The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 65, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 24, 1926 Page: 1 of 24
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Today
A Fighting League.
Chinese Chaos.
Ashes Over Gold.
Fleeting Fame.
By Arthur Brisbane :
— Copyright me by Star Co— I
TIE League of Nations unable
to settle its internal fight has
adjourned SINE DIE with
Germany out of the league.
President Coolidge and the Senate
please notice. A league that cannot
maintain peace in its own assembly
at Geneva will hardly maintain peace
among nations scattered over the face
of Europe.
This nation should keep out of
the league's front door and out of the
back door called “The World Court."
Our League of Nations forty-
•ight states reaching from the Atlan-
tic to the Pacific should satisfy us.
PEEKING is said to be in a “Near-
ehaos condition” and “Japan
is gravely concerned" for good rea-
sons.
■ If China goes to pieces and cannot
buy or sell goods that will be bad
for business. Japanese and European.
China might be beaten into order
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This i» one of the colorful scenes in the “Y. W.” ballet to be given Thursday and Friday nights. In the rose
basket ia Zuieme Hoyer and the tots left to right are Jean Fitzgerald .Margaret Sample Mary Beth Baldus and
Sadie Gray Stafford.
sufficient lor business purposes. But
there are the Bolsheviki.
Japan fears that Bolshevism may
back the Chinese agitation and re-
membering that the Allied nations
of Europe combined were unable to
coerce Russia Japan would not care
to undertake that job alone.
EUGENE C. MAY highly edu-
cated. has left this earth in
disgust. Years ago he learned the
location of a schooner sunk in a
few fathoms of water on its way
from the Australian gold fields with
$10006.900 in gold on board.
Trying to get the gold he fitted
out two expeditions spent all he had
more than $lOOOOO and failed. He
opened the veins in his wrists died
and now bis ashes will be scattered
on the surface of the Pacific ocean
bove the $10000000 in gold that
he did not get. A good text for ser-
mons.
A BRITISH scientist makes this
most important announcement
concerning cancer. He can detect
by analysis of a few drops of the pa-
tient's blood the presence of cancer
in the early stages. Cancer located
and treated promptly in the begin-
ning can be permanently eradicated.
Cancers that kill arc those ignored
too long. Report any strange growth
to your doctor.
General brussiloff dead
led Russia's successful drive
against Austria capturing 300000
Austrians in one week.
The United States got much ex-
cited about that glorious victory
and lent fifty million dollars to Rus-
sia. One year later Brussiloff was
helping others to force the Czar off
the throne and our Russian bonds
were worth so much a pound as waste
paper. So it goes in war especially
with our kind of statesmen.
Giuseppe boggtano was
happy when be earned small
wages as a day laborer in New York
40 years ago. Now owner of mil-
lions be has hanged himself in the
Park of bis Chateau on Lake Como.
His last message was. “I have dis-
covered that money does not give
happiness. ”
That may comfort the poor but
unfortunately poverty does not give
happiness either. What does give
happiness is mental activity of a use-
ful mind. Money can’t interfere with
that but poverty can.
BOY BANDIT ELUDES POSSE
Five Little Flowers
Scheduled to Appear
In ‘Y.W.’Gym Ballet ||
ONA ‘SNIPER'
SENTENCES
TO DEATH
OMAHA. Neb.. March 24.—OP)—
Frank Carter Omaha “sniper” to-
day was sentenced to be electrocuted
at the Nebraska state penitentiary
July 9. frq- the murder of Dr. A. D.
Searles. Omaha specialist.
PLEAS REFUSED.
Sentence was pronounced by Dis-
trict Judge Goss after he had over-
ruled motion for a new trial on the
grounds of irregularities in the jury
which convicted Carter last Satur-
day. Plea of Defense Counsel Bald-
win for deferred execution also was
refused.
CARTER HAPPY
Carter was not perturbed when
date of sentence was announced “1
have nothing to worry about.” he said.
"I'm looking forward to the Fourth
of July—to a grand and glorious
fourth!”
Immediately after sentence was
passed he was whisked to a waiting
automobile and started for the state
penitentiary at Lincoln <JO miles
away under heavy guard.
FUEL LACK FORCES
MAIL PLANE DOWN
WILMINGTON. March 24.—OP)—
Running short of fuel. United States
mail plane No. 348. en route from
Cleveland to I)’ew York was forced
to land early today near Centerville
Del.
As he descended the pilot released
several warning flares which attract-
ed a number of persons to the spot.
After a short delay the plane resumed
its journey.
