Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-24
TREE SITTER CLAMORS FOR BREAKFAST
AS CANNED MUSIC ANSWERS INTERVIEWER
Frank KiImartin Earnestly
Desires to Be Champion
of United States.
Occupies Beach Chair 40
Feet Above Ground on 14th
Street Near Chaplin.

In spite of the earnest efforts of en-
| terprising persons to withhold the news
from the public, 1t looks as If the news
papers VIII be compelled to be frank
about Frank Kilmartin's earnest efforts
to be the champion tree sitter Of the
United States.
If the public comes to admire Frank
and fingers to bat red golf balls about
the miniature golf course which lies at
the base of Franks tree, that, of course
is incidental.
Frankly, the big idea behind Franks
earnest effort Is to break the United
States record. Frank, however, is only
II, and he will have to be about three
weeks older before any records fall, in
his vicinity, along with the limbs and
bark.
AS it is, he's only been up IL hours
now, having mounted to the seat OF his
enterprise at 10 o'clock last night, much
to the CONSERVATION of persons passing
along Fourteenth street, near the in
tersection of Chaplin.
Have Lot in Common.
When the city editor heard about
Franks earnest effort, he said to your
correspondent: You ought to know
something about sitting; think you hold
the Office record yom self; go on out and
interview Frank-you boys have a lot
in common"
Much cheered, your correspondent
made his way to the base Of the tree
where Frank is sitting and sat Gown.
He had to crane his neck rather uncom-
fortably, because Frank was about 40
feet up and gave no sign OF coming
down. .
tree sitting?" shouted your corre-
spondent, Just to open the conversation.
Frank stirred languidly in the depths
of his beach chair and wiggled his toes.
II want breakfast" he replied, in the
uetulant tone of man who wants
breakfast and is In q position to oroer
it loudly.
lions to all this pitiless publicity?" was
your correspondents nexs poser.
ST want breakfast! cried Frank,
hoarsely.
Your correspondent would have con-
tinued the conversation indefinitely, but
at that moment he was all but UNI
seated by the feverish activity OF the
ground crew.
Breakfast Arrived.
Jimmy Munro, as he explained, was
the ground crew. He had come steam
up with breakfast tray, laid out with
two Soft-boiled eggs, two pieces OF
toast, bacon and coffee-the very fare,
he said, to promote endurance In tree
sitters. :,
Frank seemed greatly cheered by all
the hustle on the ground. He lowered
q rope and presently was munching
toast.
Nov that you've had your break
fast" shouted your correspondent i
want to ask you If you've been Leading
An introspective life?"
The only sound from above was the
sound OF music. Frank, as the ground
crew explained, had q banjo up there
and could play it as loudly as any OF
his fellow students at Central High
School. But the sound could not have
been blamed on banjo.
"Oh," said the ground crew, that
why that's Franks portable graphic
phone he has up there with him"
Your correspondent cleared his throat
to compete with Franks portable
eraphophone. ITO what mental or
physical element of your makeup do
YOU attribute your remarkable endur-
ance?" he shouted. :.
"I'm dancing with tears in my eyes, "
said Franks portable graphophone.
One neighbor said, as your corre-
spondent staggered away, that since
Franks was a portable graphophone
he hoped Frank would carry 1t to his
home soon at 1924 Euclid street.