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VOL. XLIV—NO. 121.
SENATE PASSES BONUS BILL OVER VETO
PUBLIC TRIAL
OF SYNOO IS
SET TUESDAY
Texas Body Charged by
San Antonio Pastor on
Doctrinal Issue.
DENOUNCE MODERNISM
General Assembly Will Pre-
sent United Front on
New Teaching.
^KyChargcs against the Synod of Texas
filed Monday morning by Kev.
lismA -rt A. McCurdy nnd Kev. A. H. I’.
f^Bß'urdy. pastor of the Pine Street
lOVeHbyterinn Church of San Antonio.
IWhul their charge war given recognition
^Ey the general assembly of the Pres-
^■byterian Church in the United States
Vin business session by granting to
them forty minutes Tuesday afternoon
for n public trial of the issue. It was
stated that the matter involves doc-
trinal issues but further than this
no forecast could be tnade*regarding
the nature of the charge.
The synod of South Carolina will
also be charged at this time with an
indictment by Kev. H. F. Brookhout
and W. W. Lewis while the synod of
South Carolina will be represented by
Alexander Martin nnd J. M. Holi-
day. Kev. S. .1. McMurry and Kev.
E. E. Selfridge will represent Texas
at the trial according to the report of
the committee on judicial business
whose announcement fixed the time
of trial.
The assembly was plunged into a de-
bate on the fundamental Christian
doctrines of the denomination just bc-
lore uvon adjournment when the re-
port of the committee on bills ami
overturns reached this point.
Wants Against Haste.
Jn teu declarations of faith the
doctrines of the church were act forth
by the committee. Immediately utter
tue reading of these ten declarations
Kev. .1. S. Lyons of Atlanta. Ga.
gained recognition and warned the
commissioners against "im^eap into
a controversy that has brought dis-
tress and perhaps disaster on other
churches.’’ . '
"Adoption of these fundamental
doctrines is an off hand way of in-
suing a new confession of faith.” de-
clared Kev. Mr. Lyons. "There is
not a person present who does not be-
lieve in these declarations of faith sin-
cerely but 1 warn you against hasty
action. 1 think there is no reference
in these declarations to the work of
Hie Holy Suirit. I am positive they
omit many important doctrines. It is
in effect an amendment of the church
constitution by mere resolution of the
asremblv. You are going to introduce
into a church which is at peace and
T harmony an issue which is bringing
distress and possible disaster on other
branches of the ch/rcn. Let us not be
in haste to leap. 1 beg that you denr-
)v understand your notion. Let us re-
fuse to be caught in the swirl of this
unhappy controversy.”
Comes Up in Afternoon.
Further argument was stopped by a
recess until 2 :30 when consideration
of this important mutter was to con-
tinue.
The report of the committee on
bills and overtures was read by Kev.
Alexander Sprunt of Charleston S. C.
The assembly ndopted a paragraph of
the report" recommending that an at-
tempt be made to obtain laymen to
act in the ehairtpanships nnw secre-
taryships of the church to relieve
ministers for preaching.
Must Notify I’astor.
Sweeping denouncement and rejec-
tion of modernistic doctrines in the
Presbyterian Church in .the United
-Ktctes was made at the meeting Mon-
day morning when rules governing
church order were changed to provide
that all ministers deacons presiding
elders mid other church officers shall
after taking the ordination oath of
belief in fundamental church doctrines
bo required also to promise that
should they change their belief in any
of these doctrines for any reason after
ordination tjiey shall make known
that change fo their pastor.
This would eliminate all those who
are not fundamentalists according to
the Book of Church Order's require-
ments. as the congregation through th"
/roper procedure may impeach any of
its officers or alleged misconduct or
failure to comply with recognized
nil**.
Includes All Officers.
