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VOL. XLII—NO. 139.
MORE AIR SERVICE MEN TO SAN ANTONIO
NEGRO WHO KILLED TIPS
JOST SERVE LIFE TERM
HIGHER COURT DECIDES
Black Was Convicted of Shooting Uni-
versity of Texas Student in San Anto-
nio on Vacation —Case Twice Ap-
pealed—First Sentence Was Death.
Shooting Occurred New Year’s Eve
1919 on East Commerce Street.
John Steen negro automobile driver must serve life in
prison for the murder of Albert Tips University of Texas
student who was shot to death here New Year’s eve 1919.
The Court of Criminal Appeals at Austin Wednesday af-
firmed the life sentence which was assessed by a jury in the
trial court of Bexar county. Steen at a previous trial had been
sentenced to hang the appellate court reversing the case.
•*** Steen went to trial four times for the murder. At the
first trial the jury was unable to agree. The death sentence
was rendered at the second trial. This was reversed. A third
trial was begun but halted when it was discovered that one
member of the jury was ineligible for jury duty. At the
fourth trial verdict of life was given.
Motion for a rehearing will be made before the higher
court.
The appeal w'hich has just been decided was based on
the claim that the trial court erred in sustaining the state’s
demurrer to the appellant’s plea of former jeopardy which
was based upon the contention that Steen had been placed in
jeopardy at the trial where the juror was found ineligible.
This contention was not sustained by the appellate cburt
neither was the contention that under the weight of evidence
no verdict could be reported for more than manslaughter.
Tips was shot on East Commerce
street while driving in an automobile.
New Year’s Eve night. 1919. With
him in the ear were his mother and
brothers. The shot evidence at the
trial showed struck him in the back
of the head. He died while being taken
to a hospital.
Admitted Firing a Shot.
The following day Steen was ar-
rested. At first he denied firing a shot
night. Later he admitted ho had
’fired but said he fired at a tire of an
automobile in an effort to halt the cur
and rejiort to jxdice that torpedoes had
been thrown at hh automobile.
The case attracted wide attention due
to the prominency of the Tips family
and the determined legal fight made for
the negro. At the hearing it was de
veloped that many torpedoes werf
thrown and pistols fired on East Com-
merce street during the Now Year’s
Eve celebration.
Hear .Miller .Motion.
The state’s motion for a rehearing in
the case of E. L. .Miller from Bexar
was submitted to the criminal court
Wednesday on oral argument. District
Attorney McAskill mid Assistant Attor-
ney Anthony appeared for the state.
This case involving charges of alleged
embezzlement had been affirmed but
on rehearing it was reversed and re-
manded. .Miller was given five years on
conviction of ombezzlement but the
reversal entitled him to a new trial
unless the court acts favorably to the
state on the rehearing motion.
The court did not a< t on the motion
for a rehearing in the G. W. Stephens
murder case. Ktcphons is under death
sentcive for the killing of T. A. Finu-
cane.
NO CLEARING WEATHER
Low Pre»sure Area Gives Threat of
m More Kain.
The low pressure urea spreading
from Arizona to North Dakotn and
including Texas paused rains nil over
the eastern half of the stale Tuesday
and leaves n forecast for unsettled
weather according to J. JI. Jarboe
local meteorologist. Three-fourths of
the towns in Eastern and Central
Texas should receive rain within the
next 24 hours if signs do not fail; so
San Antonio has about a 25 per cent
chalice of escaping. Tim fact that the
sun is likely to break through at times
docs not change the situation.
Many elutions reported rain Tues-
day Rio Grande City coming first
with 3.29 Indies. The Rio Grande
was up eight feet Wednesday morning
at Mission.
Galveston reported 2.52 inches and
Huntsville.’2.4o. in the northern part
of flic state Sherman came first with
1.42 inches while Waxahachie with
1.30. ami Weatherford with 1.24 fol-
owed. Austin seems to Is- included in
every heavy raiu. and this time was no
exception 1.11 inches being recorded.
If the Texas cotton crop was doin-
igcd by the rnin Tuesday then it
kiis not ajonc. for rains iy> to two and
I half inches occurred in Georgia Ala-
«mi. Mississippi and J.ouisinna. The
'arolinas escajidd.
