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(Today
■ Just a Few Dead.
■ M. D. Steuer at Work.
■ How Princes Grow Old.
■ Humans Nine Deep.
■By Arthur Brisbane
■—•Copyright 1925. by Star Co.——
■L FEW Europeans killed many
wounded according to dis-
■ * patches from China an un-
Blcasaut change in the usual pro-
gram. The custom has been for
■ Europeans in China to shoot a few
Kbinesc and quiet things in that
■ ay.
■ It turns out that bitterness
■i gainst Britons greater even than
■Chinese hatred of Japanese was
■aused in the recent troubles when
Hr British officer was first to give
■ he order “shoot to kill."
■ AMERICAN officers who went
■*“ to England to play polo
■against the British officers beat
■the British again yesterday 6 to
If and the polo military title stays
(in the United States.
( That is good. But why are
(American enlisted men sent over to
(act as servants?
LAWYERS old and young all
that enjoy seeing the human
(mind work quickly and efficiently
(attend the story of Max D. Steuer
(representing and protecting a wo-
(man in a New York divorce case.
I The husband a very rieh man
(had good lawyers good witnesses.
(Fortunately for her the woman se-
(cured Max D. Steuer.
| A jaunty young gentleman named
(Talbot W. Chambers the husband’s
I best witness confessed that he and
| the rich man's wife were guilty. He
(lost his jauntiness when Steuer im-
| mediately arranged to have him in-
I dieted on a statutory charge under
I the laws of New York state.
I QTEUER hurt the confessing wit-
| p ness’ feelings by calling the
i rudge’s attention to the fact “New
I York courts have refused to grant
divorces on the uncorroborated tes-
timony of prostitutes” in which
category Mr. Steuer placed Mr.
< 'hambers.
The moral seems to be “if you
hare anything framed up don’t
let that young lawyer. Max D.
Steuer get into the frame. He may
spoil your picture.”
। QECOND class lawyers arc usital-
►JJ ly most polite to each other.
<-al! each other “learned counsel”
and let clients pay the bills.
lawyers witnesses all look
alike to Steuer in a fight. He put
the rich man's lawyer on the stand
and forced him to confess that his
client the rich husband was guilty
of perjury swore that he didn t
know the names of two men whom
he had brought into the suit.
Then Steuer demanded the rich
husband's indictment for perjury.
When the dust settles you will
probably find the rich husband in-
dieted for one crime and the jaunty
witness modern improvement on
Joseph and Potiphar indicted for
another crime.
SPECKS of news make up the
world's history as the ticking
of the second hand makes up
eternity.
k The Prince of Wales celebrating
his thirty-first birthday in far-off
Africa danced until late. Princes
mature and dance later than they
used to. Alexander the Great “the
youth that all things but himself
subdued” was making the world
dance when he was thirty-one.
When Napoleon Bonaparte was
two years younger than the Prinee
of Wales is now he dried the tears
of his friend the pretty young
widow Josephine Beauharnais by
beating three Austrian armies in
succession and compelling the brave
General Wormser to take to his
heels and hide in Mantau.
WHEN Henry the Eighth was
Prince of Wales and only
eleven years old he was engaged to
Catherine of Aragon six years old-
er than himself. When he was
twenty-one he was the military
partner of the Pope and the Span-
ish emperor in league against the
king of France. At twenty-two he
had crossed the channel and defeat-
ed the French army.
SIR JOSIAH .STAMP British
expert says the United States
must help Europe financially be
a nice kind creditor not asking for
money. If the United States in-
sists on getting what is due her
Europe will have to ruin our busi-
ness with competition in order to
pay us.
Perhaps Sir Josiah forgets the
United States customs house.
NEW YORK and other great
cities continue building fac-
tories and other buildings up into
the air. At least the workers get
some sunlight. The newest build-
ing for the New York needle trades
will be forty-two stories high and
cost $10000000. One office build-
ing has 10000 inhabitants. If all
the dwellers in the lower part of
New York City rushed out at one
time frightened by an earthquake
for instance they would be piled
up nine deeo
mil 10 WK OEFEIK MY IN S i.
| Manicuring Murphies i
i at -Y< Boy’s Camp; J ust i
| Closed; Near Kerrville!