Forecasting the attitude of the gen-
eral assembly toward its stand on fun-
damentalism. the action taken Monday
morning indicates that the body is
united in its prejudice against admit-
ting any modernistic doctrines in its
precepts. Kev. Walter L. Lingle
chairman of the ad interim committee
on revision of church order received
an amendment to his proposed amend-
ment concerning the ordinatiou of
ministers when lie received from sev-
eral members of the assembly the ad-
dition to his paragraph to read : "Do
you sincerely accept and adopt the
Confession of Faith nnd the Catech-
isms of the Church as contained in the
system of doctrine taught in the Holy
Scripture*.” and “do you further
promise that at any time you dis-
believe these doctrines as ac<-epted at
ordination. you will make these
timnges known to your pastor.”
The additional clause was added
tw ie * to the Book of Church Order by
Kei 11. M. Moffat of Birmingham.
(Continued on next page.)
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
POLICE SEARCH HOME
WITHOUT WARRANT
AND CONFISCATE BEER
Federal Officers Refuse to
Accept Complaint—File
in State Court.
Prohibition Agent J. H. McKay re
fused to accept an alleged liquor law
violation cane from the police Sundae
in which nu nrrest was made and ^3O
pint bottles of beer a ton-gallon jar
nnd two five-gallon jars of mash were
confiscated.
The entrance of officers into a home
without a search warrant police say
was the grounds upon which the re-
fusal to accept the case was based.
As u result police booked the prison-
er tq be held pending the filing of n
charge against him in the state courts
alleging a violation of the Dean act.
The prisoner was ’released on $5OO
bail following a habeas corpus heal-
ing before Judge W. S. Anderson of
the Thirty-seventh district court.
The prisoner gave his name as Joe
A. Jones 28 121 Furnish avenue.
The arrest and seizure of beer came
ns a result of a telephone call to po-
lice headquarters early Sunday morn-
ing. reporting a disturbance on Fur
nish avenue. Motorcycle Officer
Christoph responded. No disturbance
was found. It was during the in-
vestigation of the reported disturbance
that the motorcycle officer noticed sev-
eral men nt 121 Furnish avenue. He
reported the incident to Captain
Brown upon his return to headquar-
ters. Captain Brown with the motor
cycle officer and Detectives Proudfoot
and Hartman it is reported went to
the place. The beer was found con-
fiscated and Jones arrested.
ONE KILLED AND
FOUR HURT WHEN
PLANE HITS CAR
Motor Starts Missing and
Airplane Crashes Into
Automobile.
Galveston Tex. May 19.—J. M.
Padgett 24. Fort Worth. w killed
and four others wc?? slightly injured
yesterday afternoon wheu an airplane
driven by Kurt Pidcoko of Houston
crashed into an automobile ou East
Beach.
Mrs. Padgett ami Mrs. A. L. Hen-
derson Jr.. Ed Barry and A. L. Hen-
derson Jr. of Houston were in the car
and all wore slightly injured.
The plane had just left the ground
when the motor started missing the
pilot said. It •lost its flying speed
and began settling crashing into the
car from the rear.
TO BE UNSETTLED
Low* Pressure Area Brings Warmer
Weather to the South.
An unsettled forecast for weather
Monday night and Tuesday was is-
sued by the weather bureau in view
ot tbc presence of a low pressure cen-
ter over Arizona which appears tn be
moving out. While showers are fore-
casted only for the Panhandle yet it
is possible that it may rain here as
the low pressure area moves over.
A small low is also located north of
Texas nnd this is Expected to draw a
southerly wind across the state. Maxi-
mum temperatures Tuesday will be
from 85 to DO degrees.
For two days there has been prac-
tically no rain in Texas or the South-
ern states nnd temperatures are get-
ting back up to normal. A maximum
of SS degrees was recorded here Sun-
day afternoon and the low pressure
in the south will bring summer
weather.
THE WEATHER
TEMPEH ATI «ES.
MAY 18. n. ni 71
5 p. m S 8 .1 n. m 71
4 p. in 87 4 m. m 7*)
3 p. ni $8 5 a. m 89
6 p. tn 88 8 n. ni 89
7 p. nt 84 7 a. ni 89
8 p. nt 82 8 a. m 72
9 p. m 79 9 n. m 7T
10 p. rn 78 1“ a. nt 77
11 p. nt 73 11 a. m
12 midnight. .. .70 12 noon <2
MAY-19. 1 <>. ni 8?