Cold weather continues around Ed-
nonton. Cnnmbi. Frost and 30 de-
rrces above constitutes the springtime
here. The mercury at one Montnn
ity descended to 44 and wns accom-
^uied by rain. •
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
ALLIED REPARATIONS
COMMISSION REACHES
DEFINITE DECISION
Belief Is That German Loan
Question Was Post- •
poned.
By the AMOcinted Prri»s.
Paris June 7.—The allied repara-
tions commission at an unofficial ne»-
sion today reached a definite decision
it is learned on the question of wheth-
er the international committee of bank-
ers should bo given complete freedom
<>f action in its inquiries into the |>os-
sibility of an international German
loan.
The utmost secrecy surrounded the
derision nil the members refusing to
dii*ciiM the question. It is generally
believed however that the bankers wilt
bo informed that the commission cannot
at this time approve of inquiries into
the loan proposition on the basis of a
reduced German war debt.
The committee of bankers which
planned to meet late this afternoon was
expected simply to receive the repara-
tion commission's reply and adjourn un-
til tomorrow to give it time to consider
the reply.
To Investigate Forest Fires.
St. Paul .Minn. June 7.—W. T. Cox
state forester today announced the
early start of an investigation into the
enuae of forest fires which have swept
•1000 in Minnesota.
THE WEATHER
TEMFEKATUREM.
JUNE 6— * a. n).« e Gt
3 P- m 79 3 a. 69
* P- m ...79 4 a. 69
5 P. Il’ 77 5 a. ni 68
<> P- 6 a. m 66
7 p. ni........70 * a. m 69
H P m .......75 r a. in 71
9 P. M 73 9 a. m 77
V. in 72 io a. m 78
11 P- m 71 11 a. in 89
12 iridnigiit.. .70 12 noon 52
JUNE 7— 1 p. m 83
1 »• m 79 2 p. m 85
WEATHER.
Nin Antonio and 1 trinity: Wednesday
n slit and Thursday unsettled with local
Dhowe.a: maximum temperature. '3 to 17;
lIkIiC to mourrato easterly to southerly
nlnus.
HOME VM:AIHER FOR TOI RIST*.
M. Louie: Temperature. 70; cloudy; 8-
mile wind from the south; lowest temper-
ature In last 21 hpurs. 68; highest. 86.
Chicago: Temperature. 74; clear; l-mlle
wind from the Houthwcat; lowest tempera-
ture In last 21 hours. 70; highest. 88.
kannas City: Temperature 72; clear; 8-
mllo wind from the southeast; lowest tem-
perrture in last 21 hours. 60; highest. SI.
New York: Temperature 72; clear; S-
mlJc wlnt from the northwest; lowest
temperature In last 24 hours 70; highest.
HuxlAngton: Temperature. 76; partly
cloudy; 6-m|Je wind from the north: low- i
eat temperature in last 21 hours 72; hlgh-
MU .... —_ _
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS WEDNESDAY JUNE 7 1922. -TWENTY PAGES.
WHITE GIHL
FINOS NEGRO
AT BEDSIDE
Black Is Identified and
Held by Po-
lice.
NO CHARGE MADE
Shunning Notoriety Rela-
tives Refuse to Prose-
cute Case.
A negro youth positively identified
is being held by the police accused of
having entered a Diaz street home at
an early hour Wednesday morning and
it is alleged attempted an assault upon
an 18-year-old white girl.
Relatives of the girl city detectives
announced iate Wednesday forenoon re-
fuse to prosecute the case because of
notoriety that would be attached to a
court trial of such circumstances. Sam
Street acting captain of the city de-
tective bureau says the negro would
under the circumstances be transferred
to Bexar county probation officers on
a burglary charge and seek to have him
confined in the Gatesville reformatory.
Identified by Girl.
The al&rm growing out of the case
• cached central police headquarters at
1:35 Wednesday morning. Detectives
Wilson Hartman Jensen Schraeder
Chavez and Hopkins responded. The
negro was arrested shortly afterwards
al his home on a street situated about
two blocks distant. The suspect detec-
tives say was readily identified by the
girl.
According to information given the
officers the girl awoke te discover the
negro bending over her. Frightened
the girl is said to have screamed arous-
ing other members of the family and
causing the intruder to flee from the
place. A telephone message was sent
to headquarters immediately.
Negro Being Held.
The negro held was first booked on
the police docket bis age listed as 17
years. Quizzed Wednesday morning by
detectives the negro claims he is not
yet 15 years and maintains he is inno-
cent of the accusation against him.