Hero is Charles Bassett caught in the act of manicuring the murphies
for the day's meal at Camp Rio Vista.
KIDDIES JIE
AND Nit THE
ELEPHANTS
What San Antonio school wants the
honor of naming the brand new
elephants that arc coming to the
Brackenridge Park zoo?
What school would like to conduct
the christening ceremonies?
In its campaign to raise the $7OOO
necessary to buy the elephants The
Light will stage a contest between nil
schools rural grade junior high and
senior high schools to see who names
the elephants and who christens
them.
For every ten cents sent in to the
Elephant Editor accompanied by one
of the voting blanks published in The
Light that school will be given one
vote. If a dollar is contributed the
school is entitled to ten votes. Oue
of the voting blanks should always
bo filled out in bringing in votes for
a school.
HOW VOTES COUNT.
When the money is raised the
school having the largest number of
votes will have the privilege of nam-
ing the papa elephant. The school
having the second largest number of
votes can name the mama elephant
and the school having the third larg-
est number of votes can christen both
of them officially giving them their
names.
Money contributed to the Elephant
Fund must be designated when
brought to The Light office as to
whicch school is to receive the votes.
Once having been deposited without
any designation the money can not
be voted to a school.
ALL SCHOOLS ELIGIBLE.
Now boys and girls which school
wants to name and Papa and Mama
Elephant? All grade schools junior
high schools high school* and rural
(Continued on Page Two)
Youths Learn Patriotism
Along With K.P. Duty
on Summer Outings.
Life is not all ginger pop and choc-
olate cake at Camp Rio Vista the
Y. M C. A. boys’ camp near Kerr-
ville. Neither docs it consist of
frolics in the swimming pool nor ex-
citing hikes over hill and dale by
moonlight. It has its sterner side and
one of these is the enchanting per-
formance of K. P. duty and particu-
larly peeling spuds for some hun-
dred hungry youngsters with healthy
appetites.
“It is to the end thnt a boy may be
taught that all useful and necessary
work is honorable regardless of what
it may be and to infuse a spirit of
true democracy that we have a rigid
rule that all at some time during the
camp period must perform a part of
the necessary duties of the camp” said
H. T. Hitch physical director of the
Y. M. C. A. in speaking of the aims
and purposes of the “Y's” camp which
has just ended.
“Our aim in holding these'eamps”
said Mr. Hitch "is to better the boys
morally spiritually and physically.
Our program is so planned that each
of these purposes and aims interlock
and blend with the other forming a
composite foundation upon which a
boy's character can be built.
“To this end we stress service pa-
triotism religious teachings and phys-
ical activities; inculcating democracy
patriotism reverence to Deity love for
fellow man and self-reliance. These
are expressed in athletic activities
hikes woodcraft personal responsi-
bility through the “buddy” system and
in the performance of camp duties.
And last but not least in teaching the
boys how to play.
“That we arc on the right track is
evidenced by the increasing yearly at-
tendance at the camp by the return
of boys who have previously attended
and by the improved morale of those
boy* who have hnd a period of train-
ing at the ramp” concluded Mr.
Hitch.
c— ^AN ANTONIO-zy- =?
THWftWfcIGHT
Member of The Associated Press.
VOL. XLV—NO. 158.
MYSTERY VEILS MAN
MISSING TEN DAYS
□ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □
Light Invites S. A. to Hear Band
COMMITTEE
PLANS FOR
JULY 4
Patriotic Exercises to Be
Held in Park and
on Alamo Plaza.
A paraAe Fourth of July patriotic
exercises and a patriotic demon tm-
tion have been announced by the San
Antonio committee as the local pro-
gram for Defense Day.
The parade will start promptly at
9 o'clock in the morning and will pass
west on Houston to Soledad south to
Commerce east to Alamo and north
along Alamo Plaza past previewing
stand and on to Avenue E.
