The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 2, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 20, 1926 Page: 1 of 22
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Today
Heaven in California.
A Land of Bargain*.
Lethal Chamber Exit.
.Those Name* of
Greece.
By Arthur Brisbane
■ ■ Copyright. IMS by Star Co— ■
WHEN the fortunate arrive iu
in heaven it probably takes
some time for them to get
naed to it. Their new power of flight
brilliant wings tuneful harps sing-
ing celestial music streets of gold
all the wonders must overwhelm a
spirit newly arrived from earth
I JUST so in California. The first
“ few days it is hard to think of
working hard to interest yourself in
what goes on in cold eastern and
northern lands to say nothing of dis-
tant unimportant realms east of the
Atlantic ocean.
Bryon in Greece was filled with
emotion when he stood where:
"The mountains look on Marathon
And Marathon looks on the sea.”
How would he feel in southern
California?
These mountains that still look on
Marathon would be mere bills out
here and as for that little sea sailed
by the Greeks you could drop a
thousand like it into the Pacific
ocean and not raise the water level
one inch.
•pHE population of Japan in the
• last five years has increased
3773651. That interests the world
ontside of Atria even more than in
Asia.
What would happen if the Chinese
numbering 400.000.000 officially and
in reality numbering probably 600.-
000.000 should learn to cut the death
rate among children and ruise
China's census to 1.500.000.000?
Has Providence in reserve some
mysterious way of solving the riddle
of excess population without war
famine or plague?
Or must the world eventually face
a war of races yellow and white to
settle world supremacy?
IF anybody offers any bargain in
* California take it. It may not
seem a bargain at the time but
later that changes.
Ask the son-in-law of Mr. Durant
automobile maker what happened to
him the night ho ate the good dinner
at the Bolen Chica Shooting club
south of Izm Angeles. Robert M.
Modisette of Pasadena who knows
all about real estate and oil told the
story pointing to an oil derrick next
to the club house.
IN the course of the dinner the
gentleman from the East learned
that the club members liked him and
would let him buy a membership for
37’100. He didn't need it as he did
little shooting but was polite and
aeceptod.
Soon afterward Standard Oil
rented the "rights’’ on the grounds of
the Bolsa Chica club on an oil shar-
ing basis. They have brought in one
well already and may bring in dozens
more. The one well brought in now
pays each member of the club 31200
a month profit. Mr. Durant's son-
in-law gets $14400 a year on an
investment of $7OOO made “just to
be a good fellow.” And there is no
telling how much more he will make.
California is the land of bargains.
’ | ’ODA Y in the Nevada State prison
* two white men will bo killed
with lethal gas new method of
strangling murderers.
These men. Stanko Judich and
Guadaloupe Acosta will be locked in
an air tight chamber the gas turned
on and they will be the first. white
men to arrive in heaven or any other
place killed in that way.
The thing was first tried success-
fully on a Chinese gnotlemnn named
Gee Jon but in our high civilization
that hardly counts.
AXN thia earth the law kills the
killers of men in the following
way among others. The garrotte
strangles them in Spain. The noose
chokes them in many countries the
guillotine cuts their heads off in
France the headsman works with a
sword m China and some other coun-
tries. Electricity shocks them and
lethal gas suffocates them in Amer-
ica.
In Asia an elephant puts its foot
on the important criminal's head. In
Russia the knout borrowed by Rus-
sians from the Tartars was used un-
til lately to whip prisoners to death.
1n China the convicted criminal was
sawa in two lengthwise and killed
in other ingenious ways.
Christianity used to bum victims
alive torture them to death tear
them to pieces pour molten lead into
their stomach all “for the greater
glory of God."
Human ingenuity has found many
waya of killing human beings but
as yet no way of stopping murder
retail by individuals wholesale in
war by nations.
AMERICAN WARSHIPS
ARRIVE AT LIVORNO
By tnlroMl Service.
ROME Jan. 20. —The American
cruiser Pittsburgh commanded by
Captain Evans and three American
destroyers have arrived at Livorno
where they will remain till Febru-
ary A
MiRTIN OIiRWN. SIH IS MI
NAB FUGITIVE
IN ST. LOUIS
ON TRAIN
FROM S.A.
