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SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-07-12
KONCERT MA PARNfKU PRESIDENT ARTHUR
LIME SPOJENYCH STATU.


LIME SPOJEl
ktery staval ma samem kraji-
cku obce u silnice, vedcuci k
Domazlicnm, jeste neni obno-
ven, ackoliv uz tomu jsou pl-
ma tri leta, co jej vichrice sva-
lila do prikopu. Shnile drevo
krfze byla tenkrat ukradeno a
spaleno nekterym chalupni-
KEN nebo podruhem, a plecho-
w Kristus Pan ulozen do obec-
nj kull1y, kde odpocival pima
tfi leta, rezivel elm dal tim Vi
ce pokojn6 ocekaval sveho
znovuzdvizeni pribiti ma kriz
Byl to nalez, ktery nesmirne
rozradoval oposicnika Pajdara
nebot' to byl mad jine presved-
civejSl dGkaz 0 neznabozstvi
Machove a jeho nepfatelstvi k
yecem viry a svateho nabozen-
stvi. Tail Sc ovsem pred svy-
mi touto znamenitou veci, a
kudy chodil, jen 81 pfipravo-
val rec, jiz Spusti hned O pr
vnim zasedani proti sedlaku,
,ktery no jiz po druhe pfipra-
vii starostenaky prestoi. Ne
bo jiste byla to vec strasliva.
Molly prijft krouIpy, mohl bozi
posel prastit do stodoly, celia
YES mohla vyhofet "a nikdo
by Sc nebyf mohl diviti spra-
vedlive pomst6 rozhnevaneho
Boha, ktery tax nevazne byl
pohozen mezi starym harabur-
dim v obecnf kdlne, kde rezo-
vatel, misto aby chrani! dedi-
nu ~.
Prisel cas- obecni schize, a
kdyz byly vykonany nezbytne
formality a precteny vyfize-
ny dosle spisy, povstal Pajdar,
ktery uz Sc trasl nedockavosti,
aby interpeloval IL starosty
stran obecniho krize. Zacal O.
vsem Machovym neznaboz-
stvfm, potom preset k vykladu
o urazenem Panu Bohu, a jiz
Sc obsirne rozhovoril o tech
kroupach bleacich.
Dale Sc vsak pohrichu nedo-
stal, ponevadz toho mel stare
sta prav6 dost. a p1oto pfet'al
jeho vyklady -.
Gnu, asli 81, Pajdare, ,myslis,
ze to must byit, ha ze my Dra-
zinovsky musime toho Krista
Pana este jednou hukrizovat
pred vsf, tax je lefka pomoc.
Ait vobec povoli naky to drevo
z vobccniho lesa "a nakyjch
par zlatek malirovi z mesta ma
vostafirovanf toho plechu, ha
je po ramusu. Nez hutece ma
kyjch pet nedel, burem NIT no
who Krista Pana pred ysf -.
ha .jakyhopa' chlapaka." -
Jeste chvfli po te trvala SLOW
nj prestrelka mezi obema zne-
pratelenymi stranami, ale ma
konec celia obec hlasovala svor-
ne pro navrh starostdv, takze,
kdyz Sc pozd6 vecer rozchaze-
Ii vyboTi do svych statki, bylo
vice nez jisto, ze Drazinov do
stane noveho obecniho Krista
Pana.
V nedeli nato Sc vydal sedlak
Paidar Sc SWIM svagrem Dra-
stilem do mesta, aby 2 pffkazu
obce vyiednali potrebne S ma
lifem Amerlingem, ktery mel
zasly a rezavy plech, predsta-
vuiici umucene telo Kriatovo,
barvami opet tax pfizdobiti,
abv mohlo byti pozdvizeno ma
drevo kfize, aniz by Sc musila
obec "a nej stydeti. Koupe no.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-07-12
JAN VRBA
OBECNI KRIz.