1 a. m 71 2 n. m SI
FORECAST.
>•« Antonio nnd vicinity: Monday
night and .Tuesday unsettled; maximum
temperature. 83 to ••; moderate to fresh
southerly vinds.
Eant Texas: Monday nicht and Tues-
day. unsettled: moderate to fresh south-
erly winds on the coast.
West Texan: Monday night and Tues-
day. unsettled; probably showers in the
Panhandle.
HOME WEATHEK FOK TOI KIsTS.
('hlrago: Temperature. 42; cloudy;
eighteen-mile wind from the northeast
lowest temperature in last 24 hours 42:
highest. 81.
KnnsavCity: Temperature. 58: cloudy;
less than ten-mile wind from the east;
lowest temperature in 24 hours. 38:
highest. 6S.
New York: Temperature. 58; clear;
ten-mile wind from the northwest; low-
est temperature in last 81 hours. 54;
highest. 70.
St. lahil*: Temperature. 54; cloudy:
slxteen-mile wind from the south; low-
est temperature in last i 4 hours. 54;
highest. 68.
Wn*>hington: Ten*»orature. 80: v<?ar;
less than ten-mile witid from the north-
west; lowest temperature in last 24
hours 54; highest IV.
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS MONDAY MAY 19 1924.-FOURTEEN PAGES.
MURDERCASE
OF RANGER 15
SET IN CUERO
Change os Venue Given
by Judge Mc-
Crory.
PREJUDICE BOTH WAYS
A. H. Taylor Charged With
Killing R. G.
Flowers
Expressing the opinion that the sit-
uation which has recently developed
in San Antonio might influence the
minds of jurors. Judge W. W. Mc-
Crory in the Ninety-fourth di^tri q
court Monday of his own volition
changed the venue in the case of V
H. Taylor state ranger charged by
indictment with the killing of R. L.
Flowers to DeWitt county. The rase
will come up at Cuero during the
June term of court.
More than 100 witnesses had been
summoned to testify for the defense in
an application for change of venue
which Taylor’s‘attorneys bad drawn.
Judge McCrory said however that he
was thoroughly familiar with the local
situation and be thought that for th**
best interests of both the state and de
fense. the venue should be changed.
Few Know Defendant.
While very few nersona knew th A
def< ndant. 'Judge McCrory said the
publicity given ranter activities in
San Antonio would be bound to enter
into the rase if it were tried in Bexar
county. Some would bo biased in favor
of Taylor he said while others would
be prejudiced against him.
hi changing th** venue to DeWitt
county Judge McCrory said he did so
in order to remove it from any nox-
mible influence the situation here
might have created. If he changed it
to an adjoining county the judze
mM. it would still he subject to th*
same influence.
The Twenty-fourth district court al
Cuero. Judge McCrory raid is pre-
sided over by one of the best judgr-
and criminal lawyers in Texas and
DeWitt county has a cnjiablp district
attorney. Taylor he said will be a«
sured of a fair and impartial trial
there.
Say It Was an Accident.
Judge McCrory previously had over-
ruled a motion of Taylor’s attorney*
claiming that he had a right to he
tried in another County under the law
governing members of the military
forces. Judge McCrory held that this
law only applies to members of the
Texas National Guard and that Tay-
lor is not strictly speaking a military
man.
Flowers for. whose killing Taylor
is tn be tried was shot on January
D at his store ou Soledad street. Tav
lor claimed that Flowers had attacked
him while he was making a raid and
that the gun exploited accidentally
when he struck Flowers over the head.
WILD RIDE IN BALLOON
Occupant Dives Into Water am
Swims Half Mlle to Shore.
London May t»— A Frcivh balloon
with two occupant* which a»ren<le<l
nt Paris Saturday eveiiinu. was blown
across the English channel caught in
a thunderstorm Sunday nfternoon over
the Isle of Wight nnd got out of con-
trol. flying very low over the Tamp
shire ^rorrat.