Arrest Ends Nation-wide
Search for Killer k
of 3 Officers.
-
Martin Durkin wanted in Chicago
where he is charged with the slaying
of three policemen was arrested in
St. Lonis Wednesday when he
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Lionism was discussed from every angle when two leaders met in San Antonio Wednesday. Here is Benjamin
F. Jones president of the International Association Lions Club and I co. king of Brackenridge park talking over
the situation.
stepped off the train from San An
tonio. He admitted his identity and
surrendered two revolvers to officers
who pressed guns to bis side before he
knew he was under arrest.
Durkin's arrest in St. Louis endej
a nation-wide search aud halted San
Antonio officers who were scouring
the city Wednesday for some trace of
him. Department of Justice agents'
who had trailed Durkin half way
across the continent /notified police
and sheriff's officers here Wednesday
that he was in San Antonio.
A police and sheriff's cordon was
thrown about all railroad stations
while other officers searched the un-
derworld haunts of the city for some
trace of the fugitive. The hunt ended
Wednesday with news of his arrest in
St. Louis.
Orders to “shoot to kill" were given
all officers participating in the
search on instructions from the De-
partment of Justice which said any
attempt to take Durkin alive would
result in "his murder toll mounting.”
“Bure I'm Durkin" he admitted :o|
Department of Justice agents. J
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VUL AL/V1 INU. San Antonio Texas.
• 2 Lions Discuss
I Old Times on
; Meeting at Zoo
Um —
International Club Presi-
dent Is Guest of S. A.
at Banquet.
Benjamin F. fjones international
president of the Lions Club was the
guest of honor at a dinner given Tues-
day night by the local Lions Club at
the' Gunter Hotel. Mr. Jones ex-
pressed himself as being favorably im-
pressed with the Southwest.
The feature of the evening's enter-
tainment. program was an act put on
by George J. Kearns W. B. Jack
Ball and Carl Wright Johnson. Ball
playing the part of chairman of the
membership committee attempted to
sell the dnb to Kearns who represent-
ed a hard-boiled business man. John-
son supported Ball in getting Kearns
sold on the idea.
Mary Stewart Edwards sang sev-
eral numbers. Mrs. Edwards chose as
her first selection an aria from Tra-
vinta. She followed this with a med-
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COURT ORDER CLOSES
CASSELL CAFE DANCE
REED AND DAWES
ENGAGE IN VERBAL
BATTLE IN SENATE
WASHINGTON Jan. 20.—GF)
I rom the presiding officer's dais in
the Senate chamber Vice President
Dawes today engaged in an exchange
with Senator Reed. Democrat Mis-
souri over vice presidential strictures
on the conduct of Senate debate under
present rules.
Senator Reed remarked that be
would not attack the vice president on
the floor of the Senate because the
vice president could not make a reply
although Dawes had attacked him
over the radio last night when he
could not reply.
The vice president interrupted to
say that he was not referring to Sen-
ator Reed but to the "Senator from
New York” when he told a radio
audience last night that a fresh dem-
onstration of the need for a rules re-
vision had been given during yester-
day's session of the Senate.
Member of The Associated Press.
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 20 1926. TWENTY-TWO PAGES TWO CENTS
IS W IS W NS W S V
Building Permit Record Set
GREAT BOOM
UNDER WAY
IN S. A.
Projects Totalling Nearly
Half Million Begun in
Last Two Days.
San Antonio's building boom pre-
dicted for the last 18 months by the
leading real estate dealers and finan-
ciers of the United States now is un-
der way.
In the last two days alone building
permits for nearly one-half million
dollars worth of new construction were
issued City Building Inspector Gus
Niggli announced Wednesday. The
total is $415850.
LARGEST ON RECORD.
This new impetus already lias made
this January the largest January in
the point of new building in the his-
tory of the office Mr. Niggli declared.
This month promises to run between
3200000 and $500000 more than any
other previous January.
