The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 17, Ed. 1 Monday, February 5, 1923 Page: 2 of 14
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EGRO SUSPECT
HELD IS DOG
STORE BANDIT
aken Into Custody on
Identification Made
by Two Men.
DENIES THE CHARGE
•Others Recently Held Up]
. Fail to Identify the
Black Man.
$
F The black bandit responsible for
. -pearly a dozen bold drug store rob-
during the last two weeks may
I ‘be under arrest.
e. A negro. 20 residing in Army boule-
► yard is the man held. Several of the
? of the daring negro gunman say
he is the bandit while others who were
• ‘held up say he is not the black bandit.
! * The negro continued to steadfastly
maintain he is innocent. If complaint
is filed detectives say. it will be based
Solely upon the claims of those who
caused his arrest.
Nothing tangible has been brought
to light that would associate him with
” the nervy holdups staged by a negro
here recently other than the claims of
some of the victims. Whether the ban-
*dit is actually in custody or the man
I JiHd is a victim of mistaken identity
detectives say. remains to be seen.
Pointed Out on Street.
' The suspect was arrested by Traffic
policeman “Billy” Huston Sunday aft-
z <rnoon. when he was pointed out by
I Carl Walker. 117 West Fall avenue
h%nd Willis Watkins. 407 Essex street
tho were in the Denver Heights drug
ore the night J. C. White proprietor.
Mas held up and robbed. They met
the man on Houston street ami declare
« him to be the negro who staged the rob-
The negro held is what the police
4erm a negro with a "yellow” com-
! ©lexion. Many of the victims de-
{ glared him to be a "black” negro.
• Xlthero have described him as having a
-brown” complexion.
* * Mr. White victim of the Denver
♦ Heights drug store robbery expresses
J Hie opinion the prisoner is the man who
Meld im up and is supported in this
view by Herbert. Hill 1222 South Hack-
berry street delivery boy whose bicycle
wae used by the bandit to make his
escape.
May Be Two Bandits.
H. A. Dietz. 320 East Quincy street
'Berk in the Nash drug store who was
held up on the night of January 23
while alone in the place identified the
prisoner. R. W. Callowny manager of
Martin's Pharmacy. 550 Ruis street.
Who is a witness against the prisoner
saying the prisoner is the man who held
him up last Friday night obtaining $OO.
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(Street Floor)
MONDAY
BOYS!
The Light’s Boys’ Salesmanship Association Will
Start Soon—Any Boy in San Antonio or
Nearby Town Is Eligible for Mem-
bership in thp Association.
The purpose of The San Antonio Light’s Boy Salesmanship Associa-
tion will be to teach boys the art of salesmanship. A series of lessons on
salesmanship will appear in this newspaper and a school will be conducted
by The Light as a part of its course of instructions to boy salesmen.
Both High School. Grammar School and Word School students ate
eligible for membership. One lesson on salesmanship a day will be printed
in The Light and a daily meeting will be held at the office of The Light.
The important points of selling will be taken up at this meeting nnd the
members of the association will be given actual selling experience and
coaching by men whose business is to sell.
Bovs from 10 to IS years of age will be eligible for membership. San
Antonio boys are asked to come to the office of The Light after school
-.omorrow and mgke spplicatin for membership.
Bovs living outside of San Antonio who would like to obtain free
instruction in the art of salesmanship are asked to fill out the coupon
printed below
kPrLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE SAN ANTONIO
LIGHT BOY SALESMEN'S ASSOCIATION.
Boy Salesmen's Association. The Light.
San Antonio. Texas.
I wish to become a member of the San Antonio Light Boy
Salesmen’s Association. I amt years old. Please send me t
membership card.
Name
Address ' '
(Fill out and mail Kt The San Antonio Light.)
The arrest of the negro suspect and
the positive identification by some of
the victims of the recent robberies has
presented a peculiar problem detectives
say. It has heretofore been the theory
that the holdups was the work of a
lone negro. The fact the prisoner is
a "vellow” negro while many have de-
scribed him as a "black" man. has lead
them to believe two negro gunmen have
been operating instead of one unless
these who have declared the prisoner to
be the holdup man are mistaken in their
identification.
< ■ *
FAIR AND COLDER
MONDAY IS PREDICTION
(Continued from page one.)
company had nn service hitch although
two private telephone lines suffered
from the sleet. A private line on the
Fredericksburg road which connects
with the main circuit at the city limits
lost a mile nnd a half of wire and
poles. A private line on Alamo Heights
also broke down for several hundred
feet. Harry Martyn manager said
that outside* of small circuit trouble
there was little damage done in bis
territory.
Gold Fish Frozen.
The unusual sight of enow here caus-
ed wonder among small children who
guessed through the window panes that
it was cither sugar or salt. In Alamo
Heights makeshift sleds sent shrilling
youngsters coasting down the hills and
one man provided some wintry sport
with a hastily-constructed pair of
skis.
Muffled passersby on Travis street
stopped to watch and listen to the
driver of a laundry wngon trying to
get his shying horse to approach the
snow-covered sidewalk.
A Houston street merchant who had
a gold fish bowl in bis display window
and found the water froze'n over and
the fish apparently lifeless was at-
tempting to thaw them out.
There were the usual number of
laughs as people slipped and fell but
no serious injuries or any traffic ac-
cidents of importance were heard of.
The hitherto exalted position as a
weather prophet that the huisache tree
enjoyed in the estimation of some folks
was destroyed when hundreds of these
trees supposed never to bloom until the
Inst chance of frost has gone lost their
blossoms and frequently split down
their sappy centers with the weight of
the ice and snow.