Due of the bnllooniata junipeil >r
fell into the sea over Milford. He
divested himself of his clothes in the
water and swam ashore a distance
of about half a mile. He was much
exhausted nnd was taken to a ho* (
pital.
The balloon rcasccndeil and drifted
another 25 miles inland landing at
Broughtmi. Hampshire. The other oc
cupant was not jnjured.
CONTROL FOREST FIRE
Absence of Wind Aids Fighters in
Montana Regions.
Missoula. Mont.. May 10.— Absence
of wind yesterday in the vicinity of
Whitefish where a 2300-Mcre forest
file has been burning si nee Frida v.
enabled the fighters to confine th-
flames to tbc area already burned
over.
Favorable reports were received
the headquarters for Forest District
No. 1. from Northern Idaho where
a number of large forest fires have
been burning fur almost a week.
All of the foraet fires in the Knot
enai forest have been controlled the
absence of wind aiding the men to
run lines about the more dangerous
blazes.
In the Kaniksu forest there is oulj
one fire not under control which :*
burning on Meddler creek.
THAW’S BROTHER DIES
Went to California Three Months
Ago for Health.
Pasadena. Cal.. May IB— Edward
T. Thaw. "1. a brother of Harry K.
Thaw died here Saturday.
Thaw is said to have ismo to Cali-
fornia three Months ago f-otn Milton.
Mass. in an effort to regain his
heal til.
•Hie body will be sent to Pittsburg
for burial.
“Dope’s” Scarce So
Addicts Ask to Be
• Sent fo Penitentiary
“AVhat arc the chances of
hrcaking into the federal peniten-
tiary at Leavenworth?” inquired
two men who voluntarily appean-d
at the desk of a narcotic agent in
the federal building recently.
"Dope is getting scarce in San
Antonio We want to take the
cure.”
"The chance is pretty good for
you.” replied the narcotic agent
pointing at one of them cn. Un-
known to the addict the narcotie
agent already had the "goods” on
him. and hod about completed an
investigation that would have led
to the filing of a complaint charg-
ing him with raising a prescrip-
tion from 4 to 15 grains.
The other man. however had
nothin- against him but his own
statement. The chances arc. how-
ever. that when the federal gran t
jury meets nixt fall that both
cases will be presented to thir
body and the two men wHI plead
guilty in order that they might
tnke the cure at Leavenworth —if
they don't change their minds.
SAYS INDICTMENT
AGAINST WHEELER
WAS “JUSTIFIED”
Sterling’s Minority Report
Says Montana Grand
Jury Did Right.
Washington l>. C.. May 19.—The
ftHhual grand jury in Montana was
justified in returning uu indictment
angiust Senator Wheeler Democrat
of thnt state in the opinion of Sena-
tor Sterling. Republican. South Da-
kota who submitted a minority rc-
|M>rt to the Senate tiwbiy in his capac-
ity as a member of the s)M*eiul rom-
mittoo which investigated the indict-
ment.
Senator Sterling limited Iris report
Io the <iuestion of justific .•* hi de-
claring the question of the guilt nr
innocence of Senator Whreler is not
a proper subject of inquiry by the
i-oinmittce but. solely n matter for de-
tcrmJjH'tion by the eoitfts
Sending akarrted thnt Keir-
ntor Wheeler’s oh ir^i thnt the indiH-
ni«nt waitin' •csult of n “fnimc-up”
failed -entir* / of proof. w
SAY AL SMITH LEADS
Roosevelt Declares New Yorker Is
Democracy’s Best Bet For Presidency.
New York. May 19.— Guv. Alfred E.
Smith is now the leading candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
Prciddent Franklin D. Roosevelt
ch airman of the New York state com-
mittee formed to work for his nomi-
nation declared Sunday.
