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Today
Religious War.
Coolidge and Wheat.
Both Going Up.
Will Workmen Pay?
By Arthur Brisbane
Copyright. 1924. by Star Co. —
•"THE first sign of religious war in
* the next election comes in
Louis Seibold's statement that Tam-
many Hall the big power in New
York believes that prejudice against
Governor Bryan will injure Jahn
W. Davis
According to Seibold Governor
Bryan is accused of a leaning to-
ward the klan. This means that be
will be unwelcome to Jewish and
Catholic voters.
TF THE religious fight is to be
* carried from the convention into
the election the Democratic pros-
pects will be slim.
A PART from that our watchful
friend Cyrus H. K. Curtis
announces that the rising price of
wheat is cutting deeply into La-
Foliettc'e vote bringing the farmers
back to Coolidge.
December wheat closed at
$1.29 last night September
made a new “high” and probably
all grains are going higher as you
were told here some time ago when
they were much cheaper.
A religious fight inside the Demo-
cratic party and high prices for
grain will enable President Cool-
idge and his managers to sleep
sweetly.
LA FOLLETTE won’t be bother-
ed with any official notifica-
tion. He knows he is nominated
and is at work. His friends call
upon workmen's unions to supply
money for the campaign.
Will they do it? The answer is
DOUBTFUL.
WORKMEN know that La-
Follettc cannot be . icted.
That U out of the question. If they
choose to give him a big vete it
may throw the election into the
House and perhaps thence into the
Senate.
La Follette could not be elected
in any case. How much money will
the unions vote for the sake of a
“fine gesture” knowing that they
can't win?
BATTLES abend for the Ku Klux
Klan. Mayor Schwab of Buf-
falo N. Y.. supreme general of the
Catholic Order of the Knights of
St. John urges the Knights to
“strengthen their military or. ..ni-
zation for their fight against the
klan.”
IT OUGHT to be possible to rely
only on the military organiza-
tions of the United States and on
the police. But asks Mayor
Schwab. "What can you do if you
are attacked?”
The mayor lists our six national
greatest evils as follows:
Divorce race suicide public dance
halls the drug habit the hip pocket
whiskey flask and immorality made
easy by the automobile.
For the Ku Klux Klan he has a
department all to itself.
FOUR men were put to death by
electricity witbin 40 minutes in
the state prison of Trenton. N. J.
One of the four to be killed said:
"1 wouldn't be here if I hadn’t
■pent ten of my 23 years of life in
public institutions.” He probably
told the truth.
THE Jewish system that sends
children to be brought up in
individual homes or that better still
supplies money for them to be kept
with their own mothers whenever
that is possible instead of herding
them in institutions has shown our
"civilization” what it ought to do.
!
«Z^OURAGE” has a thousand
^definitions. The French say it
is possessed by Miss Uuiniskia.
She was in love with Zysmonski
Polish writer in a Paris hospital.
When be suffered intense pain she
gave her blood to be tbansferr to
his body. That was brave.
But as he continued in agony and
the doctors said his case wa- hope-
less the young woman got a re-
volver and when he was net look-
ing. shot and killed her lover.
French enthusiasts say that is the
height of courage.
'“AS the big Majestic was plough-
** ing her way to New xork four
great propellers pushing her. Wil-
liam H. Stanton assistant cook
jumped overboard. One of the pro-
pellers struck his body and cut it in
two. As be jumped he said: "Here
1 go.”
WHERE DID HE GO?
A few wauld be grateful if he
could put his body together come
baci and answer the question.
A majority of us think little
about it although before a hundred
years shall have pass. 4 all the six-
teen hundred million tyimsn beings
on earth will have' to say “Here
J go”
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VOL. XLIV—NO. 180.
01FICIRS FIND IM IT WS W
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Opposition to Gulf Coast Line Merger Dropped
SAN ANTONIO
CHAMBER
ACCEPTS
PLAN
Promise Service Will Not
Suffer Followed by un-
animous Agreement.
