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White K. O.'s Barrett

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 19.-Charley White of Chicago, won from Bobby Barrett Clifton Heights, Pa, in the sixth round of their scheduled b. round bout last night in a technical knockout. In the sixth, Barrett swung so hard that he strained his spine, resulting in temporary paraly- sis of his left side and forcing him to leave the ring.
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Washington Mascot

SEATTLE, Dec. 19.-Frosty, true husky with just enough silver fox blood to give touch of whiteness to his grizzly fur, has been chosen mascot for the University of Wash ington's husky football team in its game with the United States Naval academy eleven at Pasadena New Years Day.
 Frosty was given to the huskies by Jack Lindsay, a student at the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-20
WAGNER TELLS OF FIRST GREAT BASEBALL COMEDIAN
World Of Pugilism
 Couered In Brief

{. HARTFORD, Conn.-Young Bob Fitzsimmons, Jersey heavyweight. and Dan O'Dowd. Boston, went .12 rounds to a draw.
 PHILADELPHIA- White, Chicago lightweight, won from Bobby Barrett in the sixth round, when the Philadelphia boxer was forced to quit because of an injured spine. In the semi-Hnal Johnny Rose, Canadian hantamweight, received the judges decision over Martin Junge in 10 rounds.
 PHILADELPHIA.-B Ski, former light heavyweight champion, has been matched to meet Jack Tay- Tor, dusky boxer of Omaha, in To- round bout here Christmas day.
 YOUNGSTOWN, o.-"Fearless" Malley, Akron lightweight, outpoint- ed Young Webb. Dayton, In eight knocked out Soldier Mitchell, Buff falo, in six rounds.
 CHICAGo.-Ed C"Strangler") Lew is, heavyweight wrestling champion defeated Jozef Hickman of Nebraska Tn two SlTdl2Ht lallS py 0nlH6 AbS Ia nous headlock.
 DETROIT.-Franki Genaro, Amer ican flyweight champion. defeated Joe Clifford of Philadelphia in IL rounds, according to newspapermen Midget Smith of New York won ths newspaper decision over Joey Schwartz of Minneapolis. NEW YORK.-Jack Britton, forme1 welterweight champion, outpointed Phil kaplan of New York in Il rounds.
 NEW YORK.-Joh ohnny Wilson, for ner middleweight champion, scored a technical knockout over Pat Me Carthy of Roxbury in the third of ( scheduled ten-round bout. PARIS.-Edouard Mascart, French featherweight, defeated Henri He brans of Belgium on points in l. rpnpdS
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Genaro Wins Bout

DETROIT. Mich, Dec 19.-Frankfe Genaro, American flyweight cham pion, defeated Joe Clifford of Phila- delphia in 10-round bout here last night ia the opinion of newspaper men. Genaro weighed 110 3-4 and Clifford 116i2.
 lieve that Greb can make the weight again and be strong enough to beat the new Johnny Wilson.
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Barnett To Fight

JACKSONVILLE. Fla. Dec. 19.- Battling Barnett of Atlanta, and Young Ketchell of Philadelphia have been matched for a 10-round bout here Christmas Day, according to an announcement by the Fifteenth in- fantry, Florida national guard, to- day.
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Albertuille Captain

ALBERTVILLE, Ala, Dec. 19.- (Special.)-At the annual banquet of the Albertville football eleven, Con- rad Baker was elected to captain the 1924 team. Baker has proven him. self to be real star in every game of the season and well merits the honor. None who have seen him per form would leave him off their mythical team.
 Mr. Branyan served as toastmaster and talks were made by Captain Aldridge and Captain-e elect Baker and Coach Keith. Whitehead was elected manager.
 With a hard schedule Albertville lost but one game this season and with only three men lost from next years squad should place them well in the running for state honors.
 in Clearwater; March 27, Cleveland in Lakeland: March 2S. Chicago American in Winter Park (tentative) March 20, open; March S1, open; April l, Philadelphia Nationals in Clearwater; April 2, Boston Nation als in St. Petersburg; April 3, Wash ington in Tampa (tentative)i April 1, open; April ,, New York Ameri- cans in Atlanta Q
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PHILADELPHIA.- Siki, former light heavyweight champion, has been matched to meet Jack Tay- Tor, dusky boxer of Omaha, in To- round bout here Christmas day.
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CHICAGo.-Ed ("Strangler") Lew is, Heavyweight wrestling champion. defeated Jozef Hickman of Nebraska in two straight falls by using lEs fa- nous headlock.
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LoWered In Price So That Your Christmas
 Shopping Wiu Not Ouerstrain Your Purse

