The daily star-mirror., 1923-12-19
COUNTRY SAFE WITH COOLIDGE, SAYS
FORD; Will NOT BE A CANDIDATE

Detroit-(A. P.)-Henry Ford to-
day declared that he, ''like great
majority of the American people,
feels that the country is "safe with
Coolidge" and he himself would new
er consider running against Coolidge
on any ticket"
Accept Coolidge, Ford Petitions
Lansing-(A Nominating petit
tions entering Calvin Coolidge and
Henry Ford as candidates in the
presidential primary next April were
accepted today by the department of
state.
RevoIutionists Suffer Heavy Loss
Mexico City-(A. P)-Press dis
patches from the villa Hermosa, cap
ital of the state rebel forces which
have been attacking the villa Here
mosa for the past two days, state that
the attacking forces have suffered
heavy losses in the bloodiest fight
ing of the present revolution. The
forces of Generals Segovia and LIZ
cero are reported to have SUFFERED
one hundred casualties,
Rebels Take Important City
New Orleans-(A. P)-The city of
Merida, capital of Yucatan, with
population of one hundred thousand,
was taken over by the rebels yester
day, when Generals Lariga and Gar
rison declared for de la Huerta, the
Mexican counsuI general here an
nounced today. He said that indica-
tions were that the port of Progresso
would fall into rebel hands.
AnnuI Important Concession
London-(A. PA telegram from
Angora, received in Censtantinople
today, states that the commissioner
of works yesterday notified the agent |
for Cononel Clayton Kennedy of the |
of the Chester concessions |
for Anatolian development, says a |
Reuter- dispatch from Constantinople /;
Defer Action on Bonus
Washington-(A. Ps)-The house !,
ways and means committee today de- i
cided to defer action on the soldiers ,
bonus until after it considers the ad- I
features of the Mellon !
tax program. I
Mutiny of Soviet Troops
Harbin-(A. P.)-Mutiny Of soviet
troops, commencing last
Monday, is reported from Valdivostok +
reds are reported being arrested by
partisans of the white, or anti-soviets
in Siberia. The population of the
cities named is said to have been
driven to desperation by the ruthless
collection of food taxes, religious per-
secutions and the harsh official So =
giet regime
Idaho Man Canal Zone Atty.
Washington-(A. P.)-Guy H. Mar
in of Idaho was nominated today to
De United States attorney for the
;anal zone district.
Drives Rebs From San Marcos
Galveston-(A. P.)-The capture
If San Marcos from the rebels by the
Oregon forces, thus cutting off the
'etreat of the rebels from Puebla, is
in official dispatches re-
,eived by I. Magma, Mexican consul
lere. The rebels are closely pursued
" the cavalry, the dispatches said.
King George Leaves Greece
Athens-(A. P.)-King George and ]
Queen Elizabeth, complying with the ,
governments request that they leave ]
Greece, embarked on the steamship,
Daphne, for Rumania, at 4:45 o'clock ]
his afternoon. '
Smaller Acreage Winter Wheat ]
Washington CA. P) = Winter
yheat was sown this fall on 40,191,-
90 acres, or 1875 per cent less than
he revised area sown last fall. The
OnditiOn Of the crop on December /,
7as 88 per cent of normal, compared
With 70 per cent five years ago, 76 {
er cent in 1921 and 86.5 per cent,
fo,, h. do, nh ont Z
agriculture announced today.
Attempt to Bribe Jurors
Seattle CA. P.) An attempt to r
ribe a member of the King county
lperior court grand jury, investigat-
lg law enforcement here has been +
lade, James McCabe foreman of the g