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VOL. XLIV—NO. 55.
JAP CONCERN PAID SMITH $lOOOOO
NAME BANKER
IN SUIT FOB
UWORCEHERE
Traveling Salesman Here
Says Waco Millionaire
Stole Wife’s Love.
$200000 HEART BALM
William L. Evans Names
John F. Wright of Waco
Co-respondent.
John F. Wright millionaire banker
of AVaco* Tex. wns name co-rospond-
ent in n divorce suit filed by William
R. Evans against Nolie Evans in the
Ninety-fourth District Court Friday
morning. Evans is a traveling sales-
man of San Antonio. Mrs.. Evans
is said to be with her mother in
Waco at the present time.
The divort-c suit filed Friday is an
echo to a 8200OtK) damage suit filed
in the Forty-fifth District Court a
week ago last Tuesday in which Evans
seeks to recover this amount from
Wright on the ground that Wright
alienated the affections of Mts. Evans.
'This suit as was the divorce suit
was filed by David Watson and D.
B. Chapin. San Antonio attorneys.
In the divorce petition Evans sets
out that bo and his wife were mar-
ried in 1921 and lived happily to-
gether until January. 1924 when “be-
cause. of the misconduct of the defend-
ant plaintiff was compelled to separ-
ate from her.”
The petition refers to an alleged
meeting between Mrs. Evans and
Wright on December 13 1923 and
on January 3 1924. In the second
instance the petition names the exact
place of the alleged meeting. The
petition also sets out generally that
Mrs. Evans and Wright were at a
hotel in Austin where it is alleged
they occupied the same room.
The petition in the damage suit
filed last week alleges that Weigh’
visited the Evans home in Pan An-
tonio last fall and “maliciously and
wickedly” took advantage of E.„ns
hospitality Sid gained an i .flttence
over Mrs'. EVans thereby alienating
her affections. Sirs. Evans it al-
leged. was flattered by Wright s at-
tentions. Wright tlm petition further
alleges had known Mrs. Evans from
childhood.
VANDERLIP CANCELS
SPEAKING DATES AND
HURRIES TO CAPITAL
Secretary Says Trip Being
Made in Matter of
“Great Importance”
New York. March 14.—Frank A.
Vunderlip today cancelled speaking en-
gagements for tonight mid tomorrow
and took an afternoon train for Wash-
ington in response to what bis secre-
tary said had been a sudden call.
The secretary described the matter
as of “great importance” but would
not divulge its nature.
Mr. Vanderlip said be prepared for
his departure on a few minutes notice.
He answered in the affirmative a ques-
tion as to whether his call to the capi-
tal is in connection with the oil in-
quiry.
BONUS VOTE TUESDAY
Two-Thirds Majority Necessary to
Pass Kill e I nder Agreement.
Washington. IK C.. March 14. —The
House will vote next Tuesday on th*
Boldier?’ bonus bill under an agree-
ment reached today.
Speaker Gillett announced he will
entertain a motion to suspeml the
rules and pass.the bill approved by
th? Ways and Means committee.
Under that procedure a two-thirds
vote will be required for passage. Only
one day will be d PV °ted to debate and
it will be impossible for House nrun-
bers to offer amendments.
Chairman Green has intended to
vail the bonus bill up Monday the
only day in the week on which mo-
tions to suspend the rules are in order
hut Representative Longworth. Repub-
lican leader got unanimous consent to
take it up Tuesday.
Representative Garrett. Democratic
leader protested against action on the
bill under rules wnich would cut of*'
amendments and Representative Hud-
dleston (Democrat). Alabama who
farort* a cash bonus declared the su>
pension program is an effort to ’'ram
down the throats of House members’*
the committee insurance policy pin i.
(irrmrn Conditions Impnnr.
Berlin. March 14.—The extent m
Germany’s economic since the
rehabilitation of her <urrcm\ v.a dis-
Itosed by Chancellor Marx yesterday
Wlcu he mentioned that there were
Only 1.30.090 short time workers in the
unoccupied area a compared with
180.000 in November. The number of
totally unemployed has been de-
creased.
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
WILL BE WARMER
Tartly Cloudy Weather Is Foreca-ietl
l or Saturday.
Fair anil somewhat warmer is the
foreeast for San Antonio Friday
night although frost is predicted.
