches:
large, airy bedrooms, baths. showers;
maids room with bath; good attic: hot-water
heat; complete cellar equipment; lot "a feet
front: large yard to paved alley; 2-car brick
Low PRICE and most unusual terms for a
house Of this character. ONLY $1,000 CASH.
balance $3.50 monthly. includes all interest
BUY this property and let your ''DREAM
HOUSE come TRUE" Some one is SURE TO
get twill 1t be your
Est. 1857. VIM. A. EAsTERDAY. 1903 r ST .
NORTHWEST SUBURBS.
New bungalow containing SIX rooms ana
bat ath, hardwood floors, beautiful fireplace, hot
water heat, water. sewerage and cleo. sun
porch; house trimmed In white with mahogany
DOORS laundry tubs; front and back porches;
~ blocks from cars; lot 1O0x1IO. Price,
SO, 80; very reasonable terms.
H. II. MARTIN,
734 Fifteenth Street NV.
Main R37S.
Evening star., 1923-07-15
FOR SALE-H0USES.
C0nffumaA


MT. PLEASANT,
NEAR Goth & PARK RID.
Practically new 2-story end attic house con-
tanning rooms, = baths, h.-w.h., hardv ood
floors throughout. Instantaneous hot-water
heater, glassed-in breakfast and sleeping
porches. beam.ceIling dining room. freplaces.
Lot 22hx100. House in excellent condition
Owner leaving. town July 20 and is very
anxious to sell.
$500 BLOCK,
KANSAS AVE. NV.
ve1 attractive Groom and bath home,
h.-w.h., electricity, screened sleeping porch
garage, paved alley. II you are looking for
a home In this section see us at once.
KENSINGTON, MD.
New. detached Groom and bath house Just
completed. Front and side porches. All mod
ern improvements. including hardwood floors.
electricity. laundry tubs. etc. Lot 150x75 on
a very desirable corner. This excellent home
can be bought on cash payment low as
81 500. This is real bargain for some one.
JOHN T. WILLIAMS,
SIT 14th st. NV. Main 4s13.
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FOR SALE-HOUSES.
Continued

l0i8 PARK ROAD-8 LARGE ROOMS AND
two porches (screened); Ami. large dry cell
lar with servants toilet and laundry trays: on
and easy terms less than rent. Vacant. ]. p.
STILES. owner, 337 Md. ave. me-, apt. No. 8.
Lincoln 5636 15s
Evening star., 1923-07-15

18th and California SITS. n.w.-1o.roon. and
2-bath residence. Easily converted into store
| and at price offered makes an excellent in
vestment.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-06
COOLIDGE ENDS
LONG SILENCE
Delivers Message to Con-
greSS; Reaction Is Feeble
BY LAWRENCE MARTIN

THE CAPITOL. WASHINGTON
Dec. 6.-President Coolidge today
gave congress and the American PEG.
pie his program and his platform.
In his first message to congress
a message stamped as the firt act Of
his campaign for the presidency in
1s24-the president ended his silence
on national problems. He dealt, more
or less definitely, with the whole
range of national and international
affairs.
The message was his first big test
as president.
The reaction OF congress was dis
appolntingly feeble. 1t was clear be-
fore Mr.. Coolidge finished that he
and his supporters must wait for the
broader reaction of the whole coun-
try before being able accurately to
nppraise the effect Of the message.
Mr.. Coolidge received the most re-
spectful attention from house and
senate all thru the reading of his
seven thousand-word address. He re-
ceived cordial applause, but II was
for the most part brief and scattered.
Most Of his recommendations were
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-06
Marrying Justices
and Auditors Son
Stage Battle


The King county grand jury. Il
was announced Thursday, VIII be
called upon 70 listen to the charges
In the case ngainst Dan Cupid, the
love god, and vann Ferguson. 81.
year-old son OF County Auditor Fer
guson..
Justices Of the Peace C. c. Dalton
and John u. Wright made the an.
nouncement. They're going to com.
plain TO the Jurors. Probably they'll
ask indictment OF the pair on some
such charge as Conspiracy in re.
strnint Of trade
For tho solemn diynltarles who
dispense justice in the justice courts
OF the county-city building are con.
slderably upset. SO Is Ferguson.
And Cupid Is so flabbergasted that
his archery efforts Thursday were
going every which way.
You see. the furore is all stirred
up by marriage license runners"
: Never saw oue7 You're luckyl
They grab persplring young
couples en- route TO the marriage
license counter and with all the ef.
frontery OF lightning rod agents seek
TO sell" them on the Idea that
Justice so,and.so can perform the
ceremony much better upan anyone
else and to become properly
"hitched" Justice So-and.so ough, to
do the business. And so Justice 10.
and-So collects the fee.
Well, marriage license runners
were getting into the class OF Dig
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-06
LAM |; s
DESTROY
FACTORY
Blaze Threatens to
Wipe Town Out;
Citizens Aid in
Battle