All known opposition to the merger
of the I-G. N. and the Gulf Coast
Unes ceased today when the di-
rectors of the Chamber of Commerce
here went on record as endorsing the
acquisition of the merged Gulf Coast
and I-G N. lines by the Missouri
Pacific.
T. A. Hamilton president of the
I-G. N. railroad who addressed the
meeting said:
“The acquisition of the Gulf Coast
Lincs and incidentally the Interna-
tional-Great Northern by the Mis-
souri Pacific wilt have the effect of
preserving the old established through
route on the Missouri Pacific sys-
tem via the I-G. N. line to the Mex-
ican border through the city of San
Antonio—a situation which has exist-
ed for 40 years and upon which
some of the rail service and some of
the trade relationships of San An-
tonio have been built up.”
SERVICE PRESERVED. '
"In a word the approval by the
Interstate Commerce Commission of
the present application of the Mis-
souri Pacific preserves from a stand-
point of through service on all rail-
road connections the present status
of San Antonio and the Internation-
al-Great Northern railroad.”
The first step in the fight against
the proposed merger of the Gulf Coast
and 1.-G. N. took place some two
months ago when the San Antonio
Chamber of Commerce made c protest
to the I. C. C. charging that the pro-
posed merger would kill the individu-
ality of the 1.-G. N. railroad and
that the effect would be to change it
from a main line to an incidental.
DISCRIMINATION CHARGED
As the Gulf Coast had always dis-
criminated in the matter of ship-
ments against San Antonio according
to the statement made at that time
he result would be that New Orleans
and Houston would get the bulk of
the business and that San Antonio
would thereby be injured commer-
cially.
At a hearing held in Washington
six weeks ago it was decided to let
the merger of the Gulf Coast and L-
G. N. lines go on for a period of 90
days and if it proved unsatisfactory
or injurious the 1.-G. N. was to be
turned back to the bondholders.
CITY SATISFIED
The Missouri Pacific clarified the
situation when it decided to acquire
the merged roads and at the meeting
held today by the directors of the
Chamber of Commerce it was seen
that in effect the same situation
would exist as before with the
1.-G. N. running through San An-
tonio as a main line due to the junc-
tion at St. Louis of the Missouri-
Pacific.
All known opposition ceased and it
is expected that the attitude reflected
in the Chamber of Commerce's deci-
sion will probably influence to a great
extent the hearing to be held before
the Interstate Commerce Commission
in New Orleans on July 28.
The motion was unanimously car-
ried after being moved by Jchn Cun-
nigham that they go on record as en-
dorsing the merger.
T. A. Hamilton president of the
1.-G. N. railroad and L. S. Goforth
district freight agent were present
QUAKE KILLS THREE
MOSCOW July 17.—Three persons
are reported to have be killed and
many bouses destroyed by an earth-
quake at Tashkent Wednesday.
A number of villages felt the shock.
Member of the Associated Press
Published by The Licht Publishing Company.
Snn Antonio Texas.
‘Ferocious’ Lions Eat
Then Watch Bathing
Girls Pass in Review
President W. G. Higgins of the San Antonio Lions Club congratulating
Eilcne Henry prize winner of the Lions bathing girl's revue at Lambert’s
Beach In Brackenridge Park Wednesday afternoon.
ST.LOUISS™
LOSS TOTALS
5200.D00
ST. LOUIS July 17.—Damage es-
timated at approximately $200000
was caused by a severe electrical
storm here early today and which
disabled 12.000 telephones and 20.000
electric light connections. The 54
mile wind destroyed thousands of
trees.
Eighteen trucks and 30 men were
sent out by the city to remove the
debris from streets and sidewalks. All
available men set to work restoring
electrical service.
The telephone system was inter-
rupted more than in any storm since
the tornado of 1896. officials said.