When taken into custody and escorted
back to the house the girl detectives
say. was positive in her identification.
The case will likely detectives say
be transferred to the local juvenile of-
ficers who believe the negro youth im-
plicated in other recent.theft cases. In
the event the more serious charge is
nbt prosecuted detectives say they will
proceed against the prisoner in an ef-
fort to sentence him to a term in the
( fate reformatory. '
UNIFIED GOVERNMENT
FOR CHINA APPEARS
REMOTE POSSIBILITY
IFone Split Than Ever
Looms With Civil War
Seemingly Inevitable.
By the Associated Press.
Peking June 7.—China which a few
'lays ago seemed on the verge of a uni-
fied government located here now np-
pears to be in grave danger of a worse
split than ever with the north and
south drifting only toward civil war.
Wu P*i-Fu's plan for Li Yuan-Hung
to resume the presidency of a central-
ized government in Peking was fearer]
to have been shattered Ist the opposi-
tion of Sun Yat Sen who according
to advices received here yesterday de-
clared be would refuse to relinquish
the presidency of his South £hina re-
public at Canton. Wu had won the
support of about 300 members of the
old national parliament and they had
urged ex-President Li to take back the
executive office from which he was
ousted by the militarists in 1917. Li
however withheld his acceptance pend-
ing certain conditions chief of which
was the dissolution of the South China
republic.
Since the resignation of Hsu Shih
Chang as president the Peking govern-
ment —the only government which has
been recognized by the foreign powers—-
has been in the hands of a citizens'
committee.
In the Inst ten days. Wu several
times has said that unless Sun re-
signed. the Chilili forces of Wu would
invade the South China territory.
California Miss to
Be First Radio Bride;
Tune Up Your Sets
Oakland. Cal.. June 7.—Here
cornea the radio bride! Next Sat-
urday evening Miwa Vivian Kidd and
Leland H. Hodgson of thia city plan
to broadcast their wedding ceremony
to many of their friends and. prob
ably to numerous strangers. InMead
of walking in dignified misery and
in stately self-consciousness down n
church aisle the couple will stand
at ease before the big broadcasting
instrument at Lockridge. The wed-
ding march every detail of the
event will be recorded for the radio
phones.
WOMAN REFUSES TO ACT AS
GRATED JURY FOREMAN; SAYS
MEN KNOW ABOUT CRIME
Offered Job Directing Inquiry Into Vice Conditions
But Declines —Club Women of Arkansas Town
Divided as to Whether She Did Right.
BY A. D. MANNING.
Copyright 1922.
Fort Smith Ark. June 7. — Mrs.
Daniel Hon is wondering today if she
made a mistake and gave "the cause’
of* equal rights for women a setback
in the South by begging iff from being
made foreman of a grand jury em-
panelled to investigate vice conditions
in this district.
Mrs. Hon gave as a reason that men
know so much more about vice than
women—about bootleggers and viola-
tors of the law in general. On the
theory that it takes a thief to catch a
thief she thought a mere man should
direct the grand jury probe.
Two women are on the grand jury
for the first time here Mrs. Hon hav-
ing as a companion Mrs. L. C. Pack-
ard. president of the Federated Clubs
of Fort Smith.
Declined the Job.
It was Judge John Brizzolara; of the
Sebastian Circuit Court who offered
the foremanship to Mrs. Hon. who is
the wife of a former judge. Mrs. Hon
balked at the job. The court at first
was firm but after a lengthy parley-
named one of the male members nnd
Mrs. Hon lost the opportunity of mak-
ing history for this state if not the na-
tion. Sho pleaded inexperience and
thought that the tasks set the investi-
gating tribunal by the judge’s charge
had better bo Uken in hand by a man.
This followed instructions by the court
that every bootlegger in the district
must be put out of business within 30
days. ■
In making his charge Judge Brizzo-
GIRL POSING AS BOY
ARRESTED AND STOLEN
PROPERTY IS FOUND
Proves to Be One Who Stole
From Woman Who Be-
friended Her.
Clad in male attire her hair bobbed
a slender blue-eyed girl 18 who posed
as a boy and who for a week city de-
tectives said has been living in a hotel
near Camp Travis with a soldier was
taken into custody by Detectives
Ruhnke and McManus early Tuesday
night. The girl has been in San An-
tonio for two weeks.
Her predicament became more seri-
ous when detectives after her arrest
discovered in her possession property
stolen from the home of Mr. and Mrs.