Saturday will be partly cloudy and
warmer wim minimum temperatures
from 37 to 42 with light to moderate
northerly to cnsterlv winds.
The temperature dropped to 33 de-
grees here Friday morning and there
was frost which was comparatively
heavy south of the city.
The weather map shows a high ores
sure urea over Texas extending down
from Canada. Over the Rockies a
low pressure trough ext Ads down
across the United States. A* this
trough moves eastward it will bring
warmer temperatures to the state.
The Panhandle is covered with snow
ranging as deep as seven niches. Gal-
veston renorted an inch and a half
of rainfall up to Friday morning but
Houston did not receive any precipita-
tion.
TO NOMINATE ROGERS
San Antonio Man to Be Piopo-ed as
Rotary District Governor.
The name of Harry 11. Rogers of
'San Antonio will be presented in nom-
ination for the office of district gov-
ernor of Rotary International at the
district conference to be held at Wi-
chita Falls this month. The announce-
ment was made by President Frank M.
Lewis of the San Antonio Rotarv club
nt the weekly luncheon Friday at the
St. Anthony.
Mr. Rogers formerly was president
of the San Antonio chib and is at
present a member of the International
Rotary committees. He has been ac-
Jice in the work of Rotnry in Texas
and has received national recognition
for his work in the Student's Loan
Fund activities.
CHARGE $17481 FRAUD
Officer of Texas Oil Company lydlet.
ed on Five Counts.
New Orleans. Lx. .March 14.—Har-
ry L. Eldridge vice-president and op-
erating head of the fuel oil depart-
ment of the Texas Oil company in
New Orleans was indicted yesterday
by Ilie Orleans parish grand jury on
five counts ineluding embezzlement of
917481.
Witnesses from the comptroller's
department of the company appeared
before the grand jury and are said
to have supplied the information on
which the indictments tore returned.
Mr. Eldridge was released ou bond of
$10900.
Details of the ease were withheld
by the oil company officials but it
was understood that the charges were
made in connection with fuel oil de-
liveries.
PICK NEW BRAUNFELS
Texas Grain Deniers to Hold 1024
Convention in May.
Fort Worth March 11.—New
Braunfels was selected as the meeting
place this year of the Texili Grain
Dealer.*’ Association and the annual
convention will be held May 23-24. the
executive committee of the ji-sov-iat ioli .
derided in a meeting here Thursday. I
Those attending the meeting were:
Douglas W. King of San Antonio:
Joe E. Imi w! her. Dallas: J. V. Neu-|
hans. Houston: L. G. Bellow. Pilot j
Point : Harry L. Kearns. Amarillo. :
and 11. B. Dorsey Fort Worth.
Omaha Cattlemen to Visit Texas.
Omaha. Neb.. March 14.—Bound for
the rattle country of the West and
Southwest a delegation from the
Obama storkyards left yesterday on
their third annual trade excursion.
The first stop will be Denver. At
each stop the advantages of Omaha* 4
livestock market will be extolled b'
the Omaha boosters. The excursion-
ists will attend the. Texas and South
Western Cattle Raisers* Association
convention at Hou ton. Tex.. March
18 to 20.
THE WEATHER
TEMPKKATI KES.
MARCH AS— 2 a. in 29
3 r. m •- " •• ni 3 J
1 p. in 54 1 *. m 3«
..... .......g
S p. m 49 « rn
7 p. la 4 7 7 *. m S 3
x p. m 15 S *. rii 33
9 p. in 43 9 a. in ...40
10 p. m.. H» a. m 42
J 1 p. in 41 II «• m 43
I J ini4niK.it. .. . 41 13 noon 15
MARCH 14— 1 p. in 48
1 a. in :0 2 p. m 50
rmtrcAsr.
Saw Antonio rml ii«inil>: To'’ ciii ».ir.
aomcwh.;t warmer but frost; Baiurdny.
partly doiiuy • and wanner*
temperature. ST to 42: ! ght to modvrite
northerly to easterly winds.
East Texas' Tonight fair; sonicwi nt
-.vanner frotit nearly to- coast; Saturday.'
partly cloud: showers in ramUwrst por-
tion and on weet coast warmer.
We»t Texas: Tonight partly ••loud?
warmer; Saturday partly cloudy and
warmer in southeast portion.