ANACoRTEs. Dec 6.--F'ire OF I'M
known origin which started at 100
Thursday morning. by 10 o'clock had
destroyed lumber. the box factory.
the offices and the dry kiln Of the
Morrison MIL Co. here. with an essf-
mated loss OF more than 100000.
Fire fighters from Anacortes and Mt.
Vernon were beating back the flames
which. nine hours after their start.
were threatening to complete the
devastation by consuming the main
mill OF the company nearby. If the
wind should change the entire city
would be in danger.
Thus far the stiff gale, which
sprang up shortly before watch.
man for the company sighted the
flames in the box factory Thursday
morning. has swept the blaze away
from the city and toward the open
water Of the Puget Sound. But It
Is eating lack into the half-con-
stunned lumber into the face OF the
wind and the main mill also is be-
licyeds doomed.
Reports from the scene OF the
conflagration early Thursday morn.
ing were that it had gained great
Roadway in .he box factory.
With surprising rapidity the blaze
spread to nearby lumber piles. the
drying kiln and the main offices
while the alarm rang out and col
lective Anacortes jumped from IT'S
bed, threw on a few pieces OF cloth.
ing and dashed thru the cold. strong
wind to the scene of the fire.
With the coming OF the local fire
department a number OF volunteers
offered their services as a bucket
brigade. but the intense heat of the
blaze was too great for closeup work
and the fighters had to content them
selves with throwing streams Of
water from greater distances and at
tempting to save those parts of the
mill property not already ignited.
An alarm was turned in at Mount
Vernon and the fire department OF
that city arrived on the scene about
2:30. They were still assisting the
local company OF firemen Thursday
forenoon.
There were FEW instances OF more
than ordinary precautions turnout
the city's business and residential
district Thursday morning after the
first scare. But there was an air OF
alarm and watchfulness and women
and men, who stopped in their tasks,
raised their eyes to the smoke pail
No estimates OF the total amount
Of lumber at the Morrison mill nor
Of the total valuation OF the prop
erty could be ascertalned Thursday
morning. The company has mills in
Anacortes. Bellingham and Blaine.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-06
Last-Minute Trick Nabs
Stars Mystery Slayer
Guilty" Reporter Says He's Really
Convinced That Crime Doesn't Pay

faces on HIS listeners. he continued;
holding up tho match no had just
withdrawn from the box.
Notice tho small groove In the
stick Of this match. Every match
manufacturers machines turn out
a stick Of their own design. Some
arc round. some have wcdge-shaped
grooves. others rounded grooves,
and there are many other designs,
ION the morning OF the murder
you may or may not have noticed
that picked UP off the floor four
partially burnt matchsticks. Three
OF them were the same cut more
in the shape Of hexagons than
cylinders. found by comparing
them with the box in tho dead
mans pocket that these were his.
The other match was different
the stick had a v.wedge in It. when
\ searched the homes OF tire edI.
torial department men. / found n
box just like II in Hannums room.
And just now he handed mo nm.
other.
I'm addition to that. when / *.
amined the match found on the
floor, under a microscope that en-.
larged II greatly ! found tho com.
bination OF lint and foreign mnt.
ter on ~ TO tally exactly with the
sample / got from IIannum's coat
pocket. You will recall that /
asked all the editorial department
men to allow me 20 take samples
Of such foreign matter from their
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-06
WHAT WOULD YOU DO,
MRS. HOUSEWIFE, IF
YOUR HUSBAND DIED?