Mr. Roosevelt made public no fig-
ures but asserted that the governor
in actual voting strength which will
come to him after complimentary
votes for “favorite sons” and after
instructions for other candidates had
censed to be binding will have more
delegates in the Democratic national
convention than any other candidate.
Asserting that he bases his claims
on information either from the dele-
gates themselves or from jMilitical
leaders Mr. Roosevelt declared that
Governor Smith’s strength is very ex-
tensive among uninstructed delegates
and those who intended to vote for
him after voting for a “favorite son”
on the first ballot.
JAPS RATIFY PACT
Tokio Reports Lausanne Treaty fo
Become Effective Within Week.
Hv ArnMN'inted Frew.
Tokio. May !».—The foreign office
informed the Associated Press todav
Unit the Eiusanne treaty would be-
come effective within a week through
its ratification by Japan.
It was denied officially that France
had exerted any pressure to prevent
ratification.
The Lasnnnne treaty wbieh con-
cluded oeace between Greece and Tur-
key in r.»23. provided that it should
become effective when ratified by any
three of the four great powers which
signed it. It already liad been rati-
fied by Great Britain and Italy and
its ratification recently was recont-
inendrd by the privy council. Japan
with France nnd the •other power
named comprise the signatories.
SEVEN YACHTS BURN
$2C0.0C9 Coal Supply Also Ignited in
New York.
Ogdensburg N. Y.. May 19.—
Seven pleasure yachts were destniyed
and coal valued at $2OO<MM> was ig-
nited when fire swept a block adja-
cent to the St. Lawrence river today.
The ymhts nearly all were burned
to the water's edge. The main club
house of the Oswegatchie Yacht Club
was saved.
The origin of the fire is undeter-
mined. Firemen said the great bins of
coal will probablv hum for a week.
DIES IN GUN FIGHT
Woman in Hospital Following Shoot-
in; Scrape in Oil Town.
Corsicana. Tex. May 19.—William
Floyd Mays 211 is dead and a
woman giving her name as Gene
Folly is at a local hospital in a criti-
cal condition the result of a shooting
scrape early today at Whitten a
nearbr oil town.
J. D. Deserens 30 is bring detain-
ed in connection with the affair.
WE AIRMEN
FINISH ANOTHER
500-MILE HOF
Fly From Paramashim
Island to Yetorofu
Island Sunday.
LAND ON BIG LAKE
Crews of Jap and U. S. De-
stroyers Prepare for
Arrival.
Py the AsNoctated Trea*.
Yetorefu Island. Kuriles. May 19.—
The throe American armv airplanes
flying around tire world landed here
this afternoon at 2:50 o’clock hav-
ing made the 500-mHe flight from
Fnrainnslriru Island in a little over
seven hours.
The landing was made on Lake
Toshimoye.
This is in the rear of Hitokappu
Bay. an indentation on the southeast
shore of this island.
A landing place on the lake wa
prepared by Japanese and American
sailors from the destroyers Pope and
AmatKukaxe several days ago when
it was determined that Hitokappu Ihi\
was too rough for ttie planes to b<
brought down safely on its waters.
Buoys were placed in the lake and
arrangements made for the fliers to
reach the shore.
This was the third landing place
chosen for the fliers at the end of tliiy
stage of their journey. . The first.
Bettobu Anchorage on the northwest-
ern coast of this island was abandon-
ed in favor nf Hltokanmi Bay some
WQtks ago because of ice there.
PARIS TO LONDON
FLIGHTS AT NIGHT
TO BETATTEMPTED
^ig Planes Will Be Equip-
ped With Comfortable
Sleeping Berths.
London May 19.—Night flight^ to
Paris by ufter-diuner express air-
planes travelling nt I<M> miles an
hour are to be attempted in the near
futnic by the New Imperial Airways
Ltd. to enable business men to dine
in London after a day’s work and
get to Paris at bedtime.
Plans are also hoiii" m.*de for n
service of big planes equipped with
comfortable Sleeping berths for
flights during the night from London
to distant European capitals.
MAN IS SLUGGED
Picked I p by Officers on West Side
in Unconscious Condition.