J. A. Casburn 325 Mason street a
week ago. Mrs. Casburn was ap-
proached by the girl on the downtown
streets and told a hard luck tale. Sym-
pathy led her to take the girl to her
home and care for her. During an ab-
sence the girl departed after ransacking
the home of the San Antonio woman
who had befriended her. Several articles
of jewelry a valuable shaving outfit
and clothing was stolen.
The girl's arrest Tuesday night came
about when it is claimed she and her
soldier sweetheart engaged in an argu-
ment with a Wilson street grocer claim-
ing he bad short-changed them in a
purchase. The grocer rather than have
an argument gave them the money they
claimed and later discovered that he
had been duped. He telephoned the'
police and detectives were sent out on I
the case.
The prisoner's sex was suspected by
detectives when they placed her under
arrest but for some time she insisted
she was a boy and it was not until
rigidly questioned at headquarters that
she admitted their suspicions were cor-
rect.
REMOVAL IS PLANNED
Fourth .kmy Corps Area to Change
Headquarters to Atlanta.
Atlanta. Ga.. June 7.—Preparations (
for the removal of headquarters of the
Fourth Army Corßp area from Fort 1
McPherson to Atlanta became known'
today when a local real estate concern I
announced that the War Department
has rented three floors of a building un-
der construction. Maj. Gen. David C.
Shank’’ commander nnd his staff of
about 200 persons will take possession i
October 1.
The families of those connected with |
corps area headquarters will be moved
into Atlanta to make room for the regi-‘
meat of infantry to be stationed at the
post.
The new quarters cover about 25.000
square feet of space. A high power
radio station will be installed to handle
headquarters business.
ASSUMES NEW TITLE
British Field Marshal to Be Known ns
Earl of Ypres.
Ixondon. June 7.—Field Marshal Vis-
count French henceforth will be known
as the Earl of Ypres dropping the
name French. He has been given the
hereditary title by King Georg*’.
While it is not uncommon for naval
and military commanders to associate
scenes of victories with peerages con-
ferred upon them ns in the instance of
Earl Roberts of Kandahar it is un-
j usual for a British peer to take the
j name of a foreign place as a title.
lara said it was the first time he bad
the privilege of addressing a grand jury
as ’’ladies and gentlemen.” He says
he thoroughly approved of the idea of
women serving on inquisitorial bodies
believing it would give a higher moral
tone to the courts. As to Mrs. lion’s
qualifications to serve as foreman the
court said it appeared to him as if
women were better qualified than men
to lend their assistance in uplifting the
morals of young people. He believed
they were also better qualified than
men to ‘‘put a damper on social gamb-
ling and drinking.” Mrs. Hon ad-
mitted all this might be true but she
still thought the leadership at this
time should rest with a man. When
the judge finally excused her. he did it
with a parting shot ‘‘that women
always want to have a clean-up but
balk when given a chance at the job.**
Many a “hard-boiled” man lawyer in
the courtroom nodded assent to this.
Club Women Divided.
Club women are divided in their opin-
ion as to whether Mrs. Hon did the
wise thing in declining the foreman-
ship. Some think sho gave “the caust^’
a black eye. while others say that she
gave the men a “good jolt” when she
said it was they who know all about
vice and such things.
Judge Brizzolara is determined how-
ever that the next woman on a grand
jury here shall be named as foreman.
Some of the prominent women who to-
day are saying that they would gladly
have accepted the job may yet have a
chance to make good their boast. The
court is keeping a particular eye ou
them.
FORD-FORPRESIDENT
CLUB IS ORGANIZED
BY FELLOW TOWNSMEN
Dearborn Meeting Launches
Campaign of Detroit Man-
ufacturer for Office.
By the Associated FreM.
Detroit Mich. June 7.—Plans for a
nation-wide moveimnt to bring about
' the candidacy of Henry Ford for Pres-
' ident in 1924. were mapped at Dear-
born Mr. Ford’s suburban home s Tues-
I day night at a permanent organization
nieeting of the Henry Ford for Presi-
dent Club.
Similar clubs should be formed in
each congressional district of the United
States it was decided iu order to per-
fect a more closely knit organization.
This club decided against adopting a
platform preferring to leave Mr. Ford
i free to Work out his own ideas should
i he consent to enter the presidential race.