HOME WEATHKR FOK TOI
( hicago: Temperature. 30; snowing. 10-
mile wind from the north; lowest tem-
perature in test 21 hours. 30: highest. IG. ।
Kansan < ity: Temperature. 28: parti?
cloudy; le.s thaw 10-mlle wind from the
northr / loavrt tempera lure in tert
2 4 hours. 38; highest. 34.
Xru 5 Oftl:
m.. • rind from the northwert; lowest;
temperature in last 21 noura 24; highest. 1
•t. t . <
than l"-m’le wind fiom the north: low-
est temperature In h-t 24 hOQr«. ft;
highest. 3S. j
Wanbinxton: *T'inpcra turr. 29; ckmdx :
les? Than 10-mi’e wind from the nort’r-
“ast : lowest temperature in last 24 lioun |
38; highest. 44. 1
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS FRIDAY MARCH 14 1924.—TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES.
CRUDE DOLLAR BILL
ON WRITING PAPER
IS DISCOVERED HERE
Mexican Arrested for At-
tempting to
Pass It.
Seizure of one of the crudest coun-
terfeit bills ever seen in litis section of
the country by Ed Tyrrell secret ser-
vice o>eri five in charge of the San
Antonio office resulted in the arraign-
ment of Lorenzo Martinez r Mexican
laborer before I'uited States Commis-
sioner R. L. Edwards. Friday moru-
ing. on the charge of attempting to
pass counterfeit currency. After waiv-
ing preliminary examination he was
placed under $5OO bond.
tin a piece of ordinary uwiting pa-
per an attempt had been made to re-
produce a $1 silver certificate. The
work both in coloring and design was
evidently done by hand. Even a cas-
ual glance from n distance would
detect the fact that the certificate was
spurious. Because of the crudity of
tile work federal officials here believe
that it is the only one of its nature
produced by the alleged counterfeiter
and that no others are in eirculatioti.
According to information obtained
by the sorret service operatives an at-
tempt was made-by Martinez it is nl-
leged. to cash the certificate in pay-
ment for food. The west side restau-
rant keeper to whom the certificate
was offered turned it down.
Martinez it is alleged then gave
the certificate to a friend to cash for
him. The latter gave Martinez 50
cents it is alleged and promised to
give him the remainder when he
changed the certificate. He took it Io
a bank where the spuriousuess of the
certificate was ar once detected. The
secret service ofiii" was notified. The
certificate was then alleged to hare
been traced back to Mart Inez result-
ing in his arrest at his residence on
the 500 block Bouth Concho street.
Thursday afteronon.
WOMAN CHARGES
FORMER HUSBAND
WITH SON’S DEATH
Boy’s Death in 1922 At-
tributed to Sui-
cide.
Ardinorp Okla.. March t !.—b ounty
Atlorney John L. Hodge in voiisid-
cring n request made Wednesday by
Mr.. J. A. Kendall io file a charge
ot municr rgainst her divorced bus-
band in connection with the death of
their 16-year-old son on April 11.
1922.
The request was made just after ibe
divorce had been granted by Dis-
trict Judge Asa E. Walden.
Hodge said bn will mnke a new
investigation of the boy’s death n r
vious inquiry having indicated sui-
cide.
At the first examination it was rr-
vealed that Kendall had whipped the
boy on the night of his death bo-
<*huso he had asked to attend a show.
A shot was hoard later and when
Airs. Kendal! rushed into her sons
room be was dead a small calibre
rifle lying on the floor several yards
away. Kendal! was arrested but >i»
charge was preferred and lie was dis-
missed.
CAUGHT WITH LIQUOR
Pair Ila I List of Names of Prominent
Austin Men. Cops Nay.
Austin. Tex.. March 14. —Oi'ficera
announced last night a list containing
l names of nearly a dozen prominent
; Austin men. was taken fr.un Mrs.
Louise B. Thomas of New «Irleans. ar-
' rested this morning and charged with
j possession and transporting liquors.
| Mrs. Thomas and Dave Lutzer of
ITf-mph'. were taken in custody ns they
got off the Houston train officers al-
'leging they found 24 quarts of wbiskv
' in I.utzer's possession and 30 quarts
I of bonded liqnor in two suitcases car-
ried by Mrs. Thomas.