I>. I). Ward. 214 Lexington avenue
was found in a semi-conscious condi-
tion by Detectives Vogler and Stende-
bach. at 1 :40 Sunday morning at
the intersection of South Medina and
San Luis streets. He tokl detectives
he had been attacked by two thugs
beaten about the head with a pistol or
some blunt instrument and robbed of
$25. lie was taken to the Robert B.
Green Memorial Hospital. Two deep
scalp wounds were treated and he was
removed to his home.
Ward told officers he met two white
men. whom he believes were soldiers
in civilian clothes on the West Side.
When they reached the point where he
was later found by detectives. Ward
say a he was knocked in the head with
what he thought was a uistol and his
money taken. He gave tmt a meagre
description of his assailants.
SAY YOUTH POISONED
Coroner Says Death Not Due to Air-
plane Accident in November.
Chicago 111.. May 19.—Clinrks W.
C. Deering son of Charles Deering
mill grandson of the late M illiam
Deering harvester magnate for whom
funeral services were Held here Satur-
day died from the effects of poison-
ing nnd not us a result of an aviation
accident. Coroner T. B. M. Leihind
of Sun Francisco decided yesterday
according to messages received here.
As a result of the-finding an in-
vestigation into the death which <>c-
curved ten days ago in the const city
was ordered. At the time of the dentil
detectives reported finding several
empty bottles believed to have con-
tained poison in his room. About a
month ago. Deering was made de-
fendant in a .$50.0011 breach of
promise ssiit filed by Mrs. Mnrgucr-
itte Curl. California divorcee. It wus
later reported that the case had been
settled out of court. T^ie aviation ac-
cident which at first was thought to
have been responsible for his death oc-
curred near San Francisco last No-
vember.
New Mexico Official Dies.
Las \eges. N. M.. May 19.—Lieut-
rnant Governor Jamea Abaca of New
Mexico 48 died Saturday night of
pneumonia. New Mexico would have
a woman acting as governor should
Governor Janies F. Hinkle leave the
state ns Mri. Soledad C. ('bacon
secretary of state automatically
would act.
Loved Her Career Too Much
Jeanne Gordon. Metropolitan Opera contralto cared more for her ai
I I an sho did for her husband and child. Ralph K. Trix wealthy Detroit rc
(state man charged in jis divorce petition. The court granted him
decree and custody of ‘heir U-yeai-old daughter Jane. Gordon Hays li
Hympathixrs with Ju- wit’*’- r.mbitk ns.
CONTRACT ON WAY
Believed NYw Agreement Provides For
Might ^RiFc in Rates.
Alexander Pdttcr engineer employ-
ed by the city to make a survey of the
properties of the San Antoulo Water
Supply company with a view to pass-
ing upon an application for an in-
crease in rates has mailed a new con-
tract drawn by him according to a
telegram received Monday by Mayor
John W. Tobin. The contract should
be here within the next few days
the mayor said.
While Mayor Tobin said Monday
he dors not know the contents of the
new contract it probably provides
for an increase of seven and one-half
per cent as agreed uixm during a con-
ference last W(Tk. The company
originally had asked for a 25 per cent
increase.
Mr. Potter left San Antonio last
week for New York to prepare the
contract and a written report of his
survey. The mayor and commission-
ers. with the city attorney will take
the contract under consideration when
it arrives and study it thoroughly be-
fore offering it to the water company.
HOOCH BLOWS UP
Evidence Destroyed After Being Haul-
ed 40 Miles.
O. D. McMeami. deputy sheriff of
Wilson county drove 40 miles to
bring an -alleged bootlegger to San
Antonio and deliver to McKay head
of the federal dry agents a gallon of
moonshine as ( vidence.
The alleged llbuor law violator was
arrested at a dance near Nixon where
the deputy avers the prisoner was
peddling hooch at so much per drink
late Saturday night. McMeans •drove
to police headquarters with his pris-
oner and booze.