The first section of the parade will
be composed of regular artny troops
with Brigadier General 11. B. Fiske
commanding. This section will include
the Second Division Eighth Corps
area Headquarters Kelly Field Dun-
can Field Brooks Field Camp Nor-
moyle and Station Hospital.
JACK BURKE GRAND MARSHAL.
The second section of the parade
will be the National Guard with Lieu-
tenant Colonel Raymond Phelps as
marshal the third will be the Nine-
tieth Division Organized Reserves
with Colonel Robert O. Van Horn as
marshal the fourth will consist of
non-divisional reserve units command-
ed by Colonel James V. Heidt and the
fifth section will be composed of pa-
triotic societies.
Jack Burke will be grand marshal
of the parade.
Bands of the Fifteenth Field Artil-
lery First Infantry Twenty-third In-
fantry and Second Engineers from
Fort Sam Houston will take part with
the first section. They will then drop
out of the line of march and play as
along Alamo Plaza past a reviewing
stand.
PLAN EXERCISES.
The annual Fourth of July patriotic
exercises will be held in Koehler
Park at 4 p. m. with the United War
Veterans’ Council in charge. The
band of the Fifteenth Field Artillery
will play and Battery D of that regi-
ment will fire the National Salute.
The Defense. Day patriotic demon-
stration will be held on Alamo Plaza
at 8:15 o'clock Saturday evening. A
motion picture depicting some of the
provisions of the National Defense
Act is now being made at Fort Sam
Houston and will be shown that night.
The band of the First Infantry will
play. -
FIREMAN CLIMBS
14-STORY ESCAPE
IN RECORD TIME
DALLAS June 25.—Climbing a 14-
story fire escape in one minute and
20 seconds C. W. Dabney city fire-
man today won a bet and settled nn
argument.
Dabney and several other firemen
were seated in front of central sta-
tion considering the fire escape on a
new building across the street. Dab-
ney said he could climb it in a
minute and a half. Other firemen
said he couldn't do it. In a minute
a bet had been made and Dabney had
starter! bis race timed by a stop
watch. His friends lost their money.
Published by The Light Pvbllehlng Company.
San Antonio. Texas.
| Mutt and Jeff :
} En Route to •
! San Antonio ;
I
I Mutt and Jeff are on their {
| way to San Antonio. '
| The famous transcontinental I
I tourists whose log is published ।
! daily in the San Antonio Light |
*' will arrive here when they •
i arrive. 1
! As everyone knows the boys ।
j arc eccentric erratic and uncer- •
• tain. J
I I
I But they've accepted the in- |
J vilalion of the Chamber of Com- |
| merce sent to Bud Fisher Mutt |
• and Jeff's boss.
t The invitation specified that |
! a free feed would be given them !
| here and that if they ran short i
I of cash they could draw’ on the I
| San Antonio Chamber of Com- }
| meree.
| As soon as they heard that the I
I boys told Fisher to accept at |
I once. I
| They were in Detroit Thurs- •
• day bound South and West.
I Watch their adventures in ।
I The Light while they’re en |
| route to the Alamo City.
~ »** * ********** 4
S. A. WILL BE HOST
TO 1925 REUNION OF
PIONEER FREIGHTERS
One hundred and fifty old-time
Southwest freighters are expected to
attend the sixth annual reunion of
the Pioneer Freighters’ Association to
be held here Friday and Saturday.
Friday will be devoted to attending
the matinee at the Palace theater
where the visitors will be guests of
the management.
At 10 a. m. Saturday a speaking
program will begin at San Pedro
park. A barbecue will be held at
noon.
The Rev. J. Stuart Pearce will de-
liver the welcoming address.
S. 4. NEGRO PASTORS
FORM ORGANIZATION
The Interdenominational Alliance of
Negro Preachers was organized by the
negro ministers of Sall Antonio at a
meeting Wednesday nt Haywood’s
chapel 319 Crosby ^street.
PASTOR TO ADDRESS
MEN’S BIBLE CLASS
The Men's Bible Class of the Y. M.