- SSAS ANsA - PSs - 49, PCASHSHSA
sc tenkrate jeste opravdu a
poctive starali, aby re zadneho
neklidneho jejiho koutu nevy-
strcilo rdzky valecne nebezpe-
ci. To proto, ze jim jeste ne
otrnulo a ze v jejich hlavach
dosud strasily francouzske re-
voluce, ktere dovedly nebez-
pecne zakymaceti talk mnohym
trdnem a nahnati tomu, ktery
prave ma mem sedel, strachu Vi
ce, nez sluselo jeho korune, a
bozi milosti, ktera mu il posa-
dila na hlavu.
Byly uz tenkrat take parla-
menty, nichz poslanci mluvili
dost statecne, ano vyvad6li j
veci takove, re z Mich nell je-
jich volicove jenom radost a
snazili sc re vSech sill, aby je
aspon v miniature napodobili.
Bylo to nome, nebot' tenkrat
uz Sc volilo i v obcfch, a ma
kazde vesnici NELL maly parla-
ment, V nemz dobri sousede de-
lali bez mala to, co pani pcslan
ci We Vidni. Presim sousede,
nebot' v te dobe nesmel jeste
mluvit do obecnich vecf nikdo,
kdo nebyl sedlakem, nebo ale
spon pololanikem.
Domnfval by Sc dnes mnohy,
ze v takov6m jednolitem sboru
musila proto vladnout zrovna
andelska harmonic, ale chyba
lavky! Jaky by to byl take
sIbor zastupcti lidu, kdyby v
mem nebyla poradna oposice.
Pficina zjevu byla pax zcela
prosta, V kazde vesnici byl
jeden nejvetsi sedlak a jeden
skoro nejmensi - smnla by
la V tom, ze zpravidla cbema
bylo dano asi stejne rozmu,
takze oba citili Sc byti primo
|predurceni k rfzeni obce. Po-
nevada pax starostou mohl BY
III toliko ieden, mu~il Sc dru-
ny celym SWIM pribuzen-
stvem a pfateli promeniti ma
|nejprfsnejsiho soudce vsech
zbrklych pocini zvoleneho.
ktere samozfejme byly pacha-
ny jenom ma skodu obce a je-
jich vsech poplatnikd. Jinymi
slovy - v kazde obci byla vlad
nouci strana a strana oposicni,
ktere Ease zpravidla byvaly po
|cetne stejne slime, taIkze byti O.
becnim starostou, nebylo ten
KRAFT lizanfm medu.
Bylo tax vsude = a memo
hlo byti iinak ami We vesnicich
Ipalicatych ChodG - a toz a.
nj ne v Drazinov6, kde ieste
lila skvela tradice nekdejsiho
slavneho zrizeni historicke OBJ
ce chodske.
V dob6, kdy vypraveni nase
pocina, starostowal sedlak jme-
mem Mach a V oposici prcti ne
mu stal sedlak Pajdar. A po-
nevada starosta Mach horoval
pro pokrok a osvetu, chanel
Sc Havlickem, Riegrep a Pa
lackym, nemohlo byti jinak,
nez re Ease sedlak Paidar We
noval mnoho starostlive pece
|v6cem nabozenskym a tuze 81
pochvaloval v obecnlch zaseda
mich "naseho" pana biskupa
Jirsika, ktery ovsem byl mu-
zem, pc nemz ami svobodomy-
slny Mach nemohl kydnouti
hanou. A ponevadz ami jinak
|nebyl sedlak Pajdar hloupy-
a hlavne mel "a sebou klenc-
Iskeho pana farare a vsechny
drazinovslk6 zenske, byla posi-
ce starostova velmi casio svl-
zelna -.
Bylo prave po obecnich vol
bach, v nichz Ease starosten-
|stvi vyhral sedlak Mach, a to
rozcertilo Pajdara celou opo-
'sici az k neprH Staro-
! sta Jim neudelal ami dobreho
krOku NO -naySi nnTkal1i dnhrV
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-07-12