SUPPOSE the head of the
~ house should die or suddenly
become incapaciated. Suppose all
Of the responsibility of running
the home, earning the daily
bread, clothing yourself. your
children. and providing FOR their
education should fall upon your
shoulders, could you, Mrs. House.
wife, meet the emergency?
Numbers of Seattle women
have met with just this exper.
fence and have made good;
others. while not having oh.
stacles of this character to sur.
mount, have found II possible to
earn a comfortable livelihood, and
in some cases TO achieve real ii.
nnnciaI success in the professions
and in business. How they are
making a so of it, win form an
interesting series of articles to
appear in The star. the first OF
which appears today on Page 9.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-06
by SAM b. CROFT

sodden and raInsoaked, the
dead body OF an aged man
known rs Frank Murphy was
found in the doorway at e51
Weller st., Thursday morning.
where he had been forced to
take refuge the night before
from the bowling gale and driv.
ing rain that beat down on Sc
attic with fierce intensity dur.
ing the night.
He was just a piece Of hui
man driftwood, possibly IS
years old. cast about on the
sea OF life at the viii OF cireum-
stances aud finally driven TO
his last resting place by cruel
elements that whipped this city
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business Thursday, and steps were
taken to do something about il.
Some time ago Justices c. c. Dial.
ton and John b. Wright complained
that Ferguson, who is marriage II.
ccnse clerk was directing couples to
Justice Austin. Ferguson denied the
charges.
And then. when the Justices Thurs
day threatened 10 lay their charges
before the grand Jury. County Au.
ditor Ferguson. the father of the II.
cense clerk. jumped into the affair
himself, with the charge that JUS
tees Dalton and Wright were the
worst offenders against the rule
that D,arrlage license running must
be ST pped.
I'VE had to throw out by brute
force one runner who operated for
Justices Wright and Dalton, Fergll.
son said. HE frequently appeared
in the halls in an intoxicated condi-
ton and insulted young peopleNwho
were seeking licenses.
Finally no became such a nui.
sancc that we appealed to Justices
Dalton and Wright to dismiss him.
They refused and finally my son Van
got so tired OF receiving complaints
from the applicants about him that
he went into the corridor and kicked
him bodily out of the building. He
hasn't been back since"
Justices Dalton and Wright, com.
planning against what they charge is
Ferguson's habit of sending marriage
applicants to Justice Austin, said:
we feel the practice is undlgnl.
fled IL not vicious. Couples bound for
marriage should not be pushed about
by public officinls.n
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-06

NAPA, Cal. Dec. TT only saw
one way out and took H."
That was the explanation which
District Attorney Thomas Anglin
declared today Edward J. sailstad, Of
Eau Claire. Wis. gave him for his
mysterious disappearance"
SaIlstad was arrested at st. Helena,
near here. yesterday. together with n
girl who first said she was Mary
Brown and later was declared TO be
Dorothy Anderson OF Eau Claire.
Since 1920 sailstad has been sup.
posed to be dead. Charred bones,
identified as his. were found In a
burned cabin in u summer resort in
Wisconsin.
saiistad. according TO the district
attorney, confessed last night that
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-06

he had paid a few cents. prob.
ably n gift from n stranger.
The storm which came up dur.
ing the night apparently had
driven the old man along the
street, desperately seeking shel.
ter from the cruel wind and the
driving rain, which soaked his
tattered old overcoat and sent
him shivering into the somewhat
protected doorway where he died.
seemingly from starvation and
exposure. The detectives who in.
vestigatod the case said he was
a familiar figure in the South
End. and that he was seldom
known to have as much as
penny.
The body was taken to the
morgue.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-06
Mrs. Landes Has Ordinance to Put
Women Cops on Same Basis as
Men of the Department

couneilwoman Mrs. Henry I.andes.
under the direction OF Chief OF Pc.
lice w. y. seyeryns. Is passed. Mrs.
Landes announced Thursday.
Under the present regulations
there ARC bu, five police women
with pension privileges. The special
service corps. including five women
headed By Mrs. f. W. Harris. has
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-06
Human DereIict Driven to Last Resting Place

In the first storm OF tho win.
ter.
Perhaps he Is someone's IA
ther. perhaps he has n wife and
children some place, but II IS
possible his obscure passing viii
never be known by his family
Thursday morning Patrolman
r. n. Wilson found him in tho
store-front The policeman
shook him soundly, believing
that he was asleep. but there
was not culver or n protest
from the stark frame. Spirit
had departed and had left MS
Indications OF It's departure. tho
stark. chilled form. No means
OF Identification could be found
any place in the ragged clothes
that the old derellct wore.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-06
Confesses Death Fraud
andElopementW With Girl
Man Digs Up Corpse of Friend, Burns
1t and Runs Away; Insurance Paid

