The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 168, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 5, 1924 Page: 1 of 14
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Today
Troubled Water*.
The Three Fales.
Killed By a Cricket.
Baruch on Wheat.
By Arthur Brisbane
_ Copyright Hit by Stu Co._
Z>NE strong political leader be-
fore the convention met said
’‘We’ll put our candidate over in
troubled waters. The first thing
is to produce the stormy condi-
(tions then we'll go through.”
The troubled waters are here.
IT was reported early in the con-
vention yesterday that Al Smith's
backers would simultaneously break
the unite rule and the two-thirds
rule. William Jennings Bryan said
it couldn’t be done. But the pro-
cedure was explained; a bare ma-
jority could do it.
rpO suspend the rules • two-thirds
•1 vote of delegates is neces-
sary. A motion to abrogate any
definite rule would be referred to
the rules committee.
If reported favorably a majority
vote of the delegates would carry it.
RALSTON’S withdrawal left
Taggart of Indiana nominally
free. Many supposed he would go
to Al Smith but he is obliged to
remember Indiana where the klan
is strong. It would not digest a
Smith nomination easily.
ONE amusing feature of the con-
vention Is the urgent demand
on high moral grounds by Al
Smith newspapers that McAdoo
withdraw and "leave the field open
Imagine what those newspapers
would say if Smith were running
130 ahead of McAdoo and McAdoo
said it was Smith’s duty to with-
draw .
— —
PRESIDENT COOLIDGE cele-
brated his birthday yesterday
with the birthday of the U. S. A.
This nation is ninety-six years
older that Mr. Coolidge who is
fifty-two. He is certainly one of
Uncle Sam's fortunate nephews.
Nineteen times' a candidate nine-
teen times elected he was bom on
the fourth of July. And now his
Democratic enemies gtart their
campaign with a fight based on re-
ligion the Ku Klux Klan and
whiskey. If Mr. Coolidge ever gets
real money something he never has
had he shoudl build a iuvs”ment to
Clotho Leachesis and Atropos.
Those three leaders have been work-
ing for him night and day for fifty-
two years.
ON the other hand remember.
LaFollette whose friends say
he will run as an independent. It
is not efcsy to estimate the damage
he might do the Coolidge ticket.
If McAdoo were nominated La-
Follette would take nearly all his
votes from Republicans and out-
side the ranks of labor. McAdoo
certainly would get the labor vote.
IF it should be a three-cornered
fight with Coolidge Al Smith
and LaFollette results would bo
extremely interesting.
NO man can call himself safe in
this world. New York’s vital
statistics tell of a man 79 years
old killed by a cricket jumping into
his mouth as he slept under a
tree.
What fortune-teller could have
protected him from that? You
remember the Greek warned that
• house falling would kill him.
To thwart the prophecy he never
thereafter entered a house. But
ae be slept in the open an eagle
carrying a heavy turtle let it fall
crushing the sleeper's head. The
turtle’s shell was “the house.’’
The superstitious believe that
from the beginning of all time and
that was quite a long time ago
that eagle was planned to drop that
turtle on that head and that cricket
was predestined to make that par-
ticular jump landing in the poor
old man's mouth. We more en-
lightened believe that things just
happen. But we don’t know. All
we really know is that we know
nothing.
WHISKEY seized by prohibition
agents in the year was worth
$1842534. The valile of whiskey
NOT seized sold to consumers
brought to bootleggers probably
two billions of dollars at least and
half of thgt was clear profit. What
are the prospects of discouraging
that trade?
KU KLU XKLAN docs not seem
entirely discouraged here near
the convention. A gathering of
09000 klansmen is attracted by a
Klorero arranged for Binghamton.
Governor Smith instructed the may-
or to permit the klan parade.
WJEAR Philadelphia two policc-
* ’ men were shot dead accord-
ing to reports negroes "cowering in
their homes’’ while several hundred
klansmen burned a huge cross near
a negro settlement.
Twenty-five thousand of the Ku
^luz Klan arranged to parade in
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iSan Antonio and vicinity: Satur.
I day night and Sunday partly cloudy
with showers; maximum tempera-
ture 85 to 89; moderate to fresh
easterly winds.
- . S
VOL. XLIV—NO. 168.
Ml HIMI'S lIU KILLS SMI
Who Wants a Baby?
These Bright Toddlers
Are Seeking Mammas
Here they are Earl and Francis born of good parents and well and
blight; both boys and blonde.
Two Orphans Both Blonde
and Boys Seek
Home Care.
Just two little orphans wanting
homes—an oft repeated story. But
not so often arc homes wanting babies
favored with the opportunity to apdot
kiddies quite as bright and pretty as
these two youngsters are.
Earl nearly three months old. has
blue eyes and promises of golden-
brown hair. He is cheerful and af-
fectionate and has developed a smile
that points toward a life of serenity
and optimism.
