The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 346, Ed. 1 Monday, December 31, 1923 Page: 2 of 6
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IS LOST WITH
. ALL ON USD
Last Wireless Message Said
Vessel Was Sink-
ing Fast.
37 SAILORS ABOARD
Sinks in Black Sea Before
Sister Ship Can
Reach Her.
By the Associated Press.
Constantinople. Dec. 30.—Confirma-
tion baa been received of the sinking
of the United States Shipping Board
steamer Conejos in the Biack sea. Alt
on board were lost.
The Conejos a frighten bound from
Batum for New York went down in
the Black sea on Thursday. The last
wireless message received from the
vessel picked up by the British steam-
er Molesley Baid:
"Sinking fast. Hold No. 1 full of
water. Have received no response to
calls for help.”
In addition to her captain the
Conejos carried six officers and
about 30 seamen. American vessels
which went to her assistance when
her first cry for help was flashed by
wireless reported that they found no
trace of the steamer or of the life
boats.
The last. "S. O. S." of the wireless
nn board the Conejos complaining that
he heard no response to his calls for
assistance makes it pathetically clear
that the Conejos sank betor her sister
ship the Clontarf and other vessels
■which were hurrying to her assistance
could reach the scene. All these ves-
sels sent reassuring radios to the
Conejos that they were responding to
her appeal and it is assumed that the
stricken freighter's radio failed soon
after the vessel began to sink.
There have been a series of violent
gales in the Black sea and in Turk-
ish waters during the past fortnight.
Havoc has been wrought among ship-
ping. Even the powerful American
torpedo boat destroyers and other na-
val craft have been forced to seek
shelter.
Numerous Small boats have found-
ered entailing considerable loss of
life.
Yeggs Get 3300.
Fort Worth. Tex. Dec. 31.—Ap-
proximately $3OO was secured by yeggs
who robbed the safes of two gasoline
filling stations here Sunday night. The
combination of the safe in the Gulf
Refining Company's sta.ion nt Syca-
more Creek on the Fort Worth-Dallas
pike was knocked off and $250 stolen.
The door of the safe in the Magnolia
Petroleum Company's No. 10 station
was blown off and abbut $5O takeiu
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MONDAY.
PULPIT ARGUMENTS FLARE
UP IN CHURCH WAR AFTER
BRIEF CHRISTMAS ARMISTICE
Three Protestant Episcopal Ministers Champion
Cause of Modernism and Fundamentalist Flays
Liberalism as “the Fruit of Ignorance”
in Sunday Sermons.
New York. Dec. 31.— Pulpit argu-
ments in the controversy between fun-
damentalists and modernists were re-
sumed with vigor Sunday three min-
isters ehampioning the cause of mod-
ernism aM one flaying it as “the
fruit of ignorance.”
New York Dec. 31.—Two churches
ami two creeds rate embodying pro-
gressive tendencies the other uou-
progressive were suggested by the
controversy between modern and con-
servitive factions in the Protestant
Episcopal nnd other denominations
the Reverend Dr. Percy Stickney
Grant declared Sunday in bis Ser-
mon at the Church of the Ascension.
In embarking on controversial waters
he said he believed the Christmas
truce requested by Bishop William 2'.
Manning was no longer in effect.
“There is no more sympathy be-
tween the different denominations to-
day.” Dr. Grant said “than there is
between the progressives and non-pro-
gressives in any denomination.
Dividing Line Distinct.
“It would not be an unreasonable
or illogical thing to say that a knife
could go through all these denomina-
tions between the pToB»easivM and
non-progressives nnd that all the pro-
pressives could flock together and nil
the non-progressives flock together in-
stead of having 200 different denomin-
ations.”
The dividing line in religion he
said is the same as that in politics a
division between libwals “who want
to use all modern instrumentalities
and help things on” and conserva-
BATTLE RAGES NEAR
RIO GRANDE BORDER
(Continued from page one.)
by General Cavazos and the regular
forces under his command.
It is reported that many volunteers
of this region are joining the revolu-
tionaries. General Nicholas Fernandez
who was second in command of the
old Villista army has gathered to-
gether all former Villistas at Canu-
tillo Durango aggregating about 1000
troops and in conjunction with Gen-
eral Cho. is advancing to attack Chi-
huahua City.
According to advices here from
\ era Cruz the Obregonista troops -ire
abandoning Chihuahua City because
of the superior number of revolution-
ists.
Representatives of the Huerta gov-
ernment here dieland that the Obre-
gon government is attempting to pur-
chase gunboats from the United
States.