the bones were those OF a man whom
he knew; that the man had died. and
that he, in the dead Of night had
gone to the cemetery. dug up the re.
mains. placed them in the cabin and
set flrc 10 the place.
sailstnd declared that he desired
TO get away" from his wife and
that his business affairs became
involved.
II owed lot of money" the dis
trict attorney quoted him as say
Ing. 81 thought Il over and the
idea came to me that there was nc
use waiting 10 die before collect
ing my life insurance.
Il didn't want to kill anyone, yet
| needed corpse.
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A tiny parcel of crumbs, wrap
ped carefully and found In one
OF the pockets OF the clothes
this was the mute evidence
that starvation had given a
helping hand to exposure In
stealing the spark Of life from
the haggard body.
People in the district said they
knew the man by sight, but did
not know his name. He was n
pennlless person. who collected
a living by the precarious meth.
cd Of begging crumbs from res.
taurants and pillaging ash cans.
He had a ticket in his pocket
showing that two days ago he
had enjoyed an almost unheard-
Of luxury--a bed for the night
at the Presley house, for which
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-06
By sEaBuRN BROWN

ReorganlMtion Of The won1ehs
division OF the Seattle police depart.
mcut for the principal purposes Of
admitting all women in police work
70 the pension any pay privileges
Of regular patrolmen and Of placing
the control OF the divisions opera.
tons under one head, VIII be cf,
fccted II an ordinance drafted BY
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-06
WARN
SUN YAT SEN

PEKIN, Dec. 6.-Amerlcan naval
vessels, together with those Of Japan,
Italy. England and France, have
concentrated at Canton TO prevent
SUI vat Sen. southern general. from
carrying out his threat to seize the
customs house. it was learned au-
thoritatively here today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-06

There was all the thrill and sus-
pense OF genuine murder arrest
when Luke May. the criminologtst.
walked into The Star editorial room
Thursday to name the "Aayer" in
tho 'fmaginary murder"
Members OF The Stars strff. WHO
we're not aware Of tie Identity OF
the murderer" had been debating
for several days about who II might
be.
May. called In after The Star had
arranged an "imaRinary murder.
vas asked to run down the clues
he found. as he would in n real
staying. and bring the murderer
to justice. The murder" was To
demonstrate the case with which
tho modern detective, aided b.
science. can track a criminal.
There was no hesitation on Nays
part as he entered the room. Walk.
ing over to where Leland Hannum,
reporter, sat bent over a type
writer. he tapped him on the shout
der and said:
You're the guilty man. III Ike
to talk with you for n moment in
the editors office"
When May. Hannum. the editor
and the man who Is writing these
stsrles were all seated in the inner
office. May turned to fiannum with
request for n match.
BETRAYs GUILT BY
SINGLE LITTLE ACT
Just as / thought" he remarked
as he handed back the box. do
ycu know. young man. that by
.hat one little act you convicted
yourself. circumstantia;ly, Of thR
'rnurder'T'
And then. as he noted the puzzled
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-06

Howdy. folks. The city cleo
tions viii soon be upon US. Many
man with n political bee In his
bonnet is due TO get stung.
The famous Jimmy kellogg Doc
Brown correspondence has now
reached a grand total OF lis,aSi,soo
words. or three ideas.
Mayor Brown Says the republicans
were intoxicated at chchaiis. and
kellogg says the democrats got
drunk in Seattle. What's all the ar.
gumentg We're willing TO admit Il.
Police Chief Soycryns has ordered
a police shakeup. The police depart.
ment doesn't need shakeup. II
needs wakeup
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-06
LII GEE GEE. TIL OFFICE
y.iMP, SEZ:
There i no truth in tn rumor
that have been offered tn chair
Of Nah Jongg at tn University
OF Washington.

Gals: Don't forget that i, IS only
Is moro DAYS until Leap Year. and
Andy Denny is s,ill rs free as tooth
pick in a restaurant
And when preparing for your Leap
Year popping. GALS. don't forget that
Biil Bolen. tho lawyer. - as free OF
spouse "a a landlord OF a con-
science.
American girls spent $3.50. 900 last
year on hairnGts.
Ainr We men regular dsyllsl
Wonder IL the clty's poiicewomen
feel Insulisd when they are called
plaln-clothes women.
Long Island Girl is suing the New
York Central because she says that
after she retired a Pullman porter
bit her ON the leg. she's probably
one Of those fussy individuals who
are opposed TO bcrth.marks.-s Screen
land.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-06
CANDIDATE FOR THE POISON
IVY CLUB