Francis nged 5 mouths has been
playmate and room-mate of Earl for
nearly two months. Although the boys
are not in the least related they are
remarkably alike both in looks and in
disposition i
Both babies are blondes and both
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west that has at least one WHOLE SECTION of the
Sunday edition of intense interest to EVERY MEM-
BER OF THE FAMILY.
Whether it be the last minute news of foreign
affairs—great national events such as the national
convention—sports—markets—real estate —automobiles
—homes—or some story of romanc^ adventure or fas-
Member of the Associated Press
Published by The Light Publishing Company.
San Antonio Texas.
COLONEL PATTERSON
INDICTED IN AUTO
DRUNKENNESS CASE
Lieutenant Colonel R. F. Patter-
son dental corps Fort Sata Houston
was indicted on a charge of operating
an automobile under the influence of
intoxicating liquor by the Bexar
county grand jury Saturday.
The complaint against Patterson
was filed by James H. Briggs. 2033
North Neuces street following an au-
tomobile accident on the Fredericks-
burg road on -June 22.
Mrs. Briggs was injured in the ac-
cident when she was pinned beneath
the machine in which she was riding
following a head-on collision with
Lieutenant Colonel Patterson’s car. _
Briggs declared the army officer
was traveling on the wrong side of
the road just before the crash.
Briggs said he and the officer ex-
changed blows after the wreck.
Three Lose Lives Five Missing in Ship Fire
DEMOCRATS QUIT UNTIL MONDAY
WOMAN LIES
IN HOSPITAL
DYING'
Slayer Admits Guilt to
Police Declaring He
Saw Pair Hugging.
Au infuriated husband wielding an
ax brought n family Fourth of Jyly
celebration to a tragic end nt '3
o’clock Saturday morning when ho
attacked his wife and her companion
whom he said he found embracing her
in the front hall of their home on re-
turn from an auto ride.
The result is:
Harry Hollifield 36. rancher is
'dea'd. "
Mrs. Jesse Billing’ wife is in the
Robert B. Green hospital not expected
to live.
Jesse Billings stock buyer is in
the county jail awaiting charges to
be filed.
TELEPHONES POLICE
Billings telephoned police after the
attack and told them to-come and go:
him.
Officers who rushed to the home at
222 Nogalitos street early Saturday
morning found the man and woman
lying in a pool of blood with a bloody
ax nearby. .
“I saw’red" be told detectives.
The three had been out riding in
the Billings car and returned near
midnight. Billings went inside the
house to use the telephones While he
wax.gone Hollifield and MiV Billings
drove away he said.
"I went into the house and lay
down on the bed. - I went to sleep but
was awakened at 3 o’clock this morn-
ing by the entrance of my wife and
Hollifield whom I discovered in an
embrace standing in the front hall. 1
saw red. I went to the rear nf the
house and got the ax without either
of them discovering my presence. I
hit Hollifield • first and then- my
wife” he related to Detectives Wall-
ing and Fox and Roundsman Green.
NEIGHBORS HI AK THUDS.
The dying victims were taken to j
the Robert B. Green Memorial hos :
pital and Billings was taken to the
city jail. Later Saturday morning he
was transferred to the county jail.
Neighbors said the sound of the blows
«ouM be heard across the- street.
A policeman was sent to the Bill-
ings home at noon Saturday to dis-
perse the curious who had gathered |
in great numbets to see the pools I
of blood and other evidences of the
ax attack from damaging the prop-
erty. Doors were forced and win-
dows broken it was reported by per-
sons wishing to miss no morbid de-
tail.
CHILDREN AWAKENED.
A small table with cards and poker
chips were found in the house. On
the dining table two or three empty
whiskey bottles were found. Empty
beer whiskey and tequila bottles were
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cinating fiction—it is in The Great Sunday Light.
For the little tots —and for grownups as well—-
there is the splendid color Comic section.
And every member of the family is interested in
the splendid Hearst’s American Weekly Magazine sec-
tion the greatest magazine section ever printed by any
newspaper. Rich in illustrations containing articles on
science and fashion in addition to its news features.
SATURDAY JULY 5 1924.
NEAR BRIDE
SEEKS KIDNAPED
FIANCE
।
A bridal veil hangs listlessly
on a rusting nail; bridesmaids
and groomsmen are disap-
pointed; florists bills and dress-
makers debts remain unpaid and
somewhere in Han Antonio a
dusky “near bride” is huntin;
for the woman that snatched her
intended from the altar.
“Mrs. 11. Williams” is. the
name the sorrowing bride gave
the detectives to whom she ap-
pealed to find her "almost hus-
band.’’