Rain is reported to have fallen gen-
erally over Missouri Maryville and
Kidder in northwestern Missouri had
2.33 inches and 2.04 inches of rain
respectively and an inch fell along
the Missouri river valley. •
i THE WEATHER •
San Antonio and vicinity: Thurs-
day night and Friday generally fair;
maximum temperature 94 to 99; mod
erate to fresh southerly winds.
Luncheon Club Has Picnic
and “Feed” Contest at
Lambert Beach.
The lions in the zoo at Brackenridge
Park were meek and docile Wednesday
compared to the 250 lions of the Lions
Club gathered at Koehler Park
near by. when these “wild animals” of
the commercial world "attackei” sev-
eral hundred pounds of barbecued
beef and mutton with the necessary
trimmings besides “devouring” 50
large iced watermelons and consum-
ii-g several kegs of near beer.
In the eating contest. Judge E.
D. Henry was awarded the first prize
the judges declaring that Judge Hen-
ry’s capacity was just one ounce un-
der four and one quarter pounds. It
vented that W. G. Higgins was “off
Lis feed” and thnt Ilia appetite had
entirely failed him so the Lion's
president was awarded the consola-
tion jirize. Later the judges learned
that Mr. Higgins had reserved his
“feasting” for the bathing review and
bad secured new glasses for the oc-
casion.
SPIRITS ARE CHILLED.
Following the eats President W. G.
Higgins called the meeting to order
with the rap of the gavel on a 100-
pound chunk of ice which for the
moment chilled the spirits of several
lions but when he announced that fol-
lowing a ten-minute speech by Mar-
(Continued on page Two.)
THURSDAY JULY 17 1924.
OIL CONCERNS ESCAPE FINES
PUMP LEASE
SYSTEM IS
UPHELD
Judge Calhoun Cites Rule
of Reason in Vital Anti-
trust Decision.
AUSTIN July 17.—Three Texas
oil companies today escaped million*
of dollars in fines by a decision of
Judge George Calhoun of the Travis
County District Court in holding for
the defendants in the anti-trust cases
brought by the state against the Texas
Company the Gnlf Refining Company
o' Houston ami the ProdiMteta Oil and
Refining Company of Fort Worth.
The companies wore charged with
restraint of trade in the leasing of
gasoline pumps with a provision that
the retailer should use only the prod-
ucts of the leasing company.
515.000.000 INVOLVED.
The companies have in effect hun-
dreds of contracts providing for the
leasing of pumps and other equip-
ment. ’
The equipment is leased according
। to charge* of the attorney general
I with the understanding that the re-
tailer will use only the gasoline and
oil sold by the company leasing the
equipment.
Should the attorney general finally
be upheld in the higher courts it is
estimated the fines will run as high as
$15000000.
CITES PRECEDENT.
Judge Calhoun applied a rule of
reason” as laid down by tbe United
States Supreme Court. He held that
the various contracts were separate
agreements with each Individual retail-
er and therefore not in restraint of
trade.
He stated the law in Texas to be
that a lessor may lease property with
the understanding the lessee should
not buy similar products from a com-
peting concern. Similar agreements
have been held by the federal courts
not to be in restraint of trade and the
judge said his decision would follow
those court*. The state gave notice
of appeal.
GOJWPimECOVERS
SUFFICIENTLY TO WALK
NEW YORK. July 17.—Samuel
Gompcrs president of the American
Federation of Labor has so far recov-
ered from the illness that has con-
finefl him to his hotel at Coney-
Island for a week that he was able
to go out for short waßa.
700 TO BE BAPTIZED
AT OHIO MEETING
COLUMBUS. Ohio July 17.—What
officials of the International Bible
Students’ Association declare will be
the most impressive and magnificent
baptismal service ever bold will be
conducted here next week during the
organization’s convention. More than
700 arc to be baptized. More than
20000 members of the association arc
to attend.
FORT WORTH MAN
HEAT WAVE VICTIM
FORT WORTH. July 17:—The
first heat casualty of the ^car in Fort
Worth was reconleu Wednesday.