C. A. will be addressed by the Rev.
J. Stuart Pearce pastor of the Beacon
Hill Presbyterian church at a supper
and meeting at 6:30 o’clock Thursday-
evening. Several new members will
be taken into the class.
SALVATION ^ARMY’S
KIDDIES HAVE PICNIC
Children of the Salvation Army
Sunday school class were entertained
at a pienic in Brackenridge Park
Thursday afternoon. They went in
swimming in the park pool and played
several games. A box lunch topped off
with ice cream was served.
FORT WORTH IS HOST
TO INSURANCE AGENTS
FORT WORTH June 25.—Three
hundred members of the Texas As-
sociation of Insurance Agents began
a two-day convention here thi*
morning.
THURSDAY JUNE 25 1925.
SCOUT TROOP
MUSICIANS
ARRIVE
Orange Youths Issue Deli
to Basebail Teams
•
in San Antonio.
A ma deal treat is in store for visit-
ors to San Pedro Park Friday eve-
ning when they will have the oppor-
tunity of hearing one of the best boys'
bands in the country in concert.
The Lutcher Stark boys' band of
the First Presbyterian Church of
Orange Tex. which will give the con-
cert in the park under the auspices
of the San Antonio Light is passing
this way on a tour of South and
Southwest Texas—a tour that has
become in the nature of a triumphal
procession.
It is a Boy Scout band organized
by the Orange church.
There are 42 boys all in the 'teen
ages in the band that will play at
San Pedro.
There arc nine other boys and seven
men in the Orange retinue.
LEADERS ALONG.
D. H. Coers professional scout ex-
ecutive of Orange L in charge of the
tour.
He gives all his time to the scout
troops sponsored by H. J. Lutcher
Stark through his Sunday school
class of the First Presbyterian Church
of Orange.
Mr. Coers' home was formerly in
San Marcos.
S. E. Ayers director of the band
is an ordained Presbyterian minister
and is assistant pastor of the church
from which the boys come.
He has had several years’ experi-
ence in band work having played in
several bands and orchestras and also
having directed several musical or-
ganizations.
J. Buchanan instructor of wind in-
struments also accompanies the party.
He too. has had many years' ex-
perience in band work.
TOUR IN BISSES.
Other men in the party are H. H.
Campbell A. Heslep Carroll Lyons
and J. E. Turpin scoutmasters.
The tour is being made in specially
prepared busses equipped for sight-
seeing and painted orange with signs
announcing the nature of the entour-
age.
Three of the busses a baggage
truck and three passenger automo-
biles make up the cavalcade.
During the last week the tourists
have been at Kerrville.
The boys have been attending the
Westminster Presbyterian encamp-
ment there where the young people's
conference has been in session.
They have given numerous concerts
and entertainments while in the resort
city.
The baseball team composed of
members of the bond and the other
boys has issued a challenge for a
game with any San Antonio Boy-
Scout team while in this city.
PLAYS FOR “MA.”
The team defeated a boys’ nine rep-
resenting the Stewart camy at Kerr-
ville 9 to 8. Wednesday.
It also defeated the Austin Boy
(Continued on Page Two)
; Truck Backs I
V I
; Into Ocean
; Floats Away
•
LONG BEACH. Cal. June
I 25.—When J. A. Ford accident-
| ally hacked his small automobile
j truck off the end of a pier here
I J the machine did not sink but
I began drifting placidly out to
| sea. It did not pause in its off-
। | shore course until overtaken by
! several men in a row-boat who
towed it back Io dry land un-
i [ damaged. A large empty gaso-
| line tank mounted on the truck
I I chassis explained the Hosting |
| feat. I
^4. MAN IS FINED
$5O FOR FAILURE TO
GET BUILDING PERMIT
J. H. Compton. local real estate
man was fined $5O for failure to
take out a building permit for a
house in Alta Vista addition Pleas-
anton road in corporation court
Thursday.
Eight other complaints against
him alleging similar offenses were
dismissed.
The complaints were filed by Gus
Niggli city building inspector.