Since all Mexican marines are sa'l
to have turned to the revolutionists
the Obregon government is declared to
bo unable to furnish crews for the
gunboats if they are obtained. It is
said Obregon is trying to hire filibust-
ers to man the ships and this is said
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out of their rut.”
Dr. John Roach Straton. pastor cf
Calvary Baptist Church declared that
anarchy will result if the people are
torn to pieces. Lack of faith in the
word of God. he added destroyed so-
cial standards resulting in immodesty
in dress and conversation and crowd-
ing of he divorce courts. Absence of
faith already he continued has re-
duced half the work! to anarchy.
“The old era of hell and the devil
and 'the cowardly evasion of truth.’
will rapidly pass away and be sup-
planted by n newer and greater re-
ligion." predicted the Rev. Charles
Francis Potter of the West Side Uni-
tarian Church. Dr. Potter was ad-
judged victor in a recent debate in
which he argued the negative ngain’t
Dr. Jolm Roach Straton. Baptist on
the infallibility of the Bible as the
word of God.
"Paganism" Needed. He Says.
Death from boredom would be the
fate of the Christian religion if “pa-
ganism” were not called upon to
revivify it and keep it apace w ith hu-
man progress declared the Rev. Dr.
William Guthrie pastor of St. Mark's-
in-the-Bouw-eri».
Dr. Joseph G. H. Barry rector of
the Church of St. Mary the Virgin
declared thnt unless the bishops en-
forced discipline the Episcopal Church
would face its most serious crisis.
He said Protestantism was going
down-hill because of those who dis-
believed in orthodox Protestantism.
Modernism he said was the fruit
of ignorance. He added however
that all modernists were not ignorant.
and severe criticism in Mexico City
FEDERALS BEGIN DRIVE.
General Amaro Starts Campaign
Against Estrada.
Federal troops are meeting with
success in their advance toward
Guadalajara according to a telegram
received by Consul General Alejandro
Lubbert from the Department of For-
eign Relations of the Mexican govern-
ment at Mexico City. The telegram
follows:
"After joining President Obregon in
reviewing the military forces under
the command of General Amaro who
has already begun the advance to-
ward Guadalajara. Minister of War
Serrano returned yesterday to the City
of Mexico. General Amaro has start-
ed his advance with this division upon
the positions occupied by Estrada in
Yurecuaro.
"The minister of war is confident
that the rebel forces will not be able
to stop the drive of the government
soldiers among whom there exists
great enthusiasm for the drive.
"The rebel forces at Vera Cruz
keeps on destroying the railway lines
and all lines of communications for
the purpose of hindering as much as
possible the advance of our army and
they are completely demoralized on ac-
count of the neo? that tl4| asp re-
ceiving. realizing that the strength of
the federal government more than off-
sets all the falsehoods boro in their
imagination.
"A small group of rebels who took
refuge at Tehuacan will be attacked
during the week.
"The rebels are also demoralized on
account of the news received in re-
Bird to the embargo on arms nnd am-
munition placed against them in the
United States. Several labor organ-
izations in the United States are con-
tinually sending protests against the
rebels offering all their support to
the government of President Obregon.
“Forces from the isthmus of Te-
huantepee are advancing toward Vera
Cruz and the rebels arc concentrating
their forces in Tierra Blanca to op-
pose them causing great alarm in the
l<ort of Vera Cruz.
“All kinds of communications in
the republic are improving daily as
repair work is being done constantly.
"In Tamazula. Jalisco government
forces attacked the rebels causing
them 24 casualties in killed wounded
and prisoners. General Cardenas ad-
vanced upon Zocoalco and the main
forces of the rebels retreated to Ocot-
lan. The same column of government
troops which took Tamnzula also cap-
tured Ciudad Guzman proceeding im-
mediately to repair lines of communi-
cation.
The final attack upon Guadalajara
will take place from three different
directions."
I Signed!
FOREIGN RELATIONS DEPT.
By Genaro Estrada.
HEAR FROM OTHER SIDE.
Dela Huerta Demands Oil Tav Pay-
ment Be Made at Vera Cruz.
The Dela Huerta revolutionary
movement is still spreading according
to a telegram received Sunday by Ru-
ben Vizcarra confidential agent of
Dela Huerta in San Antonio from F.
Olivier under secretary of foreign r-
lations at Vera Cruz. The telegram
reads as follows:
"The revolutionary forces now have
full control over Tnzpam as 600 in-
fantrymen of the Seventh Battalion
unci 400 dragoons revolted and Joined
the Dela Huerta forces. Tulaneineo.
an important town in the state of Hi-
dalgo. has been captured by General
Cavazos. who has doubled his forces
during his march from Vera Cruz to
Hidalgo with groups of fedcrals and
volunteers who have joined his ranks.