PRODA Sc dim o 6ti pokoilch
3 svetnic dole a l nahofe. -
Haste Sc v {. 1905 Bartlett
Ave. ia
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-12
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
STREET CARS
STARTS ON PAGE 1

be subordinatcd as volunteers. to
the rights of the contracting parties.
at seems to this association that
tho question Is fairly before the
council and ought now to be de.
termined; and that Is whether the
employees and material men or the
bondholders will have preference OF
payment out OF the revenues. We
believe that the employees are en-.
titled to first payment because
there would be no revenues unless
the utility is operated"
BANKERS ASSERT LITIGATION
SHOULD BE CONSIDERED
The bankers assert that litigation
ought TO be considered at this time.
and point out that II they cash
warrants now, these warrants will
probably be subjected to test suits.
In any event, the banks declare. tho
railway Will be on u warrant basis
for IS months TO two years and they
decline TO finance the street rail.
way during that period. since no
settled policy is In force covering
It's operation,
To finance the railway during the
coming months would In effect be
II guarantee by the banks Of the
sums that viii soon be due the
bondholdcrs In interest and prin.
cipol which the bankers do not wish
10 do.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-12
KANSAS WATER
Is RECEDING

KANSAS CITY. Kana. June IL.
Kansas flood waters were recedlng
today while oi,imns In the stricken
sections set about the task OF re.
building their homes and caring for
the sufferers.
Thousands OF persons made home
less by the record high waters were
being cared FOR by relief agencies and
rescue parties continued the search
for several persons still unaccounted
for.
Arkansas City and Winfield. hard.
est hit by the floods. were under mar.
tial law. patrolled by members OF the
American Legion and state troops
who are supervising the rescue and
rehabilitation work in the devastated
regions.
Property damage In Arkansas City
was estimated today at approximate.
~ 100000 and tho loss al Winfield
was placed at nearly $4,000 900. Five
persons lost their lives in the flood
zone.
Relief work was well organized
with the aid OF troops and business
men. Tho chamber OF commerce was
feeding a thousand people. II was
Eaid. and at least two thousand were
being sheltered In homes. thrown
wide open 20 care for those made
destitute by the floods.
meroe al Arkansas City appealed 10
the outside for aid today In relief OF
flood sufferers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-12
FLOOD SWEEPS
TULSA STREETS
Scores OF Homes Are Cut
of by Rising Torrents

TULSA. Okla. June i2.-Flood
waters from tho Arkansas river,
which caused widespread damage
turnout Kansas. swept thru here
this afternoon. flooding homes along
the river bottoms ana inundatlng
farm lands over n wide area.
Streets in the outlying sections OF
the city were swept with flood tor,
rents. ana scores Of homes were
cut of by the rising waters.
Two hundred houses along the
river were flooded by the flint on.
rush OF high waters and hundreds
Of additional homes between here
and Sand Springs menaced ms the
waters approached tho crest.
Tho Arkansas river was rising
three Inches an hour. and n the
2.foot predicted riAo comes before
evening Il WAS feared the entire
community along the river would
be marooncd.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-12
Thief SEXES
WOMAN ASLEEP
She Screams and Saves a
Diamond Ring

Awakened by u burglar who was
attempting to steal a diamond ring
from her finger Mrs. A. Holdings.
head, San Marco apartments. 1907
Spring ~. frightened tho man with
scream early Tuesday morping
by the time the police arrived the
thug had escaped. Mrs. Holdings
head was sleeping near an open
window and when she awoke she
saw man bending over her from
the outside OF the window. lie had
hold OF her wris, and was trying TO
pull the ring from her finger. She
sat up and scrcamed loudly and the
burglar fell backward To the ground
and escaped.
The attempted robbery occurred
nc 40 II. m. Half an hour later
u thief ransacked the home OF II.
c. Harris. 1850 18th ave w. gain,
Ing entrance thru an open bedroom
window. Harris was unable 20 de.
tcrmine the extent OF his loss.
An hour later the home OF T. II.
Williams. ss3s Gilman ave. was
raidcd in n similar manner and
robbed OF various articles OF iewelry
Tho police believe that all three Of
the crimes were committed by the
same man.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-12
Jess Willard Hero
of Oklahoma Flood