"It will easily exceed $1000000”
Mr. Niggli stated. The three largest
projects to be started in the two-day
period are the new junior high school
on Berkshire and Yorkshire avenues
a wholesale plumbing warehouse on
East Houston and Chestnut streets
and the remodeling of the old Grand
Opera house on East Crockett and Lo-
soya streets.
NEW CATHOLIC RECTORY.
The first project represents an ex-
penditure of approximately $250000
the second $90000 and the third $30-
000. Ground has been broken for the
first two Mr. Niggli said. The thea-
ter is being converted into stores.
In addition to several expensive
residences and apartment houses a
Catholic rectory is being built in El
Paso Street at an approximate cost of
$lOOOO.
KELLY FIELD CADET
CUT AND BRUISED
IN DEVINE CRASH
Cadet Ernest Stoelting attack group
advanced flying school Kellyr Field
was injured when his plane went into
a crash near Devine Wednesday. The
new ambulance plane piloted by Lieu-
tenant L. J. Carr accompanied by
Captain Brown flight surgeon was
immediately sent to the scene and the
injured eadet taken to the base hos-
pital Fort Sam Houston.
Stoclting's plane developed motor
trouble while flying in formation and
he endeavored to return to the field
for a landing. His plane went into a
tail spin and crashed to the ground.
LIQUOR SALE NETS
TOWN $1517185
EDMONTON Alta. Jan. 20.—0 P)
Official figures made public today
showed that the Province of Alberta
netted a profit of $1517185 on its
sale of liquor during 1025. _
WORKSTARTS
ON THEATER
MONDAY
I
Beautiful Motion Picture
House to Be Built on
Houston Street.
Breaking of ground for the con-
struction of the $1500000 Texas
Theater a motion picture house to
be built fronting on Houston be-
tween the Gunter building and the
San Antonio river will begin next
Monday it was definitely announced
Wednesday when contracts totaling
$585641 were awarded.
Walsh and Burney Construction
Company was awarded the general
construction contract on a bid of
$442406. The other major contract
let was to the Carrier Engineering
Company of New York for the instal-
lation of an air conditioning cooling
and heating system to cost $143-
235.
BEAUTIFUL BUILDING.
Contract for plumbing was let re-
cently to the A. H. Shafer Com-
pany on a bid of $20726. Other con-
tracts including that for mechanical
work will be let later it was an-
nounced Wednesday.
The new combination theater and
office building which is being built
by W. J. Lytic owner of the Lytle
string of theaters here will be one of
the most beautiful and unusual build-
ings of its kind in the South accord-
ing to highlights of cosntruction plans
revealed by architects and contrac-
tors.
One of the most unusual features of
the theater building according to
Robert Boiler of Boiler Brothers
architects Kansas City will be the
front which it will present to Hous-
ton street. Unlike the average office
or business building Mr. Boiler said
a theater atmosphere of beauty will
be carried through the entire theme of
design.
COLORED LIGHTS.
The Houston street exterior he
•said will be of terracotta of a mod-
eled finish and done in delicate col-
ors in polychrome. The main finish
will be in pulsichrome with colored
lights flooding it to bring out its
beauty.
The building will be five stories
high with provisions for the addition
of three more stories if they arc de-
U.cd later Mr. Boiler said. The
Houston street front will be made into
offices with all modern conveniences.
Seating 3000 persons the theater
itself will be the largest between the
Mississippi river and the Pacific
coast with the exception of the Mis-
souri in St. Ixtuis and the Main
Street in Kansas City Mr. Boiler
said.
The theater according to plans
will have direct entrances from Hous-
ton and St. Mary s streets and an en-
trance walk from Travis street. The
grand foyer will bt three stories high
and will accommodate 2000 persons.
Features of the lobby will be that it
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UpORPUS CHRISTI Is all set
—’ for the big advancement that
is surely coming tn the Valley and
all of Southwest Texas” said H.
A. Speer prominent resident of
Corpus Christi who was stopping at
ths Gnntrr hotel Wednesday.
UnROWNSVILLE. doesn't want
” the sort of boom they are
having in Florida" declared S. C.