BULLET STRIKES SIX
MEN IN SUCCESSION
SAN JUAN. March 24.—OP)—Some
bullet! Accidentally discharged at an
army target range it wounded one pri-
vate in the abdomen another in the
knee bounced off a box struck a third
private in the neck then grazing a cap-
tain and a lieutenant lodged in a
fourth private's hip. Nobody was
killed.
200 Business Girls and
Tots to Take Part in
Exercises.
Approximately 200 business girls
and school children will participate
in the demonstration of the gymnas-
ium department of the Y. W. C. A.
to be given Thursday and Friday
nights March 25 and 26 according
to Miss Edith Jimison health educa-
tion secretary.
SERIES OF DANCES.
The demonstration will include a
series of folk ballet and aesthetic
dances by the pupils of Mrs. Fannie
Franks Judson dancing instructor.
A feature will be “My Lady's Bou-
doir” a ballet having a cast of over
40 little misses between 5 and 12
years of age. The characters will rep-
resent the necessities of a lady's bou-
doir including powder-puffs per-
fumes and toilet articles.
POOL TO OPEN.
The gymnasium department will
present a wand drill and a dumbbell
drill set to the strains of the “Anvil
Chorus.” Marching tactics will be
demonstrated by a group of young
business women attired in the French
Zouave costumes.
This exhibition marks the close ot
the gymnasium season. Miss Ruth
Muir' general secretary has an-
nounced that the “Y” swimming pool
will open shortly after the gymnasium
season expires.
MAIL SMUGGLING
TO CANADA PROBED
WASHINGTON March 21.—OP)—
Alarmed over smuggling between Can-
ada and this country by the conceal-
ment of articles in newspapers in the
mails customs officials today asked
Postmaster General New to confer
w ith Canadian postal authorities in an
effort to cheek it.
Recently at Bangor Maine there
were 247 pitch seizures.
EX-FINANCE HEAD
GIVEN PRISON TERM
CLEVELAND March 24.—OP)—
Josiah Kirby former president of the
Cleveland Discount Company today
was sentenced to seven and one-half
years in the federal penitentiary at
Atlanta and fined $7OOO by Federal
Judge John M. Killits on charges of
using the mails to defraud.
— 7 nrrm
THWiQOIIGHT »
EDITION!
Member of The Associated Press. L • i. * .
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VOL. XLVI—NO. 65.
TAYLOR’S MURDER
DECLARED SOLVED
Victory Predicted for Democrats
REPUBLICANS
BITTERLY
FLAYED
Party and Administration
Accused of Betraying
Trust of People.
PORTLAND March 24.—GW—Not
since the days of the Wilson admin-
istration have Democrats had a bet-
ter chance to win control of Congress
than in the next election. Congress-
man William A. Oldfield of Arkansas
told the delegates to the biennial
Democratic Maine state convention
here today.
"The people” he said “are becom-
ing sick of the present plutocratic ad-
ministration with its unfilled prom-
ises and pledges. They are tired of
seeking favore traded for big cam-
paign contributions to the Republican
party. They are disgusted with the
do-nothing attitude and record of this
administration and Congress.
UNREST OVER NATION.
"No longer is the public being mis-
led by false claims of prosperity and
economy which have been and are be-
ing disseminated by a veritable army
of propagandists. Unrest and discon-
tent are not confined to the Western
states whose representatives recently
were sent back home by the adminis-
tration leaders and rebuked for hav-
ing dared come to Washington de
manding fulfillment of the Republi-
can campaign pledge of legislation to
aid the farmer.
PROSPERITY DENIED.
“The purchasing power of the farm-
er's dollar has decreased under Re-
publican rule until it is worth only 61
cents at least 20 cents lower than it
has been at any time during the last
35 years. And the value of the aver-
age citizen's dollar has decreased cor-
respondingly.
"I deny that the country is experi-
encing general prosperity. I deny that
the administration is practicing the
strictest economy. I tell you business
is not good except in spots. Here in
Maine and the rest of New England
many of your textile mills and shoe
factories have been running only part
time while on the other hand the agri-
cultural industry is being destroyed.
TARIFF ISSUE.
"The outstanding issue of our party
is the tariff. We advocate a down-
ward revision of the Fordney-Mc-
Cumbcr rates tu point where we
will have a competitive revenue tar-
iff. We insist that in doing this we
not only will aid agriculture but will
help business conditions generally.
“Other issues upon which we shuil
go before the country include the do-
nothing attitude of the Republican
Congress and administration; the
abuse of his appointing power by the
President and the complete domina-
tion of the administration by the ul
tra-rich and heavy campaign contrib.i
tors to the Republican party. The
anthracite eoal strike could have and
should have been stopped long before
it was.”
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San Antonio. Texas.