UPHOLD MRS. STILLMAN
Court Rules in Iler Favor in Defense
of IHvorce Suit.
New lock. Marell It.—The appel-
late division of the Supreme court in
Brooklyn nolav unanimously uphcl 1
the recent fin lings of Referee Gleason
in favor of Mrs. Anne I". Stillman
wife of Janie- A. Stillman former
head of the Nat'onal t'ity Bank in
her defense of the suit for ditoree
brought against her by her husband.
ADMITS SLAYING GIRL
.Man Says H* Was Jealous of Other
Young Men and Chloroformed Her.
I Norristown. Pa- Manh 14.—Harold
IV. Dean is said to have confesswl
that h« killed Louise Bruppacker. 17.
1 who-e death March 1. was attributed
|to heart disease. He wns a boarder
'st the Brupnacke- home. The imlicc
I say he admitted lie entered her room
at'night and chlbroi'ormcd her as she
' slept because of jealousy of other
I young men.
i Anonymous letters writeis to the
: girl's father Ijefore her death led to
' Dean's arrest.
Canadian Denominations Meige.
Winnipeg. Manitoba. March 14.—
The church union bill combining the
IMetliodist. Presbyterian an.l Congre-
i gationalist denominations was pas.-eJ
I by the Manitoba legislature last nigbt
• without discussion.
11. 5. COUNSEL
PBMESFOII
ANOTHER FIGHT
Go to Los Angeles After
Successful Court Fight
in Wyoming.
STOP .WORK AT DOME
Injunction Halts Drilling
and Reserve in Re-
ceivers’ Hands.
By Ilie Associated Press.
Cheyenne. Wyo.. March 14.—With
the Mammoth Oil Company temporar-
ily enjoined from carrying on furtb *r
development on the Teapot Dome nav-
al oil reserve nnd its properties on
the reserve ordered into the hands of
a joint receivership. Atlee I’omerene
and Owen J. Roberts special govern-
ment counsel today are traveling to-
ward Los Angeles where the second
attack in the drive for miinulment of
the oil reserve leases will be made.
The temporary injunction nnd re-
ceivership order was granted yester-
day by Judge T. Blake Kennedy of
the federal district court for Wyom-
ing after government counsel hail
filed a bill in equity asking that ‘ii“
lense of the Teapot Dome to Harry F.
Sinclair and the Mammoth Oil Com-
pany be cancelled alleging fraud in its
rxci'Uttttn.
Rear Admiral Joseph Strauss of th"
Vnited States navy proposed hv the'
government ami Albert E. Watts
vice president of the Sinclair Consoli-
dated Oil Corporation named by the
defendants were appointed join: re-
ceivrs bv Judge Kennedy.
Makes No Plans.
Mr. Mutts said late last night that
be was undecided whether l>e would ।
rctusii to the East with the Sineluu'i
party tiniay or would wail in Chei-i
enne until he was joined by Admiral |
Strauss.
Mr. Watts said he had as yet mad' 1
1.0 plans for taking over the
moth properties but would go to]
Casper with Admiral Strauss soon
the latter could make the necessary 1
arrangements.
Just before the government counsel'
ief; for Los Angeles at 10 o'clock la-t
night. Mr. I’omerene stated that be
and Mr. Koberls expected to follow
the same general procedure in the
hearing on the Doheny lease next
Monday that was followed in yester-
day's hearing. He declined however
to reveal any definite plans.
The date for further bearings in the.
Teapot Dome suit was left indefinite
ns counsel for both sides said thry|
were unable to set a time when they |
uould be able to resume the proceed-
ings. The defendants were granted 30
days in which to file their pleadings
in answer to the government's com-
plaints
Exclude Pipe Lines.
Pipe line mid storage facilities <>n
the reserve owned by the Sinclair
Pipe Line Company and the Sinclair
Crude Oil Purchasing Company are
excluded from the provisions of the
receivership and a separate account-
ing was ordered for certain parcels of
land which are claimed by outside
parties under the old plater claim leg-
islation and which are now in litiga-
tion.
In a statement issued after the
granting of the injunction. Mr. Sin-
clair declared that "the order. wbi<-ii
simply provides for a modus viyendi.
pending the trial of the suit in no
way involves the merits of the govern-
ment's claims which of course we
will vigorously contest.”