"Gen. Nicolas Fernandez and Gen-
eral Chao are marching on Chihuahua
City with an army of 1060 men. and
it is believed that the federal# will
not offer resistance.
“Senor Dels Huerta has issued a
decree -that all fees and taxes on the
oil production must be paid at revo-
lutionary headquarters. Anv pav-
ntents made after December 2S. the
date of the decree will be considered
void unless mad* there.
"Puerto de Lobos a place that Is
.important on account of the oil load-
ing stations situated there i« now
controlled by the revolutionary forces.
Taxes pertaining to oil production
should be paid at the custom house in
Vera Cruz and export taxes must be
naid in accordance with the Lamont-
Dela Huerta agreement.
"Obregon contemplates buying ships
in the United States and has been re-
cruitint alien marines and senmen in
New York and Philadelphia as the
Mexican marines have refused to fight
aroinst the revolution. This step of
Obregon and Calles has been severely
criticised In Mexican quarters.”
' THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
BLACKS GIVE
UP TO GOURDS
AND ENO RIOT
Barricade Selves in House
to Escape Wrath
of Whites.
JAILED FOR SAFETY
Surrender Only After Offi-
cers Threaten to v
Use Guns.
Fort Smith. Ark.. Dec. 31.— tjuiet
prevailed today in the Catcher com-
munity 20 miles from this city where
a race riot late yesterday resulted in
the serious wounding of one negro and
the arrest of eleven others as the aft-
ermath of the killing .last Friday of
Mrs. Robert Latimer.
Ten of the negroes arrested were
being held in jail at Van Buren on
charges of night riding. The eleventh
prisoner was charged with having
held up a party of white men at the
point of a pistol.
The two negroes Spurgeon Ruck
and William Bettis charged with the
killing of Mrs. Latimer wen in Little
Rock. Bettis was confined in the Pu-
laski county jail while Ruck was held
in the state penitentiary. A negro
lad. John Clay who is Baid to have
named Bettis and Ruck as Mrs. Lati-
mer's assailants in an alleged confes-
sion to Crawford countv authorities
is held at Van Buren at a material
witness.
To Hold Spacial Court.
Circuit court officials are preparing
for the special term of court whicn
will convene Wednesday for the trial
of Bettis and Ruck. Both men have
waived preliminary examination.
A detachment of national gunrd ma-
chine gunners quelled the riot at
Catcher yesterday. The ten negroes
held on night riding charges were bar-
ricaded in a log cabin when the guards-
men reached the scene. They sur-
rendered only when the troops trained
a machine gun on their stronghold.
Charles Ruck negro father of
Spurgeon Ruck was shot and wound-
ed by a special officer who said the
negro disregarded a command to put
up his hands.
The riot yesterday followed mob
demonstrations at the jails here and
at Van Buren Saturday when several
hundred men attempted to lynch Ruck
and Bettis. One mob formed at Van
Buren early Saturday afternoon and
dispersed only after a committee had
searched the jail and found that the
men wanted had been spirited away.
Sheriff Pacificos Mob.
Two hours later a crowd formed
h™ nnd threatened to storm the Se-
bnstain county jail to which it was
beloved the negroes had boon removed
from the Van Buren prison.
For more than four hdurs. Sheriff
Pink Shaw and prominent citizens
hold the mob in check pleading with
the men to permit the law to take its
course. The crowd finally dispersed
early yesterday morning.
Mrs. Latimer who was 24 years of
age. was clubbed about the head and
shot Li the back with a shotgun. Ho:
body was found in her home by a
neighbor. She had been estranged
from her husband for about two weeks
nnd during that time had lived alone.
Latimer is said to be in Oklahoma.
COLDEST SNAP IN
YEARS EXPECTED
(Continued from Page One.)
iaua Arkansas Oklahoma and Tex
Typical spring weather of the last
few days has given way to real win-
ter in the northern and western parts
of the district and the entire territory
will be in the grip of the blast from
Alaska by tonight.
The temperature in northern Okla-
homa Monday night will be from zero
to eight degrees below according to
the forecast while in the southern
part of the state the mercury was
expected to reach zero. In Arkansas
where the largo areas of timber afford
n certain amount of protection the
mercury is exiiected to waver be-
tween zero and ten degrees above in
the northern sections and from eight
to fourteen above in the south.