B■ I I
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WE. M’GOWAN realtor of Mc-
• Allister Okla. says: “Your
new Medical Arts building tower-
ing as it does over the battle-scarred
Alamo tells the story of San An-
tonio's growth and advancement
better than any printed page. The
number of folks who each year move |
from Oklahoma to Southwest Tex- |
as is not small. After seeing this
country I know the reason.” Mr.
and Mrs. McGowan are making an |
automobile tour of the Southwest.
KIN the north San Antonio has the
* reputation of being the most
beautiful city in the South.” de-
clares W. A. Whiting capitalist of
New York stopping at the St. An-
thony hotel. “That reputation is not
without grounds. San Antonio is
the South's most beautiful city and
as to your city’s climate well I
have just returned from Southern
California and I want to go on rec-
ord as saying that this climate is as
good as any I have found any-
where” he added.
K ADDITIONAL feed for live-
** stock in conditioning them for
the market will not be necessary-
after the rich ‘grass-growing' rains
which have fallen over the South-
west Texas range country in the
last two weeks” declares E. F. Till-
man general livestock agent for the
Frisco lines. “The benefit these
rains did to farmers and ranchers
cannot be estimated in dollars and
cents.” “With conditions as they
are now we are looking forward to
a big business from this district.”
he added. Mr. Tillman is register-
ed at the St. Anthony hotel.
YOUTH LOSES LIFE
STRANGLED IN TREE
CROSBYTON. March 24.—&>)-
When J. F. Waldron a farmer went
to look for his 11-ycar-old son last
night he found the boy's collie gaz-
ing up into a tree the boy often
played under. Waldron followed the
direction of the dog's gaze and saw
the body of his son strangled to
death by a rope with which he had
tried to construct a swing. Apparent-
ly he had made a desperate effort to
save himself one foot being hooked
over a nearby limb.
LAST PLEA TO SAVE
TWO MEN DENIED
ATLANTA. March 24.—GP)~The
Georgia prison commission today re-
fused to commute to life imprison-
ment the death sentence of Ted L.
Coggeshall. Clayton. 111. and Floyd
McClelland Brocton. N. Y. They ar?
due. to be executed tomorrow for the
murder a year ago of Professor W. C.
Wright superintendent of Putnam
county schools.
ROADS TO HOUSTON
BAD DELAY TOURISTS
Scores of eastbonnd tourists were
waiting in San Antonio Wednesday
for road conditions between here and
Houston to improve. Because of high
water and heavy rains all Houston
routes are closed to automobile travel.
Chamber of Commerce officials said.
WEDNESDAY MARCH 24 1926.
STATE-WIDE
SEARCH IN
PROGRESS
Officers Comb Woods Near
New Braunfels But
Fail to Find Chie.
Believed to be hiding in the cedar
brakes west of New Braunfels the
self-confessed leader of the San An-
tonio boy bandits who made a day-
light break for liberty from the Co-
mal county jail Tuesday was sought
Wednesday.
Search for a 12-year-old confederate
who helped him saw his nay out was
intensified when it was thought that
he could lead officers to the escaped
leaders’ lair.
SAWS FOUND.
Comal officers expect to take the
boy into custody Wednesday. He is
reported to have bought ten hack
saws six of which were found at the
scene of the escape.
Another clue being run down by of-
ficers is that the bandit caught an
automobile ride to Austin stoic a car
there and is fleeing across the state.
Sheriffs over the state are looking out
for him.
THE LEADER DISAPPEARS.
The leader eut his way through the
bars dropped fifteen feet to the
ground and disappeared. How he went
no one knows. A 15-year-old boy in
the same cell with him refused to go
along.
Tuesday officers combed the brush
west of New Braunfels toward Smith-
son's Valley but no traee of the ban-
dit was found.
The leader and two other boys had
been taken to New Braunfels for a
preliminary hearing in connection
w ith the activities of the gang in loot-
ing five filling stations.
RETURNED TO S. A.
The other two boys have been
brought back to the Bexar county
jail. The boys are charged with near-
ly 100 cases of burglary and theft
committed in a eleven-day crime wave
in San Antonio aud ending with the
looting of the New Braunfels filling
stations and the shooting of an Aus-
tin road garage owner.
3 PINTS OF MILK
COST NEGRO $lOO
Contrary to universal opinion milk
proved detrimental to a San Antonio
negro's health Wednesday.
He was jailed when he failed to ex-
plain where bo obtained three pints
of milk before breakfast.
Judge John F. Onion fined him
$lOO.
MOODY HONORED.
AUSTIN. March 24. —Attorney-
General Dan Moody has received an
invitation to be the principal speaker
at the annual banquet of the Jeffer-
son Club of Missouri April 13 at
Kansas City.