The Rev. Dr. William Daw. pastor
of the Dearborn Methodist Episcopal
Church was elected president of the
club. In addressing the gathering he
declared Mr. Ford was “the best known
citizen of the world today” and was
well fitted to head the government and
take the lead iu launching reforms he
declared were necessary.
“Every few’ centuries” Mr. Daw con-
tinued “a man appears at a time of
grekt crisis and such a crisis confronts
the world today. Perhaps Mr. Ford has
appeared for just such an hour as this.
The country needs to start anew under
the sort of leadership of which he if
capable. He had many critics but nat-
ural leaders often are called fools and
fanatics Christ was similarly criti-
cized.”
Tbp “ordinary people” want a man
for President “who will live pnd let
live in trade.” declared James Greene
Dearborn attorney wno was chosen sec-
retary of the club. Mr. Ford’s policies
he added had been found economically
sound.
CASE GOES TO JURY
'otton Exchange Trial to Be Placed in
Hands of Supreme Court.
New York J Une 7. — Trial of the
American Cotton Exchange charged
with bucketing orders will go to a Su-
preme Court jury this afternoon it
was indicated today when Justice Mar-
cus denied a motion by defense coun-
sel to dismiss the complaint on the
ground that only suspicion of the crime
alleged had hecn shown by the prose-
cution.
Coart Rules Husband
Cannot Get Alimony
When Suing His Wife
Olympia Wash.. June 7. — The
wife cannot be held liable for “teni-
jiorary suit money” "temporary at-
torney’s fees" and "tempomry
maintenance” like husbands wlicn
conditions arc reversed according to
the Washington supreme court.
The supreme court even went to
the length of declaring that under
common law no busband has a right
to alimony.
The supreme court yesterday up-
set and set aside the decision of
Superior Judge Joseph B. Liadeley
of Spokane county which made Mrs.
Agnes Jacobsen liable for temporary
suit money temporary attorney's
fees nnd teniporar.v maintenance for
her husband John Jacobsea.
DAIL LINES DE
NATION MAI DE
IDLEDNJULn
Strike Ballots Returnable
June 30 Are Sent Out
to 1200000 Employes.
WAGE CUT IS CAUSE
Labor Board Pay Reduc-
tions Have Slashed $llO-
000000 From Earnings.
Chicago June 7.—Strike ballots re-
turnable June 30 went out today to
railway employes affected by wage re-
ductions ordered by the United States
Railroad Labor Board.
The vote will be taken by individual
unions whose 1200000 members arc
affected in orders cither issued or pend-
ing.
Paralysis of the nation's railways
July 1 loomed as a possibility as a
result of the reductions which have al-
ready slashed $110000000 from the
wages of the workers. The wage cut
is effective July 1.
Meanwhile the board is preparing to
hear di-putes this month between shop-
crafts employes and some of the yail-
roads over alleged unauthorized wage
reductions and piece work. B. M. Jew-
ell head of the railway employes’ de-
partment of the American Federation
of Labor who is leading the fight
against the board's orders was informed
that the first of the hearings will be
held tomorrow. «
Twenty-one railroads are cited for
alleged unauthorized wage reductions
before the hearing.
SAYS EVIDENCE IGNORED.
Union Leader Says Latest Wage Cut
Not Justified.
By the AMOctated PreM.
Cincinnati. Ohio June 7.—Character-
izing the shops crafts wage cut decision
as “a hastily dressed up and obviously
unfair apology” for the $00000090
slash B. M. Jewell bead of the six
shop crafts unions declared Tuesday
that the evidence in the ease had been
totally ignored and that the decision
ga e rise to the belief that the board
was trying to "help the railroads carry
out their labor policy.”
Mr. Jewell here for a conference of
union heads which called for a strike
vote of 1290000 railway workers said
the board's latest cut could be justified
by no stretch of the facts.
Evidence Was Ignores!.
“The board was offered evidence as
to the amount necessary to secure the
necessities of life for railroad fam-
ilies” Mr. Jewell said. "The rates in
these decisions are so far below’ those
necessities that this evidence must have
been ignored.”
Mr. Jewell charged that tables pub-
lished in the decision comparing the
purchasing power of railway wages to-
day with those of the pre-war period
misrepresented the facts. Based on pre-
vious wage reports of the board Mr.
Jewell estimated in the case of five
crafts the new wages which become ef-
fective July 1 will purchase less than
those of 1915 by over 10 per cent and
in the case of three erafts will mean a
decrease of over 15 per cent in the
standard of living.