HUNDREDS of men and many who buy for
 u their men folks in response that entire stock of mems and young mems clothing had been reduced in price If you thinking of clothes just of quality reasonable prices then you have only come here for the proof.
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NEW YORK.-Jack Britton, former welterweight champion, outpointed Phil Kaplan of New York in 10 rounds.
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{. HARTFORD, Conn.--Young Bob Fitzsimmons, Jersey heavyweight. and Dan O'Dowd. Boston, went 12 rounds to a draw.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-15
SEVEN DEAD IS
TOLL OF STORM
Scores of Others Injured on
Icy Streets

Seven dead and scores injured Is
The human toll claimed 10 date by
the storm.
Most Of those dead sucoumbed
while cleaning snow off the side
walks.
The fact that pedestrian traffic
was confined TO the streets, on nc.
count Of the heavy snow on the side
walks. was responsible for most Of
the Injuries. Automobiles, running
along the frozen car tracks, knocked
down n score or more pedestrians.
The dead are: Charles Ross, SO, dl.
rector OF the Scaboard bank, who
died OF heart disease while cleaning
his walk nj COL 36th ave. NJ; Sam
pesee. e2. 935 Hiawatha place, who
nicoumbed TO ovcrpxertlon: Roland
a. Case. 81. dos Moincs. who died
shovellng snow In front OF the home
OF Mrs. Gladys Van Gasken. Mar.
shall Flowers, ~, who dropped dead
whlle clearing the walk AZ 324 N
77th at; /. II. Shlpmon. n, 1881 10th
ay~. w, whose heart failed after 4
street car chase. william Scaumberg,
a. s2i NJ 81st ST. who died from
oyer.cxertIon, and willis ~. Hardy,
as. 22ls w. Barrett st., who dropped
dead whllo walking to tho street car.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-15
ASKS REPEAL
OF HART CODE
Mahoney Bill Advocates
Return to Old Plan

OLYMPIA. Feb. l5.-Repeal OF the
Hart code OF state government is
asked In n bill which was 10 be intro.
duced In the house Thursday morn.
ing by Representative Willis Maho.
ney. OF Tekon.
The bill asks for the repeal OF the
law that established the code and the
return to the system of state gov.
eminent In effect prior TO the time
of the adoption OF the code.
Mahoney announced some time
ago that he was preparing bill for
the repeal OF the code. but withheld
introducing n until the findings of
the special committee which lnvcsti.
gated the code were made public.
He wis not In the house on the
day that the committee report was
made. and had no opportunity 10
speak. His bill, he says, IN intro.
duced in view of the fact that even
this committee, which was In effect
n whltewashinB committee, had 10
admit that II cost more to run tho
government under the code than
without II.
That the cost OF the Hart code II
much more than the committee re-
ported In tho statement OF Mahoney,
He says that tho attempt on tho part
OF the committee TO explain away
some Of the excess costs does not
hold water
a conservative figure OF the
amount II costs for the code In excess
OF what the other form OF govern.
ment cost. Is 100000.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-15
MINERS QUIT
BY THOUSANDS

PARIS, Feb. i5,--French and Bel.
gian miners quit work by thousands
today in a strike over wages.
While the strike declared By the
French miners federation does not
start officially until tomorrow morn.
ing. workers Mt many pits stopped
as soon as word OF the plan reached
them. Several thousand Belgian
workers walked out at Cuesncs in
connection with a nationwide de.
mnnd for % per cent increase In
wages.
The National Council OF Federated
Miners OF France has thus far re.
Trained from joining the strike in
this country, This is welcomed by
operators as favorable sign, but
LEclair admits a majority of the
miners In the Loire valley will walk
out tomorrow.
The strike ls expected 10 be par.
TALLY effective In the North. while
the Pas dc Calais and Amin coal
basin awaits Saturdays interview
with employers at Douain.
The French press today expressed
fear that Germany would interpret
the coal strike as encouraging resist.
ance In the Ruhr The Petit Parisien
appeals to the patriotism OF the
workers not TO give the Germans
this much hope.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-15
MAY PROSECUTE
LIGHT employees
Criminal Charges May Be
Filed by Prosecutor