Mr. Sinclair added that be is con-
vineed that when all the facts are dis-
closed ami understood “it will be
realized that the Teapot Dome lease
to the Man.moih Oil Company was
the result of negotiations conducted
at arms-leugth bv earnest and loyal
representatives of the Navy and In-
terior Departments and that they notj
only fully protected the government
but drove a hard bargain in its inter-
est.''
Mr. Sinelair and nunnhers of his
party expected to leave Cheyenne
some lime today for the Kas:.
During ye-terdry's hearing the ebir t
room was crowded with spectators and
many were compelled to stand in the
corridors. The isiurt hearing was p;.--
erded by an hour's conference io
which attorneys for both the defend-
ants and plaintiffs consulted with
Judg' Kennedy.
INVENTS NEW CAMERA
Scientist Says Kodak Will Take Pic-
tures by Starlight.
Monterrey ( al.. March lI.—A cam-
era which can photograph moonlight
mid starlight has been perfected by
James Worthington earinei scientist.
Oxford graduate and fellow in the
Royal Astronomical Soeietj it was
announced by Worthington.
Wortnington says that the camera
van be worked eight timesas fast a>
the ordinary camera and that it can
take 4(K>O pictures a minute in day-
light if plates or film conld be fed to
it fast enough.
Worthington says that he is now
perfecting a canibra capable of taking
10000 pictures a second.
SENATE DELVES INTO
TREASURY CONDITION
IN FIXING TAX RATE
Mellon Opposes Plsn to
Lengthen Time for Pay-
ment of Public Debt.
Washington. D. March 11.—
Tiie Senate Finance Committee d< l*d
further today into the condition of
the treasury preparatory to fixing
the rate schedules of' the revenue
bill.
Suggestions licit the margin access-
ible tor tax reduction be extended by
lengthening the program for retire-
ment of the iiublic debt and risluc-
iug the annual rate of repayment
has attracted little support. The pro-
posal. when made yesterday was im-
mediately opposed by Secretary Mel-
lon.
Chairman Smoot plans to com-
plete the hearing of treasury offi-
cials this week and start work next
week on the rate schedules Vnder-
of the Treasury Winston
was asked for his view today.
Meantime the Senate got into an-
other tax debate over President Cool-
idge's message asking for a redm-ti in
of 1923 taxes in time to head off the
March 15 income tax returns.
Senator Harrison. Democrat. Mi
issippi assailed the President's re-
quest as ••merely a political tpove"
and predicted that taxpayers will get
a reduction on taxes payable this
year whether the revenue bill be-
comes law or not.
"What the President is trying ti
do." Senator Harrison declared “'s
to get this provision out of the rev -
nune bill and then veto that measure
which provides permanent tax re-
liei.”
Hr insisted that united support will
be given any pnrmsal to reduce in-
come tuxes naycble tills year if the
revenue bill fails of enactment.
SCHOOL FOR SOVIET
SYMPATHIZERS RAIDED
BY CALIFORNIA COPS
39 Alleged Members of
Communist Party /ir-
rested.
I»s Angeles. Cal.. Mareh I I.—Mem-
bers of th" police radical squad to-
day are preparing to qu wiimi 39 al-
leged members of the Communist i crty
arrested in a raid at San Pedro hist
night on what harbor police describ"4
as a school for Soviet sympathizers.
The prisoners are charged with crim-
inal syndicalism.
According to the raiding officers.
Manuel Levin. 28. who says he is a
Russian was instructing about 50
men. women anil children in the prin-
ciples of Soviet government when he
was interrupted. He was addres. ing
Uis class in Russian.
Portraits of Emma Goldman. Karl
Marx. Rosa Luxemberg and Nikolai
(amine adorned the walls of the hall.
600 REBELS SURRENDER
General Allowed in Ketain (’oniinatid
and Join ObregonMas.
B? the .V-viM'kih<l PreM
Vera Crux. March H.—Genera!
Euardo Loy<». ipdpl. ha« surrender d
to the fodcrnls with HOO nwii. He
was allowed to retain his coininaiHl
joining the govern meat forces.
Kefugves arriving from Puerto.