PoNcA CITY. Okla, June L.
Jess willard. former worlds heavy.
weight boxing champion. was here TO.
day and tho hero OF the flood which
threatened tho lives OF dozens OF
families when the chlekasha river
went on rampage.
The big Kansas cowboy. marooned
here by high waters. worked from
dawn until dark rescuing women and
children from their flood.swept
homes.
Children OF employees OF tho 1ol.
ranch here were carried TO safety on
tho broad back OF the giant Kansan
when the waters first became menac.
ing. Then as the torrent came. the
former champion waded waist-deep to
save several women stranded in their
homes Willard stalked thru the rag.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-12
Narration Pageant Given
by Benefit association
Arena Scene of Big Production Given by Con-
vention Delegates
ny WANDA yoN kErrI.rR

Delegates 10 the Womans Benefit
association progressive CONVENTION,
now holding sessions in Seattle. were
TO be hostesses 10 the Seattle public
Tuesday afternoon when their
Marathon" pageant. with a cast
OF morn than 800 people. was 10 be
presented in tho Arena.
The pageant. planned at the asso.
citation headquarters IN Port Huron.
Mich. has been presented 20 date
In two eities-l.os Angeles and Port.
land. Later in the week. when tho
eonNentioners travel into Canada. IL
viii be presented in Vancouver
II, c, IL Is an entertainment In
which the l56 official delegates. AZ
well as local and guest representa-.
lives. participate. The Marathon" Is
said 20 picture the history and
progress OF the association since it,
organization 30 years ago. Seattle
representatives. who have assisted
the national officers In the prepara.
ton for the local presentation. are
Mrs. Emma II. Wilkinson. state su.
preme commander: Mrs. Jessie Pill
cher. Mrs. Lillian Hudson. Mrs. Lois
kricte, Mrs. Anna Pitcher. Mrs. Bar.
hara Braun. Mrs. Flora Schultz
Mrs. Hattie Shlek Karlton. Mrs. Ella
krischano. Mrs. oliyN nlbhard and
Mrs. Rose Relusdorff
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-12

council. the new body will organize
an exact duplicate OF the present
body.
"All that President Gompers Will
have accomplished will be to change
the paper on which the charter Us
written" Duncan said. Duncan de.
nounccd the arbitrary rule OF Com
pers and said that making public
OF his letter to the local council
was pure propaganda"
Duncan denounced reports circu.
lot!ng In labor circles that grave
charges may result II the local char.
ter Is Cancelled, declaring such
rumorn are part OF the propaganda
against the Seattle Central Labor
council which. he said. have n
sinister motive behind them"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-12
LAST CAPTIvES
ARE RELEASED

TsAoCHWANG. June 12.--After
seing held captive in the mountains
At Paotzuhu for over n month. eight
men. the last Of the foreigners kid.
naped BY the Chinese bandits In their
sensational raid on the Shanghai
Pekin express near Suchow on May
). were given their freedom today.
The men released are: Americans:
Maj. Roland w. Pinger. U. 8. A..
ordnance department. Manila: home.
Berkeley, Cal. Leon Friedman. Bre-
wort hotel. Chicago. owner OF China
Motors corporation. Shanghai. John
3. Powell. Hannibal. Mo-. publisher
OF Weekly Review. Shanghai. Lee
Solomon, San Francisco. Shanghai
agent Of the Block company OF San
Francisco.
British: Fred Elias. broker. Shans-
hal; Reginald w. Rowlatt. Birming-
ham, Eng. manager Reiss & Co.
Tientsin.
French: Emile Gensburger. brok-
er. Shanghai.
Italian: b. d. Musso. Shanghai.
lawyer. capitalist, adviser to the Chi
ncse government.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-12
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
BULGARS
STARTS ON PAGE 1