Tucker president of a large cotton
seed oil plant in Brownsville who
was registered at the Gunter hotel
Wednesday. “We have real land
for sale in the Valley not swamps
and everglades and you may rest
assured that people all over the
country are interested in buying
what we have to offer them" Mr.
Tucker continued and “there were
at least a thousand tourists in the
Valley yestreday looking for home-
sites.”
fCpilE cattle business is ‘looking
• up a bit ” declared T. M.
Pyle of the West-Pyle company at
the Gunter hotel Wednesday morn-
ing. Mr. Pyle whose ranch inter-
ests inelnde more than 400000 acres
of ranch land at Longfellow and
other places said that his section
of the country was in good condition
for rattle raising this winter.
WCAR BOOKS FAMOUS
RAY-O-VAC TWINS FOR
WEDNESDAY PROGRAM
Russ Wildey and Bill Sheehan
famous Ray-O-Vac Twins who made
such a tremendous hit over the
"Friendly Station” on their first ap-
pearance in San Antonio some weeks
ago arrived in the Alamo City Wed-
nesday morning and were booked im-
mediately for a return engagement
over WCAR from 3 until 9 o'clock
Wednesday night.
The Twins are known all over the
country as one of the most entertain-
ing teams appearing over radio. On
the occasion of their first appearance
over the “Voice of San Antonio” the
studio was besieged with telegrams
and letters from all over the United
States applauding the program.
TEXAS ROAD CASE
REHEARING ASKED
WASHINGTON Jan. 20.—GF)
Attorney General Moody of Texas to-
day asked the Supreme Court for a
rehearing in the Archer county case
in which the court recently held that
the organization of the road district
No. 2 in that county was unconstitu-
tional.
CHARGE U. S. JUDGE
FALSIFIED RECORDS
WASHINGTON Jan. 20.—GF)—
Federal Judge Harry B. Anderson of
the Western District of Tennessee
was charged with falsifying records in
cases pending before him in documents
laid today before a Senate judiciary
sub-committee. v.
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TWO FLOORS
ENJOINED BY
WRIT DF
JUDGE
District Attorney Seek*
Padlock for Night
Life Center.
Second and third floors of the Cas-
sell Cafe one of San Antonio's bright
night life spots were ordered tempor-
arily closed Wednesday when Judge
W. W. McCrory granted a temporray
writ of injunction in the Ninety-fourth
district court restraining the opera-
tion of the two floors.
The injunction was granted on a pe- ■
tition filed by District Attorney C. M.
Chambers requesting that George Car-
rell and Frank Cassiano alleged oper-
ators of the Cassell be restrained from
operating the two upper floors of this
building.
PETITION FILED.
The petition filed by Chambers read
as follows:
“On the first floor is a cafe with an
entrance from Soledad street where i
everything is apparently orderly and'
lawful and above suspicion.
“Entrance to the second and third
floors is by elevator only and is for
more of a select crowd. On the second
floor are private dining rooms and a
dance ball where liquor flows freely
and jazz music continues throughout
the night. On the third floor only
those are permitted to enter who are
vouched for and who must either be
financially well fixed or of a good
family and it being immaterial whether
boys and girls in their teens or old
men and women in their dotage and
there liquor is sold and gambling per-
mitted at dice and cards and other
games of chance for money and the
victims of course are fleeced and for
social or other reasons must keep same
a secret.
PADLOCKS ASKED.
“Men and women whose names are
unknown to the state but well known
to the said George Carrell and Frank
Cassiano are employed to lure girls
and boys of excellent families to said
place for tb« purpose of demoralizing
and debauching them in order to se-
cure their money by games of chanc-
and” * * * “the unfortunate victims
who in order to protect their good
names will keep their loss a secret and
thereby permit the said George Carrell
and Frank Cqssiano to operate in opeif
defiance of all laws. Said place is not
only a nuisance but a disgra.-e to civil-
ization and the second and third floors
should be padlocked and said parties
enjoined from opening them."
GRAY IS PROMOTED
CHICAGO. Jan. 20-OP)—Chart ev
W. Gray who started as a taiicsb
driver after quitting newspaper »•
porting today was elected president
of the I ellon t'sb Company surroel
ing John Herta who chai.-ma*
of the board.
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