David Byars 35 died Wednesday
afternoon two hours after he suffered
a heat stroke. Five physicians were
called in an effort to stay death.
Mr. Brars was general freight and
passenger agent of the Texas & Pa-
cific railroad at Waco.
TWENTY PAGES.
MASKED TRIO
THREATEN
CITIZEN
City Employe Warned He
“Must Vote Right or
Get Out of Town.”
Besieged nt his home nt 2 o'clock in
the morning by three mnsked men A.
E. Newman city employe living nt
247 Cottonwood street wns told to
“vote right or get out of town” he re-
ported to Mnyor Tobin Thursdny.
The spokesman for the trio threat-
'cncd Newman with bodily harm if he
disclosed the visit Ncwmnn said.
“Don’t exitose this or your neck will
be in danger” he quotes one of the
mnsked men ns naying.
Newman who has been employed ns
n hauler in Commissioner Steffler's
department for the past two months
Thursday resigned his position as a
result of the visit. He said he wanted
to lay off until after the election to
avoid any trouble.
TRIO ALL WHITE.
Newman said that the three men
wore no robes but were dressed in
white. He was positive however that
they wore white masks. He was un-
able to describe them in detail saying
that “they looked all white to me from
head to foot.”
He told Commissioner Steffler and
Mayor Tobin that he had been awak-
ened near 2 o’clock Thursday morn-
ing by a rapping at his door. Three
men were there when he answered he
said and they asked how he was go-
ing t ovote.
“I'm going to vote to suit myself'
he snid he told them.
“You know there are Ku Klux nil
around you” he said one of the men
told him. “Vote right or get out ot
town. Don't expose this or your neck
will bo in danger."
NOT FOE OF KLAN.
Newman snid the men did not men-
tion the name of any candidate nor
cnll any ticket when they visited him.
lie said they showed him no card or
campaign propaganda.
“Suppose I don't vote at all” New-
man said he told the men.
"That’ll be all right” he quotes
them as saying.
Newman said he had never said any-
thing ngainst the klan or any other or-
ganization nnd that he had had no
tioublc with any one since moving U
San Antonio from San Marcos.
Mayor Tobin and Commissioner
Steffler both offered Ncwmnn any
protection he desired and told him to
keep his job if he wanted it. New-
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SAN ANTONIO
STILL LARGEST
TEXAS CITY
WASHINGTON D. C July
17. — San Antonio still is the
Metropolis of Texas.
This fact was brought ont In
announcements today by the
census bureau of populations as
of July 1.
The figures show the Alamo
City to have a citizenship of
191398 with Dallas a close
second at 187.862 residents.
The new figures put to rout
the claims of other Texas cities
that they had outgrown the
Playground of America and
leave San Antonio with a fair
lead and good prospects of keep-
ing it
808 ROBINSON GETS
S-YEAR SUSPENDED
TERM FOR SHOOTING
KOUNTZE Tex. July 17—80b
Robinson 22 of Houston was found
guilty of manslaughter by a jury here
today and given a five-year suspended
sentence.
Robinson was tried on a charge of
the murder of Mrs. Mollie Dudley at
Houston a year ago.
Both the defense and the state re-
viewed the relationship of Dr. C. H.
Robinson father of the accused and
Mollie Dudley whom young Robinson
killed because he said she was break-
ing up his mother's home.
Ono of the defense lawyers charged
that the “son is on trial for the sins
of the '’ather."
Mrs. Robinson Bob’s mother creat-
ed a cor.motivn'in the court room when
she gave vay to her emotions.
Levisa Harris young Robinson’s 18-
year-old sweetheart was iu the crowd
near the front row of spectators.
WACO BOY KILLED
AS CYCLE HITS COW
WACO. July 17. —Francis Mac-
..dams 18 of ’Taco was instantly
killed near Burleson last night when
his motorcycle collided with a cow.