Mexico say Bebel General Candido
Aguilhir has returned tn Fmntera.
having General Benito Torrucco in
command with 1800 men and gun-
boats.
Gem ral Jose Dominguez ronnnand
ing the government forces is reported
at Ojapa awaiting reinforc •incuts
and a battle for the possession of the
port is expected shortly.
Previous reports were that Puerto
Mexico had been <aptured by the
federate under Dominguez.
The reteds nrc renorted tn have rc-
occiipied Minatitlan after lighting in
which there were 100 A
gunboat participated in the attack
during which a sailor from the Brit-
ish light eruiser Uonslunee. gnu ril-
ing English iiitere>is was wounded.
SHOT BY “BAD MAN”
Dangerous Mexican Arrested liter
American Shot in Mexico.
lAredo. Texas. March 14.—Gyorge
Howard of the oil firm of Howard
nnd Clark was held up. hit over the
head and shot Monday night in Nueva |
Laredo. He brought ro the Ameri-
can side Tuesday.
Mr. Howard is iuipioviug rapidly ‘
and his wound is not believed to be of
a serious nature. Santiago Cavazos >
was arrested for the shooting and is j
being hell! by ihe authorities in Nueva I
Laredo. Cavazos is a dangerous char- I
acter and is wanted on the American '
side for ilie murder of Bill Spe -d. ’
which occurred on the Internatiom.l :
pontoon bridge several years ago. and
also for an attempted holdup on the I
American -ide of the bridge .several I
months n-o. He is also wanted for a
serious offense by officials at Cotulla.
ROB COMMERCE STORE
Beu Soeda Hardware E»t»hlishin"nt
RoMted of S4OO in Goods.
Property i allied at $4OO was stolen j
Thursdav night from the Bm Specia
Hardware otorr. 5W TVest Commerce '
street. Entrance was gained through ’
a rear window.
Among the property taken was sev-i
en pistols 48 razors 28 knives. *
CALIFORNIA
JURIST NEW
W CHIEF
Curtis Wilbur Naval Acad*
emy Graduate to Suc-
ceed Denby.
ACCEPTS CABINET POST
Tendered Position by Cool-
idge After Kenyon
Declined It.
Washington. D. C.. March 11.—Cur-
tis D. Wilbur chief justice of the
California Supreme Coun. it graduate!
of the navnl academy has been select-
ed by President Coolidge to succeed
Edwin 'Denby a veteran of both the
navy and the Marine Carp- as head '
of the Navy Department.
.Pudge Wilbur announced his accept
Mice of the ap|M>intqi*?nt last night at
San Francisco.
His nomination was sent to ih»*
Senate this morning by President
Coolidge.
Judge Wilbur was tendered (he cabi-
net pwt after William S. Kenyon who
resigned from th«‘ Senate to become n
federal circuit court judge had de-
dinnl the appointment because he feh
he lucked "essential qualifications" for
a naval secretary.
Both jurists had been considered
also in connection w\th the attormy
generalship it is understood and a
belief prevails that if Hurry M. Daugh-
erty should resign an offer of his
place in the cabinet would prove more
ucrvptalde to Judge Kenyon
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt has
been actipg secretary of the navy simo
Monday when Mr. Denby retiYed. and
will remain in charge until the new
' secretary takes the office.
•DRAFTED.” COOLIDGE HIRES
san Francisco Judge Accepts ( abinet
Position Immediately.
San Francisco. Cal. .March 14.—
Chief Justic” Curtis D. Wilbur of the
California Suprrm • Court today pre-
pared Io laj aside the ermine of his
office to take up the weightier duties
of the post of sc rotary of the navy.
Tendered the office by telegraph
late last night. Justice Wilbur re-
sponded avrepting the portfolio sur-
rendered by IMwin T. Denby last Mon-
day lb- v in lente for Washington an
soon as his appointment is confirmed
by the Senate.
Prr'ddenl Coolidge's summons to the
California jurist was terse.
• You seem to be the num I need
for the navy” the President tele-
graphed “am drafting you today.
Please answer.
W : lhin ten minutes. Justice Wilbur
rep lieu:
••I will accept the appointment ami
will com" to Washington as soon after
confirmation as imssible.”
lie announced that he would not
resign from the California Supreme
Court until he had been sworn in as
naval secretary.