Directly in front of the station the
gallon jug containing the “evidence
exploded on the street pavement while
tlie Wilson county deputy was look-
in': in an opposition direction.
McMuins scooped up about three
gills of Fouor and about six ounces
of Market* street. This in Heu of
the gallon of whiskey lie says must
now be offered in evidence against
his prisoner.
Mi-Menns believes tin- prisoner toss-
the jug from the automobile caus-
ing it to burst.
Exploding Beer
Empties Elevator
at the Courthouse
Exploding beer bottles shower-
ing beer in every direction causeil
oecupants of the elevator at tae
B xar county court house to seek
cover Monday morning. The ex-
plosions came from bottles being
transferred from the polire station
to the sheriff's office as “evi-
dence.”
The beer was seized by |s>lie?
in a raid Sunday. Originally 250
bottles had been confiscate! but
when they finally were delivered
to the sheriff there were but 210.
The others had exploded.
After the beer had been taken
to Sheriff Steven's office several
other bottles exploded the report
rounding like a machine gun <n
action. The remainder was placed
in a vault ami the sheriff expre**- i
cd the belief that all of it ultimate- I
|y will “blow np •
TWO CF\TT< Per copy In city and i-Untry.
X VV VIJII IKJ Five cents on trains &nd elsewhere
FATAL ACCIDENT ON
NORTH LOOP AS TRUCK
STRIKES PEDESTRIAN
Lijidio Gallegos Dies Twen-
ty Minutes After
Lijidio Gallegos 40. 812 Colima
street struck by an automobile truck
early Monday morning lived 20 min-
utes though his skull was badly
crushed exposing his brain.
Gallegos was run down while walk-
ing alons the North Loop near the
water tower in Alamo Heights at
9:15.
William Krueger 62. of Bulverde
Texas driving the automobile was
in-rested by E. B. Black police patrol
driver and booked on the docket at
headquarters on a charge of negligent
homicide. Krueger was transferred
to the county authorities.
Gallegos was picked up by police
and sent to the llobert B. Green Mem-
onal Hosuital. He was unconscious.
Despite the wound which police say
generally results in almost instant
death he survived until he reached
the hospital. He died as officers car-
ried him into the emergency operating
room nt the hospital.
Gallegos according to information
given police accompanied by Anselmo
M. anil Filiberto Gallegus bis cous-
ins. was walking north along the
North Loop road. They had moved
over toward the east side of the road
as a gravel wagon approached them.
The next moment it is said the motor
truck driven by Krueger appeared
in the roadway. It was overtaking
the wagon when the four pedestrians
turned westward to avoid it. I.ijidio
•it is said also turned with them saw
tlie wagon and again turned toward
the cast attcm’itiii" to cross ahead of
the automobile.
Krueger police say sail he was
en route to San Antonio and wa<
driving at a speed estimated at 20
miles an hour.
SAY KILLING ACCIDENT
Youth Acru«c<! of Slaying Member of
Hunting Party.
Fort Worth. Tex. .'fay 19.—Acci-
dental shooting will be the plea of
<'. Frank Yeager. 21-year-old grandson
of the late .1. W. Uoru who Sunday
morning killed William N. Slaughter.
26. on the I’orn ranch eighteen miles
west of Fort Worth.
Yeager was released under $lOOOO
bond after n charge of murder was
filed against him Sunday afternoon.
One bullet from a .22-caliber auto-
matic rifle struck Slaughter in the
breast and death resulted almost in-
stantly.
The killing occurred while the two
men. members of a large party were
hunting. Slaughter'# mother lives in
Houston.
Shoot at Jap Admiral.
T.f.io. May 19.—Admiral Baton
Saito governor general of Korea. Svas
fired on from the banks of the River
Dnido. near Heijo. in NvKbwestern
Korea while traveling on a steamer
on his annual iuspei t^on trip it is
declared in official advices today. The
governor was uuburt. Thirty shots
were fired.
Withdraw Thaw Trial Motion.