Car Throws Tire;
Train Does Too;
Autoist Injured
FRESNO Cal. March 24—
OP)—A new one appeared on the
emergency hospital records today.
Here it is:
George Krabian of Fresno was
driving along the highway be-
tween Berenda and Chowchilla
late Monday night when his ear
threw a tire. The tire bounded
onto the railroad track directly
into the path of an incoming
Southern Pacific train striking
the engine.
The blow threw the tire direct-
ly back into Krabian's machine
striking him full in the chest.
Krabian who was treated for
contusions of the right ehest
cited his bruises and the tire as
proof of the story.
TEXAS POSTMASTER
SEEKS OFFICE BLOWN
AWAY BY CYCLONE
AUSTIN March 24.—OP)—Lost-
one fourth-class postoffice. Finder
please advise C. C. Tate postmaster
at Vincent Texas. Howard county.
The postoffiee building at Vincent
was blown away by a cyclone Tuesday
night according to a message received
in tb> office of the Austin postal in-
spo^er in charge Wednesday.
JOHN D. THE THIRD
WINS AT FIRST JOB
PRINCETON. N. J.. March 24.—
(A s )—John D. Rockefeller 111 is re-
garded as a live wire and a good egg
by fellow students at Princeton. He's
got his first job. Having sold more
advertising than 13 competitors he
has been elected to the business board
of the college paper and he is among
eight survivors of 44 candidates for
manager of the football team.
TEMPLE OF JAZZ
FOR ELITE PLANNED
NEW YORK. March 24.—CP)—An-
other temple of jazz seems likely to re-
place a residence in the exclusive part
of Fifth Avenue. Negotiations aro un-
der way for Samuel Untermyer’s home
which would be replaced with a night
club. There is one cabaret for the so-
cially elect on the avenue already.
S. A. ROUTE LOGGERS
ARRIVE IN DEL RIO
Louis Birdsong and W. H. Fur-
long logging a third route between
San Antonio and El Paso reached
Del Rio Wednesday and expect to
reach Alpine by Thursday. Roads
arc in good condition they wired the
Chamber of Commerce.
TOMB OF UNKNOWN
SOLDIER GUARDED
WASHINGTON March 24. -OP>-
A military guard of honor for the
tomb of the unknown soldier in Ar-
lintgon cemetery will take its statiou.
The order was inspired by reports
that tourists and visitors at the shrine
had been lacking in respect.
TWO fFNTR pr >» Otyud vtelaKa
1 IV U 1 O nve cents on trains and elsewhnaoi
KEYES SAYS
HE KNOWS
SLAYER’S
IDENTITY
Studio ‘Hanger-on Sought
by Los Angeles
Authorities.
CHICAGO. March 24.—CP)—Solu-
tion of the mysterious murder in 1922
of William Desmond Taylor famous
motion picture director at Hollywood
was said today to be imminent .by
Asa Keyes district attorney of Los
Angeles.
“We knew who killed Taylor four
weeks ago. but this Eastern trip was.
for the purpose of getting corrobora-
tive evidence." Mr. Keyes was quoted
by the Herald and Examiner as say-
ing.
SHADOW PAIR.
Mr. Keyes aud his assistant. Harold
1.. Dnvis arrived in Chicago yester-
day from an Eastern tour of investi-
gation and held a long conference with
State's Attorney Crowe and other
officials.
AU denied that the Taylor murder
was discussed but the newspaper said
it had learned the Chicago visit re-
lated to the shadowing here of two
men believed to have vital informa-
tion concerning the crime.
BACK TO COAST.
Armed with information gathered
through four weeks of investigation
the Los Angeles officials planned t»
return to the coast in a few days
with the possibility that several wom-
en whose names have been mentioned
in the case will be questioned fur-
th*
The Herald and Examiner quoted
Davis as saying the eventual naming
of the slayer and the conspirators who
plotted the crime would be a sur-
prise hinting that the plot involved
persons heretofore not mentioned tu
the case.
CAMERA MAN SOLGHT.
One of the two men being shadowed
here by private detectives was de-
scribed iu newspaper accounts as a
young Easterner who had been a resi-
dent of Hollywood when the murder
was committed. He was described ua
a studio hanger-on known for hie
fondness for night life.
The second man under surveillainiu
was an expert camera man and tech-
nician. whose services were in great
demand by movie directors.
HARRIS APPOINTED
IMMIGRATION CHIEF
WASHINGTON March 24.-OP) —
George J. Harris district immigra-
tion director at El Paso has been
named supervisor of the entire immi-
gration patrol on the Mexican border.
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