Earian monarch. who gave the
new ministry his approval, Is
likely TO lose his throne and
possibly his head, II the peas.
ants drive the rcyolutionaries
out. For II Is now Understood
he eonniyed with the conspira.
tors who overthrow Siambou.
lislsy.
Tho former premier. who always
dominated the young king. telling
some no coull rule only 80 long ms
tho peasants wished. learned OF tho
impending revolution some time be.
fore Il broke. II became known to-
day. Zankoff. who heads the rcvo,
lutionary government. Learned his
plans had been discovered and was
forced 10 launch the coup d'eta,
premnturely.
Forces loyal to the former peas
ant premier are reported 10 be en-.
gaging troops OF the new govern.
ment In armed conflict in many
places. They are heavily armed.
casualties are indicated. In scattered
dispatches. without any definite
number killed and wounded being
stated.
The storm center OF resistance Is
In the hills so or 60 miles north OF
the capital. whence the feared CO.
mitadji bands are said TO be ad.
vancng on Sofia.
Peasant bands are conducting
guerilla warfare. cutting communI.
cations By wiro and rail and rem.
dering impossible massed movement
by the 1900 Zankoff troops that
oppose them. Serbia, fearing tho
flames OF counter revolution may
spread. Is spreading her border pa.
trolls as well MS garrisons across
Pierot and Uskub.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-12
PICK JURY. IN
MURDER TRIAL
FIRST Witnesses for State 10
Be Called Today

EVERETT. June IA L, Nc
pherson. seattle salesman, was to
h, Inc first state witness 10 ties.
~ today in the murder trial Of
George pinas which opened In Judge
guy {. Alston's superior court here
,,steriay. No testimony was heard
Nenaay. the entire day being spent
in impanellng tho Jury
ninas is charged with the murder
n Gust Karas, who was found dead
IN A burning shack IN the Riverside
district early on the morning Of
February 10,
Mcpherson was the first person
IA arrive on the scene OF the trag,
edy. and turned In the fire alarm,
The Seattle man, according to
Prosecuting Attorney c, T. Roscoe.
was driving thru Everett when he
was attracted by the flames from
the shack,
Clarence Hards. Everett and
Mount Vernon confectionery store
proprietor. viii be the states next
witness. Hards arrived az the fire
almost At the same time as McPher.
son.
Fire Chief W. A. Taro, who dis.
severed Karas' eharred body. will
nrobably testify today. Coroner
Charles Tickle. who examined Karas'
eharred body. was also expected TO
axe the stand.
Forty witnesses win testify before
he case goes 10 the jury.
Prosecuting Attorney Roscoe
issued the following statement this
morning:
The state will endeavor to prove
hat George Dnas. the accused
nan. threatened the life OF Gust
Karas. who was murdered. that
plnas has previously shown malice
towards the murdered man: that he
has shown jealousy at his failure TO
win Mrs. Peter Karas. who was
murdered az the same time as Gust
Karas. and undoubtedly for the
,ame reason: that he was disappolnt-
ed In his love affair. that he Is
the same man that engaged Mrs.
Karas in n violent quarrel few
hours before tho murders were
committed.
III the prosecution proves this.
Dinas stands guilty as accused, and
must pay the penalty"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-12
AIIeDAY MEETING
Is HELD ON MONDAY