TEXAS YOUTH DROWNS
TRYING TO SAVE GIRL
FORT WORTH July 17.—80 b
Mincy of Wellington was drowned
yesterday at Childress while attempt-
ing to save a girl swimmer.
ABILENE GIRL DIES
IN CAR ACCIDENT
ABILENE Tex. July 17.—Miss
Rachael Cresswell 18. (laughter of
Mr. nnd Mrs. C. O. Cresswell of
Abilene was killed near here early
today when her automobile over-
turned. .
WEST TEXAS DOCTOR
SLAIN IN QUARREL
COLEMAN Tex. July 17.—Dr.
Silas Ballard 60. prominent physi-
cian who formerly lived at Temple.
Vernon and Abilene was shot and
instantly killed near here today. A. i
S. Bell 60 surrendered to officers. '
who quote him as saying Ballard fired I
twice at him when the men met on
a road one mile north of Coleman.
Bell returned the fire officers raid.
Previously the two had trouble over
a threshing machine it is said.
NORWAY DRY BILL
PROVOKES CRISIS
CHRISTIANIA. Norway July 17
Ode!stinx Wednesday by a rote of
to 49 rejected the government’s bill
to abolish prohibition in Norway.
In consequence of the adverse vote
the government is expected to reaigu
ED IT lON]
CONFESSION
AIDS POSSE
IN DEATH
HUNT
Missing Army Man Killed
by Travelers to Whom
He Offered Lift.
RALEIGH N. C. July 17—A body
believed to be that of Maj. Samuel H.
McLeary coast artillery officer was
found today hidden in a clump of
bushes eleven miles north of Cheraw
S. C. Mortimer H. King of Canton
N. C. accused of 'slaying and robbing
Major McLeary is under arrest.
Search is being made for Frank Har-
old as an accomplice.
Harold who is 22 years old. was
employed by a construction company
at Lockhart S. C.
Army Shirt
Brings Confessiion
WASHINGTON D. C.. July 17.—
Mrs. Samuel H. McLeary who has
been here for several days to keep in
close touch with the War Depart-
ment’s efforts to find her missing hus-
band was in a state of collapse to-
night when word was taken to her of
the confession of Mortimer H. King at
Canton N. C. today that he and a
companion had killed the major July
2 to rob him.
Mrs. Douglas C. Cordiner sister of
Mrs. McLeary received the news by
telephone and conveyed it as gently as
possible to the widow ending finally
the harrowing suspense to which she
had succumbed earlier in the day.
Murder Motive
Robbery
RALEIGH N. C. July 17—Morti-
mer H King who has signed a con-
fession that be and another man killed
Maj. Samuel H. McLeary of the Coast
Artillery Corps was taken today to
the vicinity of Cheraw S. C. to aid in
recovery of the body.
The confession made public late at
Canton. N. C„ said that King and hi*
companion whose name was not di-
vulged pending search for him had
killed Major McLeary July 2 and hid-
den his body near Cheraw after the
officer had given them a lift in his
automobile.
The motive it stated was robbery
and the finding of one of the major's
shirts in King’s home near Canton
yesterday was described as bringing
about the confession after he had con-
vinced investigators last Monday that
be had nothing to do with tbe crime.
King also was quoted as admitting
he was a deserter from both tbe army
and Marine Corps.
FULL ER* ANDM’GEE
GRANTED $lOOOO BOND
NEW YORK July 17 — Edward
M. Fuller and W. Frank McGee un-
der prison sentence in the state court
for bucketing orders of the brokerage
firm of G. M. Fuller and Company
which failed for $5000000 in 1922.
were admitted to $lOOOO bail yester-
day to allow them to appear in fed-
eral court as witueaaes against Wil-
liam J. Fallon their former attoc-
ney.
Fallon is to go on trial next Mon-
day on an indictment charging bribery
of a juror in the trial of tbe Durrei-
Gregory Company stock swindling ■•see
in 1922.
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