"Ev’ything wuz all set and
the band was playin' ‘Here
Comes the Bride' w hen in rushes
this black gal and all three Chil-
ians and breaks up the wed-
din.’ ” the negrrss told the de-
tectives.
So she set out on her own
hook her bridal bouquet tossed
aside for something more sub-
stantial in case she found the
two elopers.
TEARS OF LAD GAIN
HIS RELEASE FROM
CUSTOMS OFFICERS
Weeping so bitterly that the hearts
of the customs officers were softened
a 14year-old Mexican boy who was
caught in a boat on the Kio Grande
tiver recently with a cargo of liquor
was allowed to return to the Mexican
side. A Mexican to whom the cargo
consisting of GO pints of beer 24
quarts of tequila anti two gallons of
mescal were delivercu; is being held on
a charge of violating the tariff act.
The seizure was made near Hidalgo.
EAGLE OIL-SOLDIER
SEIZURE IS DENIED
By the Asstxint.d Pre”.
MEXICO CH). July s.—Wsr Sec-
retary Serrnno today denied the re-
port fropi TampDo that the war de-
partment had ordered occupation of
the Mexican Eagle Oil company prop-
erties here by federal forces.
LITTLE CHICAGO GIRL
CELEBRATION VICTIM
CHICAGO July 5. — Fourth of
July celebration fatalities were in-
creased to four in Chicago when Eve-
lyn Grubb aged 8 died today of
burns. ’
She had been playing with “spark-
lerz.”
M’LAREN REACHES
KAGOSHIMA JAPAN
By the Frets
KAGOSHIMA. Japan. July 5.—
Stuart MacLaren British round the
world aviator arrived^ here from
Shanghai at 5 o'clock this afternoon.
MacLaren who is accompanied by
two other fliers in the same plane
left Shanghai at 9:35 a. m.. but as
Japanese time is an hour later than
Shanghai time he was in the air eight
hours nd twenty-five minutes.
and illustrated profusely it strikes an informative and
entertainment note not to be found anywhere else.
And the City Life and Editorial section with not
only the best in serious thought but the most humorous
writings of some of the best knewn American authors
also has a universal appeal.
You’ll find your own home news there too more
than in any other newspaper in this section.
FOURTEEN PAGES. -
BLAZE TURNS
OUTING INTO
TRAGEDY
350 Persons Endangered
as Bay Boat Sinks
Off Baltimore.
By the Associated Frets.
BALTIMORE July 5. — Three
dead five boys missing and at least
twelve persons injured some serious-
ly was the talc brought here by sur-
vivors of the sidewheel steamer Three
Rivers of the Baltimore Chesapeake
& Atlantic Railway Company wjtb
350 passengers aboard which burned
to the water's edge early today. In the
Chesapeake bay near Cove I’oiut.
WOMAN DROWNS.
This total which was obtained from
weeping hysterical persons clad in
make shift clothing as they left the
rescue steamer Middlesex of the same
line may be swelled when accurate
figures are available.
Miss' Evelyn Crocker of Baltimore
and a negro deck hand were drowned
and another negro deck hand wa*
burned to death.
The five boys are believed to have
perished. They were members of the
Baltimore Evening Sun’s Newsboys’
Band which had gone to Crisfield.
Md. to plop at the regatta for work-
boats there yesterday. Most of the
passengers were from Baltimore. They
had gone to Crisfield for the boat
races.
LIFEBOATS HANG.
According to stories obtained from
survivors all or nearly all of the
people aboard took to the water be-
cause of the fuilnre of attempts to
launch the lifeboats. They were
picked up by other craft which were
attracted to the scene by the blaze.
Among them were the Middlesex and
the Allegheny.
Officers of the Three River’ could
| not give the cause of the fire nor bad
they any theory to advance.
U. S. STROKED CREW
WINNER AT HENLEY
' By Ilie As’ociulel Press.
HENLEY. England. July s.—The
Leander eight stroked by W. I’. Mel-
len American student at Oxford won
the Grand Challenge cup of the Hen-
ley regatta today defeating Jesus Col-
lege. Cambridge in the final heat by
six feet.
DR. IF. F. IVES DIES;
VICTIM OF WRECK
By th* A*sorintrd Press.
CHICAGO. July s.—Dr. W. .F.
Ives. 39 of Ohio State Fn’-.crsity and
president .of the American Society of
Civil ’Engineers died today as the
result of injuries sustained in the
wreck of a Chicago. Burlington and
Quincy passenger train at Buda. 111.
June 30. Several others lost their
lives and 15 were injured.
PAIR SWAPS
73000 KISSES
IN 50 YEARS
SEATTLE July 5. — What
makes success in life anyway?
Money? Nof on your life!
Here’s success: Mr. and Mrs.
Tyrus Miller succeeded so well
in loving each other for fifty
years that they’ve piled up an
unbeatable record of more than
73.000 kisses.