Budding fruit trees and flowers here
were killed by the thousands.
To Construct Isiw Water Bridge.
San Benito Tex. Feb. s.—The com-
missioner*’ court la?t week awarded the
contract for the construction of a low-
water bridge over the Arroyo Colorado
at Rio Hondo to the low bidders
Drivers & Downs of Los Fresnos. The
bid was $3225'26. The completion of
tins bridge will give residents of Rio
Hondo and surrounding territory an
outlet to La Feria and Harlingen
without coming through San Benito.
Washington Buyers of Bootleg
Liquor Thrown Into a Panic
Kentucky “Revernier” Gets
Information and Leads
Raids Which May Have
Developments of Unpleas-
ant Nature.
By ROBERT TOMPKINS.
Copyright. 1925. by The San Antonio Light.
Washington D. I'.. Feb. s.—Where
“Moore and Izzy’’ crack sleuths of the
liquor service failed a Kentucky moun-
tain “revenucr’’ succeeded. The result
is that there is a growing feeling of
fear here among those who patronize
bootleggers.
As a rmilt of a series of raids by
enforcement officials and local police
42 men and women are under arrest
charged with illegally selling liquor;
cash and negotiable bonds totalling
$117000 are in the strong-boxes of the
police and the work of the police court
is cut out for it for a week or more.
And all because the liquor enforce-
ment division brought to the national
capital one J. L. Asher a Kentuckian
with a liquor scalp record at his belt
exceeding any other ngent with the
possible exception of the redoubtable
Izzy Einstein of New York and his
sidekick.
But Einstein's record was made in
Nev York City and it is suggested by
officials here that brief visits he made
to Washington showed that his metro-
politan methods were a failure here.
Asher however as much an adept in
disguises as are .his rivals in Manhat-
tan. met with complete success.
But it is not the men and women
who were arrested who are troubled to-
day. They will have their “day in
court” and will very likely regain their
freedom on payment of minor fines.
But when their places of business were
raided the police secured lists of cus-
tomers which may shortly prove trou-
blesome.
Substitute HOPE for ANXIETY
Anxious lest their credit be im-
paired thousands have rid themselves
of anxiety and have been enabled to return to a
normal financial life through assistance of the 100
Morris Plan banks.
Why not you?
If you have steady employment and regular
income we will be glad to discuss your needs.
SAN ANTONIO MORRIS PLAN CO.
INDUSTRIAL BANKING
209 We»t Commerce Street Travi 6226
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT.
Tt is understood that tho prohibition
enforcement division plana to proceed
against customers of bootleggers by
summoning them before the grand
jury and then compelling them to tell
what they know about the retailers
they have been patronizing. It is ac-
cepted that if any official desired to
do it he could very easily convict those
who buy the liquor for illegal posses-
sion at least. Of course if they testify
before a grand jury they would auto-
matically get immunity but the lists
showing deliveries might be used as
evidence if the prosecutor should ■ so
decide.
However the intention is to “throw
a scare into the purchasers” and the
grand jury method certainly would
work to tliis end. Just how far the
authorities will decide to go with this
matter no one would say today.
In court today some of Asher's
methods were revealed. Arriving here
weeks ago he got a job as n helper
on an ice wagon. This gave him a
line on the retailers who operate
through “near beer” saloons. Then he
was put at work on a city ash wagon
and he lined np the chief sources of
negro corn. From this to piano tuning
for a firm which desired to assist the
Milk
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Invalids &
Childrun
The Original for All Age*
QuickLunchaf Home.OfficekFountafcts.
Rich Milk Malted Grain Extract In Pow-
deraTabletfonns. Nouriahlnr-NoraoHn*
St Avoid Imitation* and Sub«titute»
authorities and into various other posi-
tions was easy. The result was that
when he finished this line he had a
complete line on the source of the
supply of cheaper whiskey in the city.
Bosed n Possible Purchaser.
Asher then turned his attention to
the high class bootleggers. He posed
as a noted Kentuckian and made ar-
rangements to purchase quantities of
the mythical “sassy Scotch” to ship to
Louisville and po’ints south. As he
talked in big money here he soon was
in possession of the secrets of the
larger bootlegger:.
When he was ready he swore out
warrants and arranged for their ser-
vice. Today the liquor element is in a
state of panic. They know that only
the surface has been scratched and they
have been told through their secret in-
formation sources that many addi-
tional arrests will be made. The re-
sult is that only the most favored
customers are getting their liquor today
while the stocks that have been stored
in various parts of the city are being
rushed to strong-boxes to stay until the
Kentuckian goes home.
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Advice
DINE IN COMFORT
Mrs. Van Riper’s
LUNCH ROOM
Real Home Cooking Served
Family Style.
112 W. Pecan St.
Portland Hotel
—just across the River.
Overcoats Reduced
$25.00 OVERCOATS $19.95
$30.00 OVERCOATS $23.95
$35.00 OVERCOATS $27.50
$40.00 OVERCOATS ...... $31.95
$45.00 OVERCOATS $35.95
$50.00 OVERCOATS $39.95
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SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES
Round Trip $25.50 Round Trip
to
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Account
MARDI-GRAS
On Sale Feb. 89 10 11—Limit Feb. 15th
Extension of Limit—March 7th by deposit of
ticket and payment of $l.OO.
City Ticket Office
613 Navarro Street. Phone Travis 6200
FOR RENT
Very desirable suite in Bedell Bldg.
Also some single rooms.
J. H. Savage Mgr.
531 Bedell Bldg.
s EVERY DAY s
w Betinning February sth
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FEBRUARY 8 1928.
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