Decision as 10 whether criminal
complaints viii be filed agains, vi
d. Lamb, chief accountant Of tho
city light department. and subordis
mates under him. on evidence rel
vealed at public probe Of the de-
partment by state examiners. viii be
reached by the prosecuting attorney
probably Friday.
Immediately following the close of
the public hearing Thursday noon
John ii. Dunbar. assistant ATTORNEY.
general. and Examiners F. G. wha'
ley and l.. F Hopkins. went into CON.
ference with Prosecutor Malcolns
Douglas and Deputy Prosecutor John
d, carmody.
Testimony was given at the hear.
ing Thursday by Earl W Reed, fore
man of the shop at the light depart
ment that various employees had
openly Dragged that they had unpaid
accounts OF many months standing.
and that they did not intend TO pay
the accounts.
When this was reported to Supt.
Ross w. d. Lamb. chief accountant
for the light department, said:
You little --. You raised hell
yesterday with Ross, didn't YOU" &C.
cording TO Reeds evidence.
Further details of the $40. 900 loan
Of lamp globes made by the city
light department to the Pacific
Lamp Supply Co. were revealed
Turn to Page !. Column u
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-15
ENTIRE NATION
STORM Crippled
Death and Property Loss
Follow Blizzard

Death. suffering and property
destruction came today with the
most severe blizzard Of the sra
son hlanketing the country.
From Washington state to
Maine and from the Canadian
boundary to the Texas coast
tho storm ragged.
Eight deaths resulted from thc
cold weather In the Northwest.
where the temperatures ranged
from 10 TO 20 below zero.
Three died in Chicago. with tho
official Thermometers recording five
below.
Milk supplies wcra short. due 20
inability Of farmers 10 traverse
snow.dFifted roads. and a serious cut
in deliveries for ST. Paul. Min
ncapolis. Chicago and other North.
western cities was threatened.
The weather bureau announe.
ed the cold wave viii continue
indefinitely rs no let up Is In
sight.
The storm. which swept across
the country from the Northwcs,
was carried 20 the Eastern coas,
on gale which reached - miles
in New York city.
Traffic was demoraiized turnout
Turn to Page Z. Column 81
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-15
NEARLY ALL
LINES OPEN

Remarkably little trouble was ex.
perienced from the storm by the
telegraph companies.
The Western Union announced
Thursday that all lines In, San
Francisco and to the East were z 4.
and that the Port Townsend, Sequlm
and Gamble lines were the only
ones out OF operation.
The Postal reported that all lines
were in operation, the only diff.
culties encountered being purely
local in character.
City light wires also had re-
markable escape. Practically nor
NAL service was maintained thruout
Wednesday night and no particular
trouble was in prospect. The line.
men had some difficulty getting
thru the snow to repair wires, but
very few were down.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-15
FRENCH ASK
BRITISH AID

LONDON. Feb. ib.--France's mp.
peal for British cooperation to make
the seizure OF the Ruhr really effec.
tive M far as coal production and
confiscation are concerned, was
placed before the British cabinet TO.
day by French Minister OF Public
Works lie Troquer.
Tho French want TO run trains
loaded with coal that has been seized
in the Ruhr pits thru Rhine territory
occupied by British troops, This mp.
plies particularly to the city OF
Cologne.
The British have no objection TO
the trains pnssIag thru Cologne. OK.
cept TINT they are manned by French
troops. aud carry German hostages.
This. II Is felt, constitutes breach
OF Britain's sovereignty In the occu.
pied zone.
10 Troouor and a group Of experts
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-15
OLE LARSON TO
GET new TRIAL
Is Granted Rehearing by
Supreme Court

Ole s. Larson. president of the de.
funct scandinavian American bank.
OF Tacoma, was granted n rehoarlng
in Olympia Wednesday by the su.
premc court,
Larson had been sentenced to
serve from three to five years In
Walla Walla pcntentlary for appro'
printlng TO his own use $4,000 OF the
funds OF the Tacoma bank.
Larson was convicted in the supo,
rior court of Pierce county and was
denied any rehcarlngs OF his case
Arguments in the rchenring grant,
cd by the supreme court will be
heard In May.
Larson is now ut liberty on bond.
According 10 the prosecutor OF
Pierce county. all OF tho indictments
returned against Larson were
dropped, TO become effective when
Larson was well on his way 70 the
state prison.
Whether or not any OF tho indlct.
ments will be resumed by the court
following the reopening OF tho case
by the supreme court is not known.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-15
SEATTLE DIGS
OUT OF DRIFTS
Another Storm Is Likely
Thursday Night