Roads’ Profits Increase.
“The employes cannot help noticing
the contrast between their losses and
the increasing profits of the railroads”
he said. "The payroll losses of the
shop crafts since 1920 as the result of
decisions and lay-offs amount to at
least $350000000. Similarly the main-
tenance of way men are losing at the
rate of $300000000 annually. Such a
reduction makes the 10 per cent reduc-
tion in railroad rates totaling $400.-
000000 look pretty small. Some one is
pocketing the difference.”
The shopmen’s chief then pointed out
the increasing income of numerous large
roads declaring 54 for which returns
had been publhsbed showed a net return
of $152708784 for the first four j
months of this year.
The effect of this “contrast." Mr. I
Jewell said would be “confirmation of
the belief among railroad employes in
general that the Railroad Labor Board
is not an impartial court created to dis-
pense justices but created to help rail-
roads carry out their labor policy.”
Better Earnings Guaranteed.
He declared the transportation act
was given the railroads "a guarantee
of better earnings that ever before en-
joyed and takes from the employes
standards which they believed they bud
won for all time.”
“The danger lies not so much in the
attitude toward the Labor Board.” con-
tinued Mr. Jowell “it lies in that the
fact that the board is one branch of the
government. Such decisions as this
will go far to undermine confidence in
our national institutions.”
CONGRESS IS DELAYED
Meeting in Moscow Is Postponed at
Russia's Request.
Constantinpole June 7.—The Orient-
al Congress of Eastern nations ar-
ranged at the Genoa conference has
Ihs’ii postponed at the request of the
Russian foreign minister. M. Tchiteh-
erin. The congress to have been held
in Moscow this month was designed to
include all governments excluded from
the Genoa conference.
t-SESESSSC.
PRIMARY FLYING SCHOOL
AND HEAVIER THAN AIR
SERVICE 10 COME HERE
Secretary of War Moves to Concentrate
Air Activities and Picks San Antonio
as Site for Two More Important
Branches—Other Changes Probable
When Congress Acts on Appropria-
tion Bill.
Washington D. C. June 7.—Heavier-than-air schools of
the army air service will be concentrated at San Antonio
Tex. and lighter-than-air schools at Belleville 111. according
to an announcement made here by Secretary of War Weeks.
The primary flying school is to be transferred from Carl-
strom Field Fla. to Brooks Field San Antonio and the ob-
servation school from Fort Sill to Kelly Field where instruc-
tion of an advanced nature in observation pursuit attack and
bombardment already have been concentrated. The effect
is to bring all heavier-than-air schools in one locality.
The lighter-than-air schools will be concentrated at
Scott Field Belleville 111. including the balloon school from
Ross Field Los Angeles and the airship school from Langley
Field Va. technical schools for the air service will be located
at Chanute Field Illinois the mechanics school the photo
school from Langley Field and the communications school
from Fort Sill being in the group while the air school for
field officers will remain at Langley Field.'
BOND OF $5OO FIXED
IN EACH INDICTMENT
AGAINST T. J. MARTIN
Sheriff Agrees That Former
Police Chief May
Appear Later.
Bond iu the sum of $5OO in each of
the four charges returned Monday
by a Bexar county grand jury against
Thomas J. Martin former chief of po-
lice of San Antonio was fixed by Sher-
iff John W. Tobin late Tuesday after-
noon. Under the law the sheriff is au-
thorized to fix bonds in all but capital
cases. Mr. Martin is still absent from
the city and is understood to be on his
father's ranch in Gillespie county.
The indictment returned against the
former police chief consists of two
counts alleging that he aided persons
wanted for a felony in Oklahoma to es-
cape and two alleging attempted crim-
inal assault. The grand jury ac-
tion followed closely upon the filing of
sensational charges with the city clerk
alleging misconduct in office and later
the suspension and resignation of the
former police Chief.
Sheriff Tobin in announcing the fix-
ing of bond Tuesday stated that after
consultation with W. C. Linden attor-
ney for Martin that he had agreed to
take advantage of the statute wherein
the sheriff can fix bonds in all except
capital cases. The reason for taking
such steps he explained is out of con-
sideration for the family of Mr. Mar-
tin who has pledged the sheriff every
assurance that Martin will be pro-
duced at the proper time.