The couple at their golden
wedding dinner related the way
of computing the total. Like
all good married folks Tyrus al-
ways kisses Saraly morning and
night. Sarah reciprocates and
kisses Tyrus—good morning and
good night. So you have fifty
times 888 multiplied by two
which totals 36.500 kisses each.
A mental addition makes a
grand sum of 73000 kisses be-
tween them.
CALVIN COOLIDGE JR.
IS HOLDING HIS OWN
AGAINST POISONING
By the A»«eclatni Pret^
WASHINGTON July s.—The con-
dition of Calvin Coolidge Jr. son of
the President who is seriously ill
' with septic poisoning remained seri-
ous today altliouglb' it was said he
had held his own dinting the night.
The 16-year-old boy is making a
strong battle agaiustf the infection
which has spread throughout bis sys-
tem as a result of a blister on the
foot sustained in playing tennis.
RADICALS FORMING
CABINET FOR CHILE
By the Associated PreM.
SANTIAGO Chile July s.—Pres
ident Aleaandr^ has commissioned
Pedro Aguirre Cedrara president of
the Radical parfar and leader of the
Radical party ami leader of the Liber-
al Alliance. to form a cabinet.
LAREDO MAN HURT
IN BOARDING TRAIN
LAREDO. July 5. —When he at-
tempted'to board an incoming train
near the Texas-Mexican shops this
I morning before it came to a stap Ro-
sendo Almandare*. a jitney driver
slipped under the train mid had ail
the toes of his left foot cut off. 11”
was dusked to a hospital for medical
treatment.
VICTIM’S RELATIVE
HELD AS AMBUSHER
DEL RIO Tex.. July s.—Charley
Brandon was arrested Friday at
I Brackettville by Kinney county ptfi-
cers ebarged with the shooting Wed-
nesday night of Harold Taft as be
was nearing his home on the way from-
Brackettville and iu the act of open-
ing a gate near his ranch home. Bran-
don is a cousin of the wounded man
who was shot twice from ambush with
a shotgun. It is understood that fam-
ily trolible was the cause of the shoot-
ing.
Remember. The Sunday Light is the only San An-
tonio newspaper with a complete section devoted to
sports.
Better order yours today by either calling Crockett
1742 or the nearest news stand and be eure one »•
saved for you.
The Sunday Light tells out.
FOLLOW THE LIGHT!
Editio^
TWA PTTMTQ p cr cop/ 1n vicinity.
IViv VIJLiIC Five cent*on train* and eiaewher*
MMDO PLAN
TO REMOVE
CONCLAVE
BLOCKED
• er• •
Smith and Favorite Sons’
Backers Unite to De-
feat Transfer.
NEW YORK. July s.—At th ■
completion of the seventy-seventh
ballot today in its apparently fruit-
less hunt for a presidential candidate
the Dtmocratic national convention
adjourned until JI a. in. Monday
Eastern daylight saving time.
All efforts of the party leaders to
solve the McAdoo-Smitb impasse
have failed to date. Efforts to hare
the convention move to Kansas City
and to abrogate the two-thirds major-
ity nomination rule likewise were vot-
ed down today. Another effort to have
the Smith and favorite son factions
unite against the California also met
defeat.
SMITH GAINS GROUND.
Governor Smith reached a new
high water mark on >-*« seventy-
fourth ballot today when Ohio break-
ing up her block of 4S votes that have
been going to favorite sons. gave
Smith 20 1-2 nnd McAdoo none. An-
other handful of votes was taken from
McAdoo in Michigan and given to
Smith.
OHIO AGAINST M’ADOO
The total given to Smith was only
three votes short of the number that
would be necessary to veto the nomi-
nation of another under the two-
thirds rule.
The first ponsequentia(' shift of
yotes came on the seventy-fourth (al-
lot. which was the fourth to be
taken at today's session. Michigan
which had been voting 25 for Jte-
Adoo and 5 for Smith changed to
9 1-2 for McAdoo. 13 1-2 for Smith.
6 for Davis and 1 for Cox.
Scattering its vote for the first
time. Ohio which bad been for Cox
and Baker then passed out 20 1-2 to
Smith and distributed the others over
a wide field of favorite sons. In this
break up McAdoo did not get a single
Ohio vote.
SEVENTY-SEVENTH.
The solid block of 4S votes locked
up in Ohio for Cox and then for
Baker had been regarded by the Me-
Adoo and Smith managers as one of
the principal stumbling blocks to a
development of the real standing of
the convention as to McAdoo and
Smith. The absence of any McAdoo
votes in the line up once the bloek
was broken however appeared tn
bare had the effect of leaving the
situation gery much where it was. 1 h*
gain of 20 seemed certain to lift
Smith to a new high water mark
but as he still remained far behind
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