The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-09-20
FORD.CLAIMS HE is NOT RUNNING
and DENIES PARTY AFFILIATIONS

Montreal-(A. P.)-"I am not run
ming for or against anything" said
Henry Ford when asked if he intended
to run for president of the United
States, according to an interview pub
lished in the Montreal Herald. He said
he is neither a democrat or a repub-
lican. They will have to show me
the difference he declared, "before
l affiliate with either party. They are
both tarred with same brush"
Two Found Dead
Seattle-(A. P.)-Two men were
found dead at Lakota beach near here
according to telephone report to
Sheriff Starwicn The sheriff said
his deputies had searched the same
boat yesterday for liquor but that
none had been found.
Jap Relief Fund Grows
Westinghouse P.)-The Ameri-
can fund for Japanese earthquake re-
lief now amounts to $9,125,200. The
Pacific division has contributed more
than million dollars, three times the
amount Of its original quota.
Khan Charge Denied
oklahoma City-(A. P.)-To fore
stall the charges that the extranrdin-
ary session of the Oklahoma legisla
ture, called to assemble next We'd
nesday, is a "Klan legislature" a
committee of seven state representa-
tives issued statement Thursday
which declared they advocated a law
prohibiting the wearing of masks,
masked assemblages and severe PEN
atty for any floggings or mob vio-
lence in any form"
Kan Issues Statement
Oklahoma City-(A. PA signed
statement declaring that Governor
Walton has made the Ku Klux Klan
"peg on which the political bank
rupt has hung the tattered habili-
ments of grotesque failure while max
ing his last bid for public favor" was
issued to the Associated Press here
Thursday by N. G. Jewett, grand dra-
gon Of the khan in Oklahoma. He
asserted that the khan is not going
to fight back now" and that the khan
would leave it to the people of Okla
homa to settle the fight"
Marine Planes Start
Port au Prince, Haiti-(A. P.)-Two
marine corps seaplanes in the first
flight attempted from San Domingo
to ST. Louis left Port au Prince at
GAO Thursday morning for Guanta-
namo, Cuba.
Southard Denied Divorce
Los Angeles-(A. P)-Paul South
ard, petty officer in the United
States navy. failed in superior court,
Thursday, to obtain divorce from
LYDIA Southard, accused of having
poisoned five husbands and serving
ten year sentence in the Idaho peni-
judge held that Southard had failed
to establish a residence in California
De Valera Trial Soon
London-(A P.)-De Valera and
some other leading Irish republicans
will be brought to trial soon, accord
ing to Dublin report quoted by the
Daily Mirror. The report says that
De Valera is being continually moved
from one prison to another to avoid
the possibility of an attempt to rescue
him.
Gas Engine Explosion Fatal
Washington-(A P)-L. L. Lauer
was killed and at least nine others
injured, four seriously, today, when
a gas engine, being tested by the
bureau of standards, exploded.
Fighting in Bulgaria
Sofia--(A. P)-Sanguinary fighting
is reported from eastern Rumelia, in
central Bulgaria where communists
the barracks at Stara Zagor,
Nova Zagora, Tchirpan, and two vii
lagos, with the object of liberating
number of comrades, who were ar
rested ten days ago. Six communists
were killed and six wounded at Stara
7agor, and one soldier and one civilian
spectator were injured.
Pressman's WaIkOut Illegal
New York-(A. P)-George L.
Berry, president of the International
Pressmen's and Assistants union of
America. announced today that the
$500 members of the Web Pressmen's
union No 25. who have been on strike
since Monday, are no longer affiliated
with the international which has de-
clared the walkout illegal.