W. C. Linden attorney for Mr. Mar-
tin stated Tuesday that the bonds have
been prepared and forwarded to Mar-
tin for his signature and will be re-
turned within a few days. He declined
to comment further in the case.
MOVIE VAMP DEPARTS
Movies Find Public Wants Little Eva
Type of Heroine.
Chicago. June 7.—The movie "vamp"
with her white face her penciled eye
brows green eyes and her jade car-
rings. is gone and will flaunt her fas-
cinations on the silver screen no longer
motion picture theater owners were told
at a meeting Tuesday.
What the public wants now. accord-
ing to speakers are good little girls
heroines of the Little Eva type with
golden hair blue eyes sincerity and
innocence.
"The modern picture heroine.” said
William J. Sweeney' "must be young
and inexperienced in appearance guile-
less and apepaling in her actions. The
public has wearied of the vampire
type.”
The public itself he declared is
voicing the demand for cleaner films
and the producers ere filling the de-
mand.
To Improve Park.
Seguin. Tex.. Juue 7.—The Blumberg
park at Morrison Falls is undergoing
many improvements this week. A mod-
ern bath house and a cement curb to
form a gravel beach on the bathing plac-
are among the changes being made.
Beveral lots have been sold and suffici-
ent funds provided to add other im-
nroveiuents to the park. Bruno Blum
berg is in charge of the work.
HOME EDITION
’TWO PPMTQ pr 1“ CU V vlololty.
A vV V VEns 1 O Five cents on train* and •l■ewb*r*.
By the Assocfatcd Press
Decision to concentrate all field ar-
tillery schools at Fort Sill Okla. was
also announced by Secretary Week*
who approved that feature of the report
of a board of officers recently appointed
to study the army school system and
make recomncmdations for elimination
of duplication in the courses and a-re-
duction of administrative costs.
Lnder the new orders the artillary
officers "basic school” at Camp Knox
Ky„ and the artillery field officers
school at Camp Bragg. N. C. will go
to Fort Sill where schools for battery
officers and enlisted specialists alreadv
are located.
BEARS OUT RUMORS HERE.
Additional Changes Also Rumored But
The announcement of the Secretary
of War bears out rumors which have
been prevailent here for several r eeks
regarding the transfer of the observa-
tion activities of the air service from
Post Field to Kelly Field.
Additional changes which have been
rumored here for some time are not in-
cluded in the announcement from Wash-
ington but is believed that the War De-
partment is holding up some moves
pending action of Congress on the ap-
propriation bill.
The Fourth and Fifth Balloon com-
panies of Brooks Field which were or-
dered to go to Panama so—e time ago
were ordered to stay here indefinitely.
This is believed to have been done in
order to see the outcome of the appro-
priation bill.
MUST SERVE SENTENCE
Alene Frawley Coombs Forfeits Right
According to a telegram received by
United States Marshal D. A. Wnlkv
Wednesday morning Alene Frawley
Coombs in the custody of Deputy
United States Marshal G. M. Walker
is cn route from Kansas City to San
Antonio and will arrive here over the
Texas Special at 10:25 o'clock Wed-
nesday night. The telegram read:
“Leaving tonight at 10:30 p. m. with
Alene Frawley Coombs. G. M.
Walker.”
Marion Coombs husband of Mrs.
Coombs who was arrested in Kansas
City at the same time with his wife
and later charged with aiding a fed-
eral prisoner to escape officers is not
being brought to San Antonio now be-
cause a court order for his removal to
this district has not been issued. When
it was learned that a court order was
not forthcoming immediately. Marshal
Walker after consulting Unite! State*
Attorney John Hartman sought other
means to have Alene Frawley re-
turned. Acting upon the ground that
she is not returning here to be tried
but that she is a fugitive from justice
and is returning here to serve a sen-
tence. no court order was necessary for
her removal so she is being brought
back by Deputy Marshal G. '!.
Walker already in Kansas having
gone there to take federal prisoners to
Leavenworth.
"As soon as Mrs. Coomb* srrieee''
Marshal Walker said Wednesday "ilia
will be placed in the county jail to
serve her CiO-day sentence as she has
forfeited her right to pay her fine of
J 200.” She was ennvuned of illegally
wearing an army nurse uniform.
The immediate disposition of Marion
Coombs is not known at the fwiersl
offices but Mr. Walker said Wednes-
day that ho expected somettdng d»fi'
nite as soon as Deputy G. M. Walks*
return*.
Not Announced.
to Pay Fine.
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