Philadelphia. Pa.. May t 9. — The
motion for a new trial to determine
the sanity of Harry K. Thaw was
formerly withdrawn today by counsel
representing Evelyn Nesbit. Thaw a
former wife. Thaw was recently de-
clared sane by a jury in Common
l’lci>.s Court.
HOME
EDITION
INSURANCE
MEASURE IS
NOW LAW
Final Vote on Measure II
59 to 26 Two Over
Two-thirds.
REPUBLICANS DESERT
Several G.O.P. Leaders
Join With Democratic
Lineup.
VOTE WAS IN DOUBT
Final Minutes Required to
Find Out Definite
Result.
Washington I). C. May 19.—The
Senate today overrode President Cool-
idge's veto of the soldier bonus bill.
The measure now automatically be-
comes law the House having vikcu
similar action.
The vote was 59 to 26 to over-
throw the veto.
Several Republican organization
lenders joined with a strong Demo-
cratic line up in upsetting the veto
on a vote which was in doubt until
the last minute.
The vote was two more than the
necessary two-thirds majority.
President Coolidge himself made an
eleventh hour effort to stem the tide
of support for the bill.
He summoned seven ' Rcpublicnn-
favoring it to the White House but
was unable to swing over enough
votes to accomplish its defeat.
Thirty Republicans. 27 Democrats
and two Farmer-laibor senators
voted to over-ri<lc the veto. Seven-
teen Republicans and nine Democrats
voted to sustain the Presidents
DRY AGENTS ARREST 13
Seize Nine Trucks Istaded With Beer
Five Cars Five Empty Trucks.
Chicago. HL. May 19.—John Tor-
rio brewery owner nnd once one of
the kings of the old South Side segre-
gated district Dean O'Bannion and
eleven others were arrested in a raid
by the police on the Seiben Brewery
early today. . •
Torrio’s name was mentioned ini
connection with the beer war last fall
and the troubles in its wake.
Nine automo'|!c trucks loaded with
beer five empty tracks and five au-
tomobiles were seized by tlie raiding
parties of 30 policemen.
ACCIDENTS CLAIM 175
London Alarmed Over Fatality Lis(
Due to Crashes and Wrecks.
London May 19.—The growing
peril of London streets is seen front
statistics issued by Scotland Yard foe
the first quarter of this year which
show there were 16.1591 accidents ot
whi< h 175 were fatal.
The worst offenders appear to ba
motor cars which account for 4531 ae-
cidepU’. |
D’OISY IN CANTON
French Aviator Given Reception on
Arrival by Sun Yat Sen.
By the A-MX-iuted TreM.
Canton. May 19.—The French avia-
tor. D'Oisy. on a'flight around th«
world arrived here yesterday
Hanoi in the province of Toug King.
French Indo-Cliina. a distance of ap-
proximately 560 miles. He experi-
ence |ad weather en route and flew
at a height of 11000 meters. '
He will hot> off for Shanghai to-
day if the weather is favorable. He
was welcomed here by a large crowd.
Sun Yat Sen. the South China leader
whose death recently was reported aiid
deniml. held a reception at tbc avia-
tion field.
NOTE FROM DIXMUDE
Washed I p in Bottle: Ends I p Witl
••Adieu and Vive la France.”
By the Asaactated Press.
•Ijaecio. Corsica. May I 9:”"
line given out. We an? adciit. iua
like a temtM-st. Dixmude's crew.
Adieu mid vive la France.”
This scrawled message found in a
bottle washed uivn the Corsica coast
at Propriauo is believed tu be tn«
last mes Misc from tue uFfuted
ship DixujuPe lost in the M’'dit»'n an*
ean last lleeetnher.
The Freueh suner-Zcpelin D‘ x “ u '‘*
at the time of her destruetvu was
attempting a distance »ad caolira v
nx-ord. She disappeared in a series
of storms with 52 men ’board.
On December 2« the l« r •”
romniMder. Lieut.
Gremiadan. v.-us : "i id •£ ”^53
a boanl of inquiry ni-u feat
Dixmude had lawn s.rwk W ugain.i^
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