Chief Justice Wilbur has fur many
years been one of the leading lawyers
and jurists of California nnd a leader
in child welfare and Sunday school
work. He was graduated from the
naval academy in 1888.
Born in Booiioboro. lowa. May 10.
1867. he was educated in the public
schools of that place ami of .la io®-
town. X. D. Following his graduation
from the naval academy he came to
California taught school for one year
nnd entered an attorney’s office to
study law. In J.MM) he was admit ted
to practice. In Los Angeles while he
was judge of the Superior Court he or-
the juvenile court there and
drafted several biU which later
fornusl the basis »or California s
juvenile < »urt law.
He was elected efief justice of the
California Supreme Court in 1922.
after having served since 1919 as as-
sminle justice. He is n brother of Dr.
Ray Lvman Wilbur president of Stan
ford 1 niversity.
P< les Protest Memel De. i-ion.
Warsaw. March 14.—-The Polish
Diet with only the Ckranian and
White Rutheniun deputies voting in
the negative has adopted a re>olution
protesting against ih< finding- of the
neutral commission in the Memel dis-
pute. The commission was appointed
by the League of Nations and te
Leaded by Norman H. Davi- former
American under-secretary of state.
A Flight Around the World
Whin I'nvh' Sam's iunepi’l «ir men Lop off from 1.0. Ann! s next
week in the liiM attempt to circle the xlobe in airplanes the ev - 1 th.
whole -vorlil will be upon them. In The Sumlay Light then will be a
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11:. flier- an itin.’rai xof the flight a JeM iiptioii of ihe planes and at i
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INVESTIGATION OF
INTERNAL REVENUE
BUREAU IS STARTED
Probers Meet in Executive
Session in Wash-
ington.
Washington. D. (’.. Manh 14.—lit j
quiry into the operation of the bureau
of internal revenue opened today before
th" Seunlc select committee berdeil
l>» Senator Watson. Republican. In-
diana.
Meeting in executive session the
committee beard officials of the Bu-
reau. beaded by Commissioner D. IL
Blair who has been instructed to pres-
ent charts showing the status of tax
collections for past years and of claims
longed against the government by tax-
puyt i s'.
The inquiry was ordered by the
Semite tinder a resolution by Senator
Couxeus. Republican. Michigan. As
originally drawn the resolution assert-
ed thin inefficiency if not malad-
ministration. lies resulted in great'eon-
fusion in the bureau but before adop-
tion the allegations in the preamble
were stricken out by agreement. As
is now stands the order for the in-
quiry comprises simply authority to
ascertain the remem for reported un-
due delay in aettlemcnt of tax cases
and instructions to report recommen-
dation*.
HELD NOT GUILTY
Jury Acquits Man in Killing of Dis-
charged Soldier at Normoyle.
After deliberating less than ten min-
utes Friday morning a jury in the
Thirty seventh District Court returned
a verdict of not guilty in the case of
Victor H. Goethe chargeii by indict-
ment with the killing of Joseph F.
I’obmis. Goethe received the verdict
with a happy smite and rushed for-
ward to shake the jurors’ hands as
they left the jury box.
The case was tried on the testi-
monv brought out at a habeas corpus
bearing because the state’s witnesses
most of whom were soldiers had been
discharged from the army or had left
the state. The testimony was read
from the record by Assistant District
Attorney W. S. Anthony and 11. G.
Williams while that for the defense
was read by William Schlessinger.
Goethe also took the stand in his own
defense.
The killing of I’oionis. n discharged
oldier occurred at <'amn Nortnoyle
on the afternoon of November 29.
1922. Goethe testified that ho had
been attacked by I’oionis and while the
latter was on top of him be had drawn
a knife and ■ stabbed I’oionis in the
side. He was acting he said in self
defense and did not intend to kill
I’oionis. merely attempting to force
him to loosen his grip on him. No ar-
guments were made by the state or
counsel in the case.
RATIFY LIQUOR TREATY
I. S. Briii*!i Part Vfcrta Search ami
Seizure of Boats.
Washington. D. March 14.—The
treaty between the I’m ted States an«l
Grrat Britain authorising search nnd
seizure of Rtwpected liquor craft l»e-
-yond the three-mile limit was ratified
je< H'day by rhe Senate.