Mr. Compton testified that he
thought the contractors had taken
out permits for the dwellings and
expressed a willingness to pay for the
permits.
MAN TOO SLEEPY
TO STOP BURGLAR
WHO RIFLES PANTS
Prowlers extracted a total of $34
from pants pockets in San Antonio
and made off with watches and cloth-
ing according to two reports made to
police Thursday.
P. C. Patterson 202 North street
complained of the loss of $34 taken
from his trousers.
He said he saw the thief go : ng
through his clothes as he lay abed but
was too sleepy to rouse himself suffi-
ciently to protest.
George Seng 402 Pershing street
lost $lO in a similar manner.
The thief took his watch and chain
also.
GIRL RESERVISTS
WILL MEET FRIDAY
Four meetings of the senior high
school Girl Reserves will be held
during the next six weeks. Handicraft
arts will be studied at two of the meet-
ings to be held in the assembly room
of the Y. W. C. A. The other two
meetings will be held on hikes when
the girls will visit points of interest
about the city. They will swim in the
Y. W. C. A. pool every Thursday
evening from 2 to 3 o’clock.
294 INDIAN BUREAU
WORKERS ARE ‘FIRED’
By the A**ociatcd PreNN.
WASHINGTON D. C. June 25.—
Two hundred and ninety-four em-
ployes in the field service of the
Indian bureau including one or more
in nearly every Indian agency and
reservation in the country will lose
their jobs July 1 under a sweeping
reorganization program announced
here today.
EDITION
T'UUfA CFNITQ Per copy In city and vicinity.
1 VV U/ vLlilU Viva cents on trains and elaawlwi*
EVERS CASE
PARALLEL
DEVELOPS
IN S. A.
Salesman Is Last Seen
Wandering and Loss of
Memory Feared.
After a fruitless search of ten days
in which San Antonio and surround-
ing towns were scoured the family of
Elmer Bushee 30 salesman appealed
to the police and to The Light Thurs-
day to aid in searching for Mr. Bushee
missing from home.
Belief that Mr. Bushee is either held
captive or is n victim of amnesia was
expressed by R. F. Hale 1117 West
Mulberry street his father-in-law.
LIKE EVERS CASE.
The case is a strange parallel to
the Evers case and Mr. Bushee was
seen nine days after his disappearance
under peculiar circumstances which
leads the family to believe that he is
not master of his own actions.
Like Mr. Evers the missing butch-
er Mr. Bushee left home early one
morning in a small truck to open his
place of business. He stopped at a
restaurant to get a cup of coffee.
Then he disappeared only to reappear
a few days later and again drop from
view.
SEEN AFTER LEAVING.
Mr. Bushee was seen early Tues-
day night nine days after he dis-
appeared Mr. Hale said.
It was not until after his reap-
pearance under peculiar circumstances
that Mr. Hale reported the matter to
police.
Friends of the missing man he said
told him of seeing his son-in-law at 7
o'clock Tuesday night at a restaur-
ant on San Pedro avenue near the car
barns.
They reported that Mr. Bushee
seemed to be laboring under gome
great strain and that he acted queer-
ly apparently not recognizing them.
HEAT IS BLAMED.
Mr. Hale said there ia a possibility
that a temporary loss of memory is
causing Bushee to drift about the city
not knowing where to go for help.
So far as he knows. Mr. Hale said
Mr. Bushee has never had any trouble
that would cause him to leave home.
When last seen Mr. Bushee was driv-
ing an automobile with several type-
writers in it.
Before his disappearance he was
employed as a typewriter salesman.
He is described as being 30 years old.
five feet eleven inches tall weighing
140 pounds. He has dark hair and
is slightly bald in front Mr. Hale
said.
Mr. Evers left home one morning
driving a small truck to open his
place of business. He had never bad
trouble that would cause him to leave
according to relatives. After leaving
home he was seen to stop at a restaur-
ant for coffee.
He never arrived at bis store and
though persona reported seeng him in
the eity several days later he has net
been heard from sinee.
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