Snow or rain was the weather
bureaus forecast for Thursday
night The storm which j. rag.
Ing off the coast has backed up.
II wns said, but may change its
direction nj any moment.
-Four and % hundredihs OF
snow fell ut Tatoosh in the last
~ hours.
Seattle and the Northwest In gen,
eral were slowly emerging Thursday
from the blizzard which has held
them In it's Icy grip since Sunday.
transportation wus still more or
less at a ssandstill: all public utilities
were operating under the greatest
difficulties. and business was still
suffering from numerous handicaps,
but the city ms u whole was gradu
ally returning 10 n normal basis.
The weather bureau. however. held
out the threat of possible further
snow. with the likelihood that Wed
nesday's general paralysis will return
OF the fail is at all heavy.
Thousands OF dollars damage wat
caused by Wednesday nights rain
and sleet storm, which transformed
the city into a maze OF ioicles ator
the snow.
Street car service continued to be
Indispensable. but the municipal rail
way department announced that all
lines would be operating by night on
II somewhat abridged sohedule--un
less there was more SNOW.
All schools were closed Thursday
and II was announced by the board
OF education that they would not
reopen until Monday.
Trains from the East were gen.
orally late--some Of them as much
as 36 hours-but tho opinion was
expressed that regular schedules
would be resumed shortly.
Outside the city there was imml
nent danger Of floods in case OF
n sudden thaw. At the county en-
gineer's office It was declared that
the White, Green, Duwamish and
Snodunlmle rivers would certainly
overflow II the weather changed
suddenly, but the city was In nc
peril
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-15
WINTER GALES
HIT NEW YORK

NEW YORK. Feb. ia cold
wave, bringing zero temperature.
was swept into the East by high
winds today.
New York city was dashed by T2-
mile gale. Several persons were in.
jured By broken glass and falling
signs. a plate glass window was
blown into the erin room OF the Ho.
tel McAlphin late last night, scatter.
ing diners. but none was hurt.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-15
MODERN B0NiBERs
REPLACE ANCIESTS

Mcsopotamia used 10 be a Garden
OF Eden. with great canals. n won.
derfui system OF irrigation. magnifl.
cent cities. pompous kings. dazzling
courts. fertile farns--the center OF
all the known world
Today IL is virtually a desert. Tar.
tars. MonKols and Turks have Sucked
and RACED It's cities. and destroyed
iu life. giving canals. The Tigris
and the Euphrates have got out OF
control. overrun the country, and
formed vast. fcverinfestcd swarnps,
making the spot ono OF the most
desolate on earth.
But the British are masters there
now. with their modern bombers and
their machinegun.laden war planes.
They have new plans for the coun.
try OF 1shtar and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
They are going to restore the great
canals. harness the Euphratcs and
tho Tigris. and make the land bloom
agnin.
Mesopotamia, remember. lies across
the overland road 10 India. which
Britain has fought TO keep open for
the past 900 years.
II the Turks try to put her out
now. there will be war.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-15
Coolest Weather
Hits Middle West

CHICAGO. Feb. 15.-The Md.
West was in the grip Of the coolest
weather OF the winter today. The
weather bureau predicted the Their
mometer would fall to 10 degrees be-
low zero in Chicago before night.
Three deaths from freezing and
more than $50 fires we're reported
during the last "a hours.
Train service northward was bad.
iy crippled and trains on several
lines were stalled In Isolated sections.
Relief societies rushed food and
coal to hundreds Of needy families.
The cold will continue until Sun
day, the weather bureau reported.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-15

Lieut.. Of Detectives W. u. Kent
aud Detectives Ross Watson. ]. l.,
Williams aud Jack lands. together
with Coroner w II CoraOn. went 90
the house and found evidences
which lead 20 the belief that Faust
might have been poisoned. The girl
was taken 20 the city hospital
where physicians. after examining
her. pronounced her frye from any
signs OF poison. The police said they
could not understand her story.
Faus, went on duty az n. m
Thursday al Broadway and Pike
sta. lie rang his patrol box al
SOS a, M. the customary time He
disappeared after ringing
Mrs. s. Teller. Ssil nth ave, y. y.
entered the Faust homo about 10
a. Thursday 30 telephone. and found
the policeman dead on the floor and
the daughter lying across tho bed
Shr called the poles. Coroner ". H.
Corpon found n cup containing a
liauid which he said may be poison.
The cup was standing on the table
The bottle OF poison which the giri
declared she had drank from. wat
also on the table. but the cork had
not been removed FOR several days
the police sslld. Two other bottles OF
poison were found In medicine
chest. A postmortom examination
of faust's body viii ba made TO re.
veal the cause Of his death. CorSon
said.
Mrs Faust and her son. EnEeIbert
both went insane several years age
and died soon after. according 60 the
police. Since that time Faus, has
been living with HIS daughter. This
girl was questioned Mt great length
BY detectives as she lay In the city
hospital, but she refused 10 answer
questions
Faust has been n member OF tn.
police department for is years.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-15
FRANCE Baked
BY OWN MINERS
General Strike Due to Start
in France and Belgium
United Press Summary