Monday. following the early morn.
ing arrival OF the delegates from
Portland. an all-day business meet.
ins was held az the New Washing.
ton hotel. According TO the yaca.
ton camp committee that during
the Western trip has been studying
camp conditions along the coast.
outdoor and health camps win he
established In the near future In
this state. II Is plannVd that one
OF these camps. established for the
pleasure OF association membars.
viii he built near Seattle and that
second VIII be in the vicinity of
Tacoma.
Local members OF the association
entertained the visiting delegates
Monday night with n banquet In
the Masonic club rooms II was
here that DR. Ella ]. Fiflold OF
Tacoma. supreme medica. examiner
and the only supreme officer OF tho
organization whose home Is in
Washington. was presented with a
sapphire necklace by the Delegates
from Louisiana. Mississippi. Ar.
Eona and Texas. in recognition OF
her services 10 the organization as
a whole. DR.. F1fieid. who for many
years was Western examiner. was
named to I'm the supreure office
four years ago.
No more business meetings win
be held by the association In Seat.
tie. Wednesday tho Delegates viii
shop and sightsee. Thursday morn.
Ing their special convention train
will start North.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-12
Will Give Lecture
on King Tut's Tomb

The inside of the royal Egyptian
sepulcher in which the whole civil.
lied world has been intensely inter-
ested will be the subject of the illus.
trated lecture Tuesday night at Ply
mouth Congregational church. by
David Whitcomb. member of the
party that entered the tomb of King
Tutankhamen. The lecture will be
illustrated by 10 stereopticon views.
Preceding the lecture Wallace Mac.
Murray. the church organist. viii
give an organ recital OF Egyptian
music. All proceeds from the lee.
ture go to the new Congregational
church TO be built soon at Columbia.<
Seattle.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-12
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
WORM ARMY
STARTS ON PAGE I

pillars fun. thereby causing
their death. aren't having much
success with the pests In this
vicinity.
Reports from Corvallis say
that the worms which have
crawled over the crest are dy.
ing rapidly. but local observers
are inclined TO think their death
Is due either to the altitude or
the exer;ion in fastening ahSad.
rather than TO any heneficient
parasites.
The caterpillars In this dis
irict so far soutnumber tho flies
that the death rate has been
low.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-12
SAYS Wife is
TIRED OF HIM
Trumps Up Murder Charge
so She Can Marry Another

BOHEMIAN. Mont. June T.
My wife II getting tired OF me
and wants 10 got rid OF me. This
n the method she has taken"
This was the reply today Of Seth
o. Danner. former Mobridge. $. D..
resident. TO his wlfe's charges that
he slew Mr. and Mrs. John sprouse
at a Central park. Mont, auiomo'
bile camp IN i9?o--a charge which
has Placed Danner In the county
ttil on n double charge OF homl.
eide.
II know she Is interested In an
other man. and that's her entire
reason for wanting 10 have me pay
tho penalty for n crimo i didn't
commit" he declared.
Despite the charges against him.
Danncr appears little world. He
eats heartily everything brought 10
him. talks readily on anything eS'
ecpt tho murder. HlnEs. laughs and
plays his banjo by tho hour.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-12

Ing water where smaller men could
not follow.
When the last OF the women and
children had been rescued Jess com.
mandeered saddle horse and swan
his mount across swollen streams
time and again to bring out ma
rooned livestock.
I'm sleepy" was Jess only COM
ment when the days work was ended.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-12
new KILLINGS
IN RUHR ZONE

PARIS. June 1.-TWO Germans
and a French soldier were killed in
the Ruhr today. and another German
died Of wounds.
Four explosions occurred on rail.
way lines and sabotage and unrest
appeared to be growing.
a French sentinel was shot and
killed as he walked his post at Reck.
linghausen. Later. n German civil.
Ian is reported to have been slain by
French troops at that city. Another
was killed at Dortmund. where ono
died Of wounds received when the
French shot S5 persons who were
out after curfew.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-12
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
GOMPERS
STARTS ON PACE I

beliefs" Duncan said. FOR in.
stance, there is the liquor question.
oompers Is for light wines and beer.
THIS council Is strongly dry and IA.
yors rigid enforcement OF prohlbi.
non laws. This council would rath.
er be destroyed tbnn recedc from It's
stand on the liquor question"
Should the local councils charter
be revoked another council win be
organized and, according to DUNCAN,
II all the locals affiliate who are
now affiliated with the present