The vote which came after more
thnn two hours of an executive session
nas slated unofficially to te' Gl to 7.
HOME
EDITION
PROSECUTION
OF AIRCRAFT
SUIT HALTED
Says Smith Wanted to
Catch Mellon and
“They Got Him.”
HARDING SOUGHT DATA
Late President Also Got Se-
cret Information on
Lawmakers.
TESTIMONY STARTLING
Says Treasury Secretary
Involved in “Liquor
Permit Matters.”
Washington D. C.. Mareh 14.—.‘.sk-
ing no quarter and giving none Gas-
ton R. Means former Department of
Justice secret agent today testified
to the Senate committee investigating
Attorney General Daugherty that in
February.. 1922. in the Old Bellevue
hotel in Washington he received from
“a Jap representing Mitsui A Co.”
SIOO.OtIO. to stop government prosecu-
tion in the Standard Aircraft ease and
that he turned the money over to the
late Jess W. Smith. Attorney General
Daugherty’s .“buniper nnd friend."
Just prrv jus to that means bad dc-
seribod himself ns “the money car-
rier" in transactions for Smith a*d
W. T. Underwood.
Means told of liow making an "un
der rover investigations” which he un-
derstood was at the instance of Presi-
d<ni Harding he had investigated
Secretary Mellon of the Treasury De-
partment. in connection with iiermits
for withdrawal of liquors and "got
him.”
In a long line of sensational testi-
mony. Means declared also he had con-
ducted investigations of Senator Cara-
way. Democrat. Kansas after the sen-
ator Imd attacked President Harding
and Attorney General Daugherty and
also an investigation of Senator La-
Follette after tiie latter had agitated
investigation of the Teapot Dome scan-
dal.
A resolution broadening still further
the [lowers of the Daugherty investi-
gating committee was adopted today
by the Senate.
I’nder it. the committee can hold
meetings outside the city of Washing-
ton whenever and wherever deemed
necessary by its chairman: and any
committee member can subpoena wit-
nesses nnd papers administer oaths
and take testimony.
Means had been directed to make
some investigations by Smith. Asked
if he had obeyed these instructions al-
though he knew Smith was not em-
ployed by the Department of Justice
he said:
"Yes. sir.”
Says They “Got” Mellon.
Sidney Thompson. Means added was
"the nmssenger for Underwood.” Ur.-/'
derwood. Means explained was “th/*
man who Worked with Jess Smitht”
and helped him i Means) make inves-
tigations. lie understood Thompson ;
was a friend of Smith's and withou.’’ j
any connection with the Department- 4
of Justice.
Means said lie undersiood Under-
wood wanted information regarding
his diaries and testimony in the New
York trials.
Underwood. Means stated was mak-
ing an investigation for ihe I’resident
of the United States. He Inter said
I nderwood worked for President
Harding
Means said Je-« Sm.'h and 1 nder-
wood wanted to "catch Secretary Mel-
lon and we got him."
President Harding be added want- j
ed the information.
Means said he gave Cap . K L.
Scaife “thousands of dollars" n eon- i
section with his investigations. Seatfe
was an investigator at the department
who agitated investigation of air craft
scandal*.
The charges asain-t the attorney
geiier;:’. Means deriand were not true.
Means -aid lie anew Underwood repre-
sented the President.
Means testified that he. too. had
worked for Presidcn. Harding.
Harding Mamed Secret Probe
\ letter from Underwood to Sni ih.
Mean- -aid. declared President Hard-
ing named >ome “contidential u.i.le”'
cover iavestigatons made by Jees
Smi h. U;;derwood and himself.
I . Yo:-. M< .ns said be
-aed report- of "arrangements gone
into ay Secretary Mellon for certaiitji
permits." . •»
• Rut tiie f rst time he slipped
iiro; gii onr fingers.’ lie said. _
'Hies* investigations th”
-. .I rel.tied to violations of the
-t»a<l a> t. _ *j
M.-an- also -aid h’ had a Mura Jg-J
...... ; investigate Senator CarawaM
Drm-tcrai. Arkansas.
Tins c 4 o„v inve-ugation
ma.'* after th» enator had ■ 1
Pres dem Hardi te and the sttorpee ’
general. Means said.
r tai Ret a a’-v w»« love.-
: :.• I M'an« said add ng that
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