France was baked today in her
battle for ooal--in which she threw
100000 men and billion francs into
tho Ruhr-when French miners ap.
proved a general strike 10 start to-
morrow morning and many left the
pits.
Tho strike and simultaneous
waikout OF Belgian miners was
stated 10 have no connection with
the Ruhr situation, but Germany
took heart at tho occurrence. Ger.
man leaders pointed out that France
during her months occupation OF
the Ruhr. has secured about 2 per
cent OF what coal she would have
received had she stayed away.
NJ Letroquer. minister OF public
works. began his appeal for British
cooperation before Bonar Law and
Lords curzon and Derby at Down.
ing 1T. Tho French minister asked
Britain TO let fuel trains troop
! manned. pass thru Cologne.
Tho French government hopes "a
confine the coal strike TO the Loire
valley. since all miners associations
will not so out and II was an
nounced today that coal trains were
moving from Ruhr pits 70 France
Belgium. Switzerland. Italy and Hol
land.
The Ruhr was stili on edge for
an outbreak; n French officer was
reported TO have been beaten by a
German crowd, altho one dispatch
had the incident occurring at Gel
senkirchen. while another placed II
at Bochum.
The town OF Gelsenkirchen did not
pay the hundred million marks fin,
imposed upon II for the woundIng Of
two French officers, and its official,
seek to arbitrate the matter with
Gen. De Goutte.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-15

Smashed 10 pieces by heavy
Seas after the storm had driven
her ashore near Estoyan, u. C.,
early Thursday morning. the
British frelghter Tuscan Prince
sank at i:55 n. M, according 10
brief wireless bulletins. The final
message concerning the Tuscan
Prince. received from the cutter
Sea Monarch at ASS n. m. read:
Sinking fast"--then, after a
brief pause-''Going down"
The mo,orship coolcha went down
off the shore near Albert Head. b.
C.. after striking reef and going
ashore late Wednesday. The motor.
ship withstood the pounding Of the
storm until an early hour Thursday.
II Is believed be crew had Rban.
donod the Coolcha several hours be.
fore the ship foundercd
First news OF the wreck Of the
lumber frefghter Santa Rita came in
an S. O. s. early Thursday. The yes
sci was reported ashore off Tatoosh
island. but in no Immediate danger
OF sinking Both the Merchants Eek
change and harbor radio stations re
ceIved the Santa Rita's distress calls
The cutter Sea Monarch was re
ported 10 be standing by the Santa
Rita. awaiting an opportunity &c
pull the freighter into open water
and tow her 10 port
No loss OF life has been re-
ported by any OF the vessels
that rescued crows OF the Nika,
Tuscan Prince and Coolcha.
The Nika was the property OF the
Everett Packing company OF Everett
Wash. AT the time OF tho accident
that ended in her destruction, tho
ship had left Port Gamble. Wash.
with cargo OF lumber for California
conslgnees. Capt. p. ID. johnson was
in command.
The Tuscan Prince. freighter Of
s.293 tons. was on the last lap OF q
trip from Antwerp to Puget SOUND
ports. travelling via San Francisco
and Portland, according TO Frank
Waterhouse Co. Seattle agents.
The storm drove the Coolcha or
the rocks shortly after the motorshiT
had left Victoria, Il. c.. for San Pedro
Cal. Her tonnage was registered ai
l.4S0.
The Santa Rita Is n small, coast
wise lumber carrier OF sl5 tons. She
was bound from San Pedro TO Puget
Sound ports when the storm was en-
countercd.
Early reports OF the rescue OF the
crew OF the Nika by the cutter Sno.
homlsh read like a thriller Of sec
fiction. Carrying no wireless, the
Nika was unable to inform the Sno-
homish. standing by, that she wa:
afire. and the fact was not discov.
cred until the ship burst into flame:
fore and aft.
Rapid action was imperative e
save the 81 members OF the Nika':
crew from burning TO death. In the
early morning darkness, the Snoho'
mish ran close enough TO the doomed
ship to effect the rescues by mean:
Of a brooches buoy. Sailors of tn,
Nika leaped into the water and wer,
hauled aboard the Snohomish b,
means of ropes.
Three men were slightly injured II
the rescue.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-15
Italian Steamer
Sinking, Asks Aid

BOSTON. Feb. I5,--The Italian
steamer Moncenisco is sinking $50
miles off the New Jersey coast. nc
cording TO s. o. S. calls received here
today.
Another message said the steam
ship Cartlaka was steaming at full
speed to the rescue and was then n
miles away.
The Moncenisco had given her
position as latitude $685. north and
longitude 65;s2 west, or approximate.
ly $50 miles off Cape May.