In East Texas the forecast was for
temperatures from 2 to 14 degrees
above in the north and 12 to 24 above
in the south portion except the lower
Rio Grande Valley where the
thermometer is due Io hang between
24 and 30 degrees.
A severe cold wave is promised the
Panhandle with temperatures between
14 and 18 degrees above zero.
South Ixiuisiana yesterday ex-
perienced typical summer weather
the maximum temperature in New
Orleans having been 78 degrws and
the same condition prevailed here
Monday forenoon. Monday night
however the weather bureau looks for
a marked change and predicted tem-
peratures of from 16 to 28 degrees
in the south and 12 to 18 in the
north portions.
STOCK NOT BCFFERING.
San Angelo Reports Range Animals
Well Cared For.
San Angelo. Tex. Dec. 31.—Live
stock in V eat Texas is not suffering
seveely from the present dry cold
spell according to reports received
here. The maximum temperature here
yesterday was 82 degrees. The mer-
cury dropped to 21 during last night.
SNOW IS PREDICTED.
States East of Mississippi River Due
to Have Precipitation.
Chicago- 111-. Dec. 31.— The great
cold blast from Alaska today had
oVMspread the Rooky Mountain and
northern plateau regions the plains
stales the Missouri Valley and the
interior of the West Gulf States with
zero temperatures a# far south as the
Texas Panhandle.
It was 20 degrees below zero at
many points in the Northwest and at
Yellowstone Park Wyoming 34 bo
grees below as registered.
A disturbance over Lake Erie this
morning according to the weather bu-
reau. will move northwestward at-
tended by general precipitation over
the states east of the Mississippi river
and it will Ise followed by decidedly
colder wcatneh
Cold wave warnings have been is-
sued from Western Pennsylvania
Ohio West Virginia Kentucky Ten-
nessce Alabama. Mississippi South
Carolina Northwest Florida Western
North Carolina and extreme Western
Virginia.
Storm warnings are up from Block
Island R. 1. to Eastport Maine.
Snow is predicted during the next
48 hours for nearly all the cast and
parts of the southeast.
COLD AT GALVESTON.
Winter Hits Treasure Island Early
Monday Morning.
Galveston. Tex. Dec. 31.— 01 d
Borens hit the Treasure Island a wal-
lop this morning and the mercury
dropped 22 degrees in an hour and a
half falling from 67 degrees at 9:30
o'clock to 45 degrees at 11 o'clock.
Freezing weather wns forecast for
Tuesday morning.
GAS MAIN BREAKS.
North Texas Cities May Suffer Dur-
ing Cold Wave.
Fort Worth. Tex. Dee. 31.— With
the temperature at zero nt Amarillo
this morning. West Texas today wns
in the grip of the coldest weather of
the winter. The government bureau in
Fort Worth reported a nd u ini urn of
20 degrees this morning. The weather
is expected to continue cold tonight.
A break in the mains near Ranger
threatened part of the-gas supply of
North Texas cities today it was re-
ported by the Lone Star Gas company.
The supply to the boiler users in Fort
Worth was cut off this morning.
“BAD MAN” HOLDS NO
TERROR FOR M’MURRAY
WHO TAKES HIS GUN
Found Him Standing at
Front Gate Warning
the Neighbors.
Would-be "bad men” hold no terror
for City Detective J. C. McMurray.
He demonstrated this very conclusive-
ly Sundar night.
A report came to headquarters that
a Mexican armed with a pistol had
chased his wife from home fired the
weapon into the air several times nnd
was causing neighbors considerable
uneasiness because of the careless
manner in which he was handling the
pistol. Detective McMurray Was de-
tailed to bring him in.
Arriving at the scene the detective
found the man standing guard at the
front gate pistol in hand. Ho warn-
ed all comers not to approach. Ths
city detective however accustomed to
dealing with such cases marched bold-
ly forward and wrested the pistol
from the man's hand.
Ho was taken to police headquar-
ters and booked on a charge of rudely
displaying a pistol.
SEEK GRIFFIS’ PARDON
Citizens Ask Germany- to Free Berg-
doll’s Would-Be Kidnaper.
Chicago. Dec. 31.—A cablegram to
President Ebert of the German Re-
public asking for the pardon of
Lieutenant Corliss H. Griffis now-
serving a sentence at Mosbach. Ger-
many for the attempted kidnaping of
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll. American
draft evader was sent last night 1 y
Dr. James Whitney Hall president
of the association seeking Griffis' re-
lease.
Petitions circulated in cities
throughout the country to which have
been placed the signatures of thou-
sands of citizens determined the of-
ficers of the association to drive at
once for Griffis' panion Dr. Hnll
said.
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