CANDIDATE FOR THE POISON
IVY CLUB
The furnace shifter that preserves
only clinkers.
Henry Ford's presidential cam.
paign hasn't really started yet. But
perhaps there il a reason. Did you
ever know Ford to start in cold
weather?
H-sA-H Y.E.K.R.U.T. H.s.A.H
Y-E-K.R.U.T. GOSH. WE'VE HAD
1T so MUCH THE PAST WEEK.
WE CAN SPELL 1T BACKWARD!
4 modest girl
Is LSzic Fishes:
She bushes uhcn
She tcashcs dishes.
= course. II we had TO choose an
1sRAmerican team from tho adyertis-
ing columns Of the magazines. we
would select Earle Liedernan and
Lionel Stronghold for tackles and
Bernarr Macfadden az fuiIback.
The Arrow-collar boy would be
cheer.leader
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-06

An actress who has Just landed in
ISew York after making trip around
the world, says she had five pro-
posals while travelling. That doesn't
strike us as unusual. Any clever
telephone operator can get that many
in a day.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-06
BETRAYs GUILT BY
SINGLE LITTLE ACT
Do You Want
This One?

Here is a dandy little home that
can be had for a small payment
down.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-06
YE DIARY
fnereret.- 2.

~ DIARY
fDscember ID
home 20 dinner. and 10 talking nI,..-
shtV WIN my wife, and among otb.,
she began, j know not whether
- design or chance, 10 eooufre 4, -.
should not Invite all Of her rsIati,s. AZ
.hristnas dinner 70 which I ala vIv.
her some slight answer. And .be 80
wretch did begin to cry, SAYING r an
not respect her family, 80 tbat r ia ~
IN 70 her and aeeeds 10 her wishes. H.,
heaven help me- like Il not.
The house Of representative Il.
now in session. -
Gosh. we can hardly wait for our
Congressional Record!
Remembering Bss.l,,s, congress gathers in
we had Thanksgiving day in No.
vember. " W.
e. V. C.
line. 'iais Head.
Look out. Cal your wake IN .o,o.
morning and find yourself In ban for
contempt Of court ''' iof
1,lett has been elected speaker a,
/ the house. But he had a cIa.. ~, - VI
-
an s at,0,ng 70 an rum your po,t
goFd better trarel sfo,e. ''"
" 10" may 20 z the hospital fo
rest a month or so; -
nc on pour oood betaUior ,ebs, an.
sec The cops about ~" S''
for 9udoe Gordonu OF vou
II uon
Don't
Watch our
AIS.
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b. rrIes 4 car.tr. a.ar statf rhe.asrsphsl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-06
WEATHER

Rata tonight, fo,loiecd hv clear.
lug aud colder Friday Jair
Moderate 20 fresh gales.
Temperature Last 81 Hours
Maximum, al. Minimum, 81.
To-day noon. 90.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-30
MAKE GOOD RECORD
Second Engineers Detail Built 10S
Foot Bridge in Five Days.

a detail of ten men of the Second
Engineers. Fort Sam Houston. war
rant officer and non-eommissioned
officer surprised regimental headqnar-
tiers Saturday morning by reporting
back for duty at camp, after having
completed 10S-foot trestle bridge
at Camp Bulls in five days. it was
estimated that the job outlined for
them would require at least ten days
of work. The detail was comma nded
by Warrant Officer Abbott and the
work of constructing tho bridke was
done under the supervision of Ser
geant Pearson Of &C" company.
Officers of the Second Engineers
we're completely surprised when War
FAINT Officer Abbott reported Saturday
morning that the bridge had been COM
pleted. They said that the job bad
been done in record time. The trestle.
los feet long. required that more than
20 feet of bridge construction be done
a day in order for the work to be COM
pleted in five days.
The trestle was built across the Sal
edo Greek for the purpose Of effect
ing certain movements during the
maneuvcrs of the Second Division dur
ing October.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-30
SAYS IT'S BAD LUCK
Drunken Man Arrested on Eve Of Re
marriage to Wife.

This is what | call tough luck, y"
declared white man while being
booked on charge of drunkenness at
central police headquarters, at )
O'Clock Saturday afternoon.
"Oh, it's not so bad when you get
accustomed TO it, consoled Sergeant
PoliaD.
The prisoner became nettled. He
pulled his hat from his head and slam
med it on the floor. y
I'm not worried about going TO
JAIL" he ragged. You fellows don't
understand. You see ! had just made
up with my ex-wife, and l was going
TO marry her again tonight. Now, can
you understand why say it's tough
luck"
Station officers agreed he was right.
The man was brought in by PATROL
men Tom Mock. A downtown drug
gist, the officer reported, had request
ed he remove the man from n soft
drink stand where. because Of his in
toxicated